Carter Kowalski Selected as a 2026 Best & Brightest Business Major by Poets & Quants
Carter Kowalski, a business and enterprise management and history double major, is one of two Wake Forest School of Business senior students named among the 100 best and brightest business majors for 2026. The Poets & Quants for Undergrads feature highlights students from the top 50 undergraduate business schools who personify the best in business education.
Kowalski, who has a 4.0 GPA, has held multiple leadership roles across campus and helped raise over $500,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He will join JPMorgan Chase as a Commercial & Specialized Industries Analyst after graduation.
“As a student, he stands out in a university full of intelligent, driven young leaders because he is that and so much more. He is fully engaged in all aspects of academics, social interaction, and leadership, and the engagement is genuine, productive, and inclusive. Carter eagerly works to help people and make spaces better because they matter to him. His eyes are constantly looking toward improving the future,” said Michele Stewart, Business Manager for the Student Organization Finance Office.
