11.11.2025

2025 US Women in Finance Awards: The Winners

11.11.2025
2025 US Women in Finance Awards: The Winners

Markets Media Group’s 11th-annual U.S. Women in Finance Awards event was held Nov. 11 at The Plaza in New York City.

A sincere thank you to all who supported our event– sponsors, nominators, nominees, finalists, and attendees.

Congratulations to the winners!

Salute to Service Heather Burns Jefferies
Positive Impact Anu Jayanti Nomura
STEM Champion Serena Tchorbajian Goldman Sachs
Mizuho Corporate Culture Award Betty Chen Citi
Excellence in Marketing & Communications Elizabeth Coogan Nasdaq
Excellence in Compliance Sun Kim Nasdaq
Excellence in Compliance Krista Santoro JP Morgan
Excellence in HR Dominique Prunetti MIAX International Holdings
Excellence in HR Morgan Ingber BlackRock
Mentorship Marianna Rayetskyy Liquidnet
Excellence in Regulation Stephanie Dumont Finra
Excellence in Operations Clair Williams State Street
Excellence in Fintech Jessica McAnneny Burt BlackRock
Excellence In Finance Jennifer Corwin Citadel LLC
Excellence In Finance Nehal Udeshi BNY
Excellence in Exchanges Priya Rege MIAX International Holdings
Excellence in Syndicated Loans Dhuane Stephens Societe Generale
Excellence in Prime Services Taryn Siglain State Street
Excellence in Prime Services Kate Holleran Barclays
Individual Achievement Julie Feng Virtu Financial
Innovation Vietta Grinberg JP Morgan
Rainmaker Christine Lee Liquidnet
Excellence in Trading Platforms Iseult Conlin Tradeweb
Excellence in Strategic Client Engagement Sharon Biran DTCC
Excellence in Equity Derivatives Natasha Dadlani Societe Generale
Excellence in Options Tanya Patwa Nasdaq
Excellence in Rates Trading Audrey Wu Bank of America
Excellence in Syndicate and DCM Katie Karoll Lavino Mizuho Americas
Excellence in Trading – Equities Urvashi Batra Barclays
Excellence in Trading – Equities Rebecca Lahar T Rowe Price
Excellence in Trading – Fixed Income Amanda Deckelman Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Excellence in Trading – Fixed Income Inga Norton Mizuho Americas
Excellence in Trading – Fixed Income Bari Spielfogel Citi
Excellence in Trading – Fixed Income Jenny Xiao BlackRock
Excellence in Trading – Multi Asset Linda Dao Walleye Capital
Rising Star Corryn Birken Citi
Rising Star Nina Clark Societe Generale
Rising Star Gabriella Gambino Virtu Financial
Rising Star Sharon Hou Instinet
Rising Star Chelsea Jiang Mizuho Americas
Rising Star Casey Kenny Tradeweb
Rising Star Laura Marafetti Societe Generale
Rising Star Emma Nealis Deutsche Bank
Rising Star Ayaki Okubo Barclays
Rising Star Nancy Straub Deutsche Bank
Excellence in Wealth Management Padideh Raphael Goldman Sachs
Excellence in Hedge Funds Francine Fang Balyasny Asset Management
Excellence in Banking Vanessa Bogaardt Bank of America
Excellence in Fixed Income Jessica Dahlman Deutsche Bank
Crystal Ladder Megan Fritz Barclays
Trailblazer Gergana Thiel JP Morgan
Leadership Mitali Sohoni Citi
COO of the year Jennifer Kaiser Marex
CMO of the year Cheryl Gilberg Mizuho Americas
CEO of the year Kelly Young Acadian Asset Management
Lifetime Achievement Stephanie Fraser Baillie Gifford

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