Business Insider's 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street break down their jobs in plain English.

"Ricardo Santos for BI Business Insider's Rising Stars of Wall Street hold important yet complex jobs. We asked them to break down what they do in a way anyone could understand. See top responses from Rising Stars at firms like Blackstone, Moelis, and Goldman Sachs. Credit solutions, secondaries, private capital advisory. Business Insider's Rising Stars of Wall Street have impressive but complicated jobs. This year's list features investors, traders, and dealmakers working in the hottest finance fields, from private lending to data center mergers."

"Business Insider's Rising Stars of Wall Street hold important yet complex jobs. We asked them to break down what they do in a way anyone could understand. See top responses from Rising Stars at firms like Blackstone, Moelis, and Goldman Sachs. Credit solutions, secondaries, private capital advisory. Business Insider's Rising Stars of Wall Street have impressive but complicated jobs. This year's list features investors, traders, and dealmakers working in the hottest finance fields, from private lending to data center mergers."

"This year's list features investors, traders, and dealmakers working in the hottest finance fields, from private lending to data center mergers. So what do they actually do all day? We asked this year's picks to break it down by explaining how they describe their jobs to non-Wall Streeters at dinner parties. Here are 9 of the top responses, edited for length and clarity."

Rising Stars of Wall Street occupy important, technically complex roles across credit solutions, secondaries, and private capital advisory. The group includes investors, traders, and dealmakers focused on high-interest finance areas such as private lending and data center mergers. The individuals present their day-to-day responsibilities in plain terms for non-finance audiences, translating technical tasks into accessible descriptions. Nine highlighted responses simplify specialized work into core activities like transaction execution, market analysis, and advisory functions, demonstrating both the complexity and the practical impact of their roles on deals and capital flows.

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