Jamaal Wright

Jamaal was a 2020 Summer Associate at Impact Capital Managers.

Jamaal is a native of Houston, Texas. Proudly, Jamaal graduated as Salutatorian of the first graduating class of Victory Early College High School, where he concurrently became the only student to maintain a 4.0 college GPA in earning an associate degree. He later earned a degree in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin. Here, Jamaal served as the Executive Vice-President of the Black Business Students Association and Funding Director on the Multicultural Engagement Center’s “For Us From Us” Scholarship Committee.

Following university, Jamaal worked at Morgan Stanley for five years in New York City. In his final role as a Financial Manager, Jamaal supported the Chief Financial Officer’s strategic team and Investor Relations. He primarily managed the firm’s quarterly and full-year forecasts while spearheading a major two-year development project that improved cross-team efficiencies by establishing a new corporate financial database. At the firm, Jamaal was an active member of the National Association of Black Accountants, serving as Co-Lead of the Relationship and Events Management Committee. In this role, he planned dynamic networking, career development, and community engagement events geared toward and driven by traditionally under-supported professionals.

As a first-year MBA candidate at Wharton, Jamaal actively explored how private capital is leveraged to make catalytic investments that enhance opportunity, innovation, and sustainability across diverse communities. Jamaal served on the African American MBA Association’s 46th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Conference Committee. As Co-Chair of the Finance Panel, Jamaal planned a discussion entitled, “Doing the Math: Capital + Diverse Managers = Unlocked Value” centered on the burgeoning interest in investing with diverse and emerging private equity managers. Additionally, Jamaal is a Management Leadership for Tomorrow MBA Prep Fellow and Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow. Jamaal recently accepted opportunities to lead on campus as a Wharton Student Life Fellow and Co-Chair of the 47th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Conference.