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Since 2002, the Leaders of Tomorrow® National Business Case Competition has awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships and programming support!

Leaders of Tomorrow® History

In 2002, the chairs of four NBMBAA® chapters, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Washington, DC, established the Leaders of Tomorrow® (LOT) National Business Case Competition in order to:
  • Give an additional sense of urgency and purpose to student participation in local program activities
  • Improve a student’s analytical, writing, and presentation skills
  • Increase interaction with LOT students across the country
  • Provide an alternative recruitment resource for corporate sponsors and higher education institutions for high school students
  • Showcase the abilities of minority students
With these goals in mind, the first competition was held on Saturday, June 22, 2002 at Georgia Power headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Scholarships totaling $400 were awarded to two teams who tied for first place: Dallas and Washington, DC. The energy, and excitement of the teams made clear the value of and need for the program. Since its inception, the program has expanded to include most local NBMBAA® Chapters, serving approximately 400 student participants and awarding over $400,000 in scholarships and programming.

2016 – 15th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

More than 20 teams of high school students from across the country participated in the 2016 National Black MBA Association® National Business Case Competition, which was held on the campus of Southern Methodist University on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25.
First place honors went to the Dallas team, the host chapter for this year’s competition. The team split $15,000 in scholarship money, and Delta Air Lines, a competition sponsor, also gifted the team with $500 travel vouchers for each of its members. Second place was awarded to the New Jersey chapter winning $10,000 in scholarship money, and third place title was awarded to the Philadelphia Chapter who took home $5,000 in scholarship money.

1st – Dallas Chapter, $15,000
2nd – New Jersey Chapter – $10,000
3rd – Philadelphia Chapter – $5,000

2015 – 14th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Houston Chapter
Location: Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business
Case Topic: Whole Foods
Winners:

1st – Washington DC Chapter
2nd – Northern Virginia Chapter
3rd – Raleigh-Durham Chapter

2014 - 13th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Columbus Chapter
Location: The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Case Topic: Harley-Davidson
Winners:

1st – St. Louis Chapter
2nd – New Jersey Chapter
3rd – Greater Harrisburg Chapter

2013 - 12th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Boston Chapter
Location: Bentley University
Case Topic: Nissan
Winners:

1st – Greater Harrisburg Chapter
2nd – Houston Chapter
3rd – Raleigh-Durham Chapter

Other Finalists – Atlanta Chapter and Philadelphia Chapter

2012 - 11th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Atlanta Chapter
Location: Emory University Goizueta Business School
Case Topic: Facebook
Winners:

1st – New Jersey Chapter
2nd – Atlanta Chapter
3rd – South Florida Chapter

Other Finalists: Austin Chapter and Hartford Chapter

2011 - 10th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Westchester/Greater Connecticut Chapter in conjunction with Greater Hartford Chapter
Location: University of Connecticut School of Business
Case Topic: Natura
Winners:

1st – Dallas Chapter
2nd – Chicago Chapter
3rd – New Jersey Chapter

Other Finalists: Westchester/Greater CT Chapter and Toronto Chapter

2010 - 9th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: South Florida Chapter
Location: Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Case Topic: WalMart
Winners:

1st – Dallas Chapter
2nd – Houston Chapter
3rd – South Florida Chapter

Other Finalists: Central Florida Chapter and Detroit Chapter

2009 - 8th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Detroit Chapter
Location: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Case Topic: Samsung
Winners:

1st – Austin Chapter
2nd – South Florida Chapter
3rd – Memphis Chapter

Other Finalists: Western NY Chapter and Washington, DC Chapter

2008 - 7th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Columbus Chapter
Location: The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Case Topic: Starbucks
Winners:

1st – Columbus Chapter
2nd – Washington, DC Chapter
3rd – Dallas Chapter
4th – Houston Chapter

2007 - 6th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Philadelphia Chapter
Location: University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business
Case Topic: Apple Computer
Winners:

1st – South Florida Chapter
2nd – Philadelphia Chapter
3rd – Columbus Chapter

2006 - 5th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Houston Chapter
Location: Rice University
Case Topic: NBA
Winners:

1st – Dallas Chapter
2nd – Philadelphia Chapter
3rd – Columbus Chapter
4th – Houston Chapter

2005 - 4th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Dallas Chapter
Location: Southern Methodist University
Case Topic: B.E.T.
Winners:

1st – Houston Chapter
2nd – Dallas Chapter
3rd – Washington, DC Chapter

2004 - 3rd Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Richmond Chapter
Location: University of Richmond
Case Topic: EMI
Winners:

1st – Atlanta Chapter
2nd – Washington Chapter
3rd – Dallas Chapter

2003 - 2nd Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Washington, D.C. Chapter
Location: Howard University
Case Topic: EMI
Winners:

1st – Houston Chapter
2nd – Atlanta Chapter
3rd – Dallas Chapter

2002 - 1st Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Atlanta Chapter
Location: Howard University
Case Topic: EMI
Winners:

Dallas Chapter
Washington, DC Chapter

Since 2002, the Leaders of Tomorrow® National Business Case Competition has awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships and programming support!

Leaders of Tomorrow® History

In 2002, the chairs of four NBMBAA® chapters, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Washington, DC, established the Leaders of Tomorrow® (LOT) National Business Case Competition in order to:

Give an additional sense of urgency and purpose to student participation in local program activities

Improve a student’s analytical, writing, and presentation skills

Increase interaction with LOT students across the country

Provide an alternative recruitment resource for corporate sponsors and higher education institutions for high school students

Showcase the abilities of minority students

With these goals in mind, the first competition was held on Saturday, June 22, 2002 at Georgia Power headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Scholarships totaling $400 were awarded to two teams who tied for first place: Dallas and Washington, DC. The energy, and excitement of the teams made clear the value of and need for the program. Since its inception, the program has expanded to include most local NBMBAA® Chapters, serving approximately 400 student participants and awarding over $400,000 in scholarships and programming.

2016 – 15th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

More than 20 teams of high school students from across the country participated in the 2016 National Black MBA Association® National Business Case Competition, which was held on the campus of Southern Methodist University on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25.

First place honors went to the Dallas team, the host chapter for this year’s competition. The team split $15,000 in scholarship money, and Delta Air Lines, a competition sponsor, also gifted the team with $500 travel vouchers for each of its members. Second place was awarded to the New Jersey chapter winning $10,000 in scholarship money, and third place title was awarded to the Philadelphia Chapter who took home $5,000 in scholarship money.

1st – Dallas Chapter, $15,000

2nd – New Jersey Chapter – $10,000

3rd – Philadelphia Chapter – $5,000

2015 – 14th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Houston Chapter

Location: Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business

Case Topic: Whole Foods

Winners:

1st – Washington DC Chapter

2nd – Northern Virginia Chapter

3rd – Raleigh-Durham Chapter

2014 – 13th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Columbus Chapter

Location: The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

Case Topic: Harley-Davidson

Winners:

1st – St. Louis Chapter

2nd – New Jersey Chapter

3rd – Greater Harrisburg Chapter

2013 – 12th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Boston Chapter

Location: Bentley University

Case Topic: Nissan

Winners:

1st – Greater Harrisburg Chapter

2nd – Houston Chapter

3rd – Raleigh-Durham Chapter

Other Finalists –  Atlanta Chapter and Philadelphia Chapter

2012 – 11th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Atlanta Chapter

Location: Emory University Goizueta Business School

Case Topic: Facebook

Winners:

1st – New Jersey Chapter

2nd – Atlanta Chapter

3rd – South Florida Chapter

Other Finalists: Austin Chapter and Hartford Chapter

2011 – 10th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Westchester/Greater Connecticut Chapter in conjunction with Greater Hartford Chapter

Location: University of Connecticut School of Business

Case Topic: Natura

Winners:

1st – Dallas Chapter

2nd – Chicago Chapter

3rd – New Jersey Chapter

Other Finalists: Westchester/Greater CT Chapter and Toronto Chapter

2010 – 9th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: South Florida Chapter

Location: Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Case Topic: WalMart

Winners:

1st – Dallas Chapter

2nd – Houston Chapter

3rd – South Florida Chapter

Other Finalists: Central Florida Chapter and Detroit Chapter

2009 – 8th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Detroit Chapter

Location: University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Case Topic: Samsung

Winners:

1st – Austin Chapter

2nd – South Florida Chapter

3rd – Memphis Chapter

Other Finalists: Western NY Chapter and Washington, DC Chapter

2009 – 8th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Detroit Chapter

Location: University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Case Topic: Samsung

Winners:

1st – Austin Chapter

2nd – South Florida Chapter

3rd – Memphis Chapter

Other Finalists: Western NY Chapter and Washington, DC Chapter

2008 – 7th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Columbus Chapter

Location: The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

Case Topic: Starbucks

Winners:

1st – Columbus Chapter

2nd – Washington, DC Chapter

3rd – Dallas Chapter

4th – Houston Chapter

2007 – 6th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Philadelphia Chapter

Location: University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business

Case Topic: Apple Computer

Winners:

1st – South Florida Chapter

2nd – Philadelphia Chapter

3rd – Columbus Chapter

2006 – 5th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Houston Chapter

Location: Rice University

Case Topic: NBA

Winners:

1st – Dallas Chapter

2nd – Philadelphia Chapter

3rd – Columbus Chapter

4th – Houston Chapter

2005 – 4th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Dallas Chapter

Location: Southern Methodist University

Case Topic: B.E.T.

Winners:

1st – Houston Chapter

2nd – Dallas Chapter

3rd – Washington, DC Chapter

2004 – 3rd Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Richmond Chapter

Location: University of Richmond

Case Topic: EMI

Winners:

1st – Atlanta Chapter

2nd – Washington Chapter

3rd – Dallas Chapter

2003 – 2nd Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Washington, D.C. Chapter

Location: Howard University

Winners:

1st – Houston Chapter

2nd – Atlanta Chapter

3rd – Dallas Chapter

2002 – 1st Annual Leaders of Tomorrow® National Case Competition

Host: Atlanta Chapter

Winners:

Dallas Chapter

Washington, DC Chapter

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