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42 Wall Street titans have pledged $10,000 each to compete in this March Madness bracket

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Stephanie Ruhle

Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are competing in Bloomberg's March Madness bracket challenge this year, including Michael Bloomberg himself and Bloomberg TV's Stephanie Ruhle, who spearheaded the competition.

There are 42 participants, with each pledging $10,000 to play. The jackpot goes to the winner's charity of choice.

Last year's winner, Goldman Sachs COO and president Gary Cohn, is competing again this year. There are also a few hedge fund managers, including Bill Ackman and David Einhorn, and some high-profile folks from the banking world, including Jefferies CEO Rich Handler.

This year's brackets will be live Thursday at noon ET, and you'll be able to check them out here.

In the meantime, here's the full list of participants.

Bill Ackman

Title: CEO/founder, Pershing Square Capital Management

Charity: Measures for Justice



Dawn Fitzpatrick

Title: CIO & global head, UBS O'Connor

Charity: Navy SEAL Foundation



Dan Gilbert

Titles: Chairman/founder, Quicken Loans; Majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers

Charity: Children's Tumor Foundation



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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