Chad Bennetts, Stuart Johnston, Irfan Kassam, James Nolan and James Watts celebrate a third place finish at the VCIC International Finals. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Nine regional champions competed recently at the 14th annual international finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition at UNC Chapel Hill. The Goizueta team of Chad Bennetts, Stuart Johnston, Irfan Kassam, James Nolan and James Watts (one-year MBA students) placed third overall. The VCIC has more than 50 events on four continents with more than 1,000 MBA students competing. This ties Emory’s previous best in the competition from 2000.