02.03.2026

2026 Women in Finance LatAm Awards: The Finalists

02.03.2026
2026 Women in Finance LatAm Awards: The Finalists

Markets Media Group is pleased to present finalists for the 2026 Women in Finance Latin America Awards

The second-annual event will be held in Mexico City on Wednesday, March 4. 

Claudia Aguirre Garnica Responsible Investment Director Banamex
Irma Acosta Advisor BBVA
Alicia Arias Commercial Director and Co-Founder: Mujeres En Finanzas México LAKPA
Maria Asunción Aramburuzabala CEO Tresalia Capital
Olivia Bernal Santillan Executive Director, Wealth Management Valores Mexicanos Casa de Bolsa
Mayra Balcazar Managing Director | Ccb Mexico Head Citi
Karina Beristain Escamilla Fund Operations Manager Operadora Valmex de Fondos de Inversión
Norma Briz Director of Legal & Compliance Valores Mexicanos Casa de Bolsa
Eloisa Bugarin Director, Head of Operations Bank of America
Tamara Caballero Managing Director Banco Multiva
Eloisa Cadenas Founder PXO Token
Monica Cardenas Equity Sales Director JP Morgan
Ayesha Eurídice Carreño Martinez Deputy Director of Risk Monitoring Grupo BMV
Ingrid Castillo Co-Founder, CIO Capitel
Thabata Elizabeth Castrejon Farfan Executive Director, Internal Audit Grupo BMV
Maria Cerro Head, Mexico Equities Bank of America
Maria Carmen Cervantes Fixed Income Trader SURA Investment Management
Gabriela Cervantes Sibaja Head of Sales Individuals HSBC Asset Management Mexico
Lourdes Colinas Suarez   UN Women
Ana Cortez Partner EY
Michelle Dena Martínez CIO Afore Inbursa
Patricia Desentis Calleja President of Mujeres Invirtiendo Mujeres Invirtiendo
Gina Diez Barroso Global Advisory Board Member Banco Santander
Olga Lucia Domínguez Corporate Development and M&A Director Grupo Financiero Banorte
Britzia Silvia Encino Director of Sustainability Banco Multiva
Irene Espinoza Former Deputy Governor at Banco De México and Former Federal Treasurer Independent Board Member
Sara Esteves Head of Latin America FICC E-Sales JP Morgan
Aurora Fadile Herrera Head of Alternatives Investments & Rates Principal Afore México
Maria Fernanda Escamilla Managing Director Bank of America
Cassiana Fernandez Head of Latin America Economic Research JP Morgan
Silvia Fernandez Managing Director, Country Manager for Chile, Argentina and Uruguay; Member of Latin America Executive Committee and Operating Committee BlackRock
Marlene Finny CFO Grupo Mexico
Sonia Garcia Almazan Technical Director of Committees AMIB
Cesiah Garcia Director Risk Business LatAm Scotiabank
Ninfa Grosskelwing Director of TFPE Operadora Valmex
Adriana Hernandez Martinez Deputy Director of Risk Management At Asigna Grupo BMV
Ana Cecilia Hernandez Equities Portfolio Manager Banamex
Angela Hurtado Colombia CEO JP Morgan
Martha Angélica León Financial Supervision VP CONSAR
Ana Lorrabaquio Head of Institutional Business Principal México
Laura Malvaez Director, Financial Institutions Group; Institutional Insurance Client Relationships BlackRock
Fibi Manzur General Counsel Gentera
Andrea Martinez Sotomayor Global Corporate Banking Executive Director JP Morgan
Cindy Martínez Trader Blackrock Mexico
Tania Beatriz Martínez Lira Investor Relations Director Grupo Financiero Banorte
Natalia Martínez Álvarez Director of Asset Management Promotion Banorte
Cristiane Martino Director, Head of Strategy and Business Development in Mexico BlackRock
Yazmín Matus Portfolio Manager Valores Mexicanos Casa de Bolsa
Karen Mauch Independent Director In Financial Institutions and Family Businesses Independent
Marliz Mejia Head of Investors Sales Mexico BBVA
Nashelli Menabrito Partner Everest Wealth Management
Ana Mendoza Executive Director of Structuring Banco Multiva
Estefania Michel Director of Sustainable Finance Santander
Alejandra Monsivais Senior Associate Hamilton Lane
Nadia Montes De Oca Senior Portfolio Manager Franklin Templeton
Ana Karen Mora Executive Director of Structuring Fibra UNO
Claudia Morales Director BlackRock
Paula Moreira Co-Head of Americas Emerging Markets Sales Goldman Sachs
Ana Lilia Olmos Cacelin Deputy Director of New Products, Factors & Risk Management Grupo BMV
Karina Ojeda Valle Director of Legal Capital Indigo
Leticia Ortega CEO Unilogic
Selene Parra Head of Fixed Income Sales BBVA Mexico
Lina Margarita Peña Gomez Advisor Ennova America
Ana Paulina Pinto Delgado G2E Mexico Consejero Independiente
Flavia Prado Compliance Risk Management Executive JP Morgan
Jimena Prado Lebrija Foundation Director Banorte
Michelle Quintero Director, Head of Mexico Legal BlackRock
Nicole Reich President of The Board At Bnp Paribas – Cardif Mexico BNP Paribas Cardif
Carla Maria Ramirez CIO GNP
Luz Adriana Ramírez Chavez Ex CEO of Visa México // Independent Board Member Independent
Anna Raptis Founder & Managing Partner Amplifica Capital
Maria Eugenia Rico Human Resources Head Buró de Crédito
Mayte Rico CIO HSBC Global Asset Management
Martha Rios Director of Structured Finance Legal Banco Santander
Hanna Rivas Finnancial Planning and Investor Relations Director Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
Sandra Verenice Rodriguez Molina Financial Business Partner Retail – Corporate Director Coppel Group
Francisca Rodríguez General Counsel AMIB
Lucila Ruiz Galindo Senior Sales Manager Mexico & ETF Regional Specialist LatAm Amundi
Delia Carolina Soto Cota ED ETF Sales BBVA Asset Management Mexico
Friné Salguero Executive Director Fundacion Quieria, ABM
Karla Sanchez Servín Fixed Income and FX Portfolio Manager Afore Profuturo
Emy Shayo Head of Latin America Equity Strategy; Co-Head of Em Equity Strategy JP Morgan
Cindy Shimoide Director, Head of Multi-Asset Portfolio and Investment Consulting (MAPIC) for Latin America BlackRock
Britzia Silva Enciso Director of Sustainability Banco Multiva
Sandra Sosa   Inbursa
Jimena Soto Institutional Equity Sales GBM
Verónica Suárez Director of Administration & Finance AMIB
Beatriz Sánchez Covarrubias Sustainability Director Banamex
Silvia Tapia   Retirada
Natalie Tijerina Director Sales, Latam Integral
Veronica Torres Torija Hernández Director of Operational Risk And Internal Control Valores Mexicanos Casa de Bolsa
Tricia Treviño Navarro Principal Promecap
Abigail Uribe Executive Director of Control And Risks Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
Fernanda Vargas Managing Director Techonolgy Markets, Wealth Management and Trust Banamex
Ines Vargas Barrera Independent Board Member  
Isabel Vento Director, COO for Latin America BlackRock
Valentina Villa Executive Director Fundación Santander
Begoña Vizcaino M&A Partner PwC
Alexia Witt Mexico Local Markets Trader JP Morgan
Paula Yepes Henao VP Business Strategy Mexico BlackRock

Please note: This Women in Finance Latin America Awards finalists list represents a snapshot of where we are in the evaluation process. The list is not final, and not being listed does not preclude consideration for an award. We reserve the right to drop, modify or add award categories, and/or award winners for the final program.

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