Who We Are
Paragon Global Investments (formerly PNG) is a student-led intercollegiate investment fund with chapters at Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, Princeton University, Yale University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania. The organization is dedicated to the development of students in value investing and algorithmic trading.
Students admitted to Paragon follow an educational curriculum that teaches applied value investing and algorithmic trading. Upon completing the education portion, students will join the organization either as investment analysts or quantitative analysts, working on stock pitches or designing systematic algorithms that will be invested into or deployed into Paragon's $40,000 investment funds.
Since our inception, we have grown to 300+ active students and every year we receive close to 2,000 students interested in joining our organization nationally.
News and Timeline
Paragon Cornell
Paragon officially opens its sixth chapter at Cornell University.
BamSEC Partnership
Paragon and BamSEC partner to provide Paragon students with unparalleled access to financial information.
Paragon Brown
Paragon officially opens its fifth chapter at Brown University.
Paragon Columbia
Paragon officially opens its fourth chapter at Columbia University.
CloudQuant/Kershner Partnership
CloudQuant and Paragon partner, which provides Paragon access to 15,000 alternative data sets to conduct signal research on!
Visible Alpha Partnership
Visible Alpha, one of the largest financial data providers, partners with Paragon to give our students access to information to aid or investment research.
Paragon NYU
Paragon officially opens its third chapter at New York University.
Kirkland and Ellis Partnership
Kirkland and Ellis, one of the largest law firms in the US, becomes the official legal advisor for PNG
Citadel Sponsorship
Citadel, one of the largest hedge funds in the world with more than $60bn in AUM, sponsors Paragon.
DRW Sponsorship
DRW, one of the top quantitative trading firms in the US, sponsors Paragon.
Elevate Partnership
Paragon partners with Elevate--the largest recruiting platform for Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds--to bring exclusive recruiting opportunities to our students
Jane Street Sponsorship
Jane Street, one of the largest quantitative trading firms in the world, officially sponsors Paragon.
WSO Partnership
Paragon partners with Wall Street Oasis, the largest community focused on careers in finance, to bring Paragon members exclusive resources and opportunities.
Non-Profit Recognition
Paragon is officially registered and recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt not-for-profit organization.
Paragon UPenn
Paragon Global Investments officially opens its second chapter at the University of Pennsylvania.
Paragon Investment Fund Launch
Thanks to generous donors, Paragon Global Investments officially launches its flagship investment fund where students can invest into real publicly traded equities using value investing and quantitative based techniques.
Paragon is Founded
Paragon Global Investments launches its first chapter with the goal of educating students on the interesection of value investing, software development, and quantitative finance.