NOVEMBER 18TH
4:30 PM EST
Markets Media Group is pleased to present its 7th Annual Markets Choice Awards: Women in Finance program, to be held in November 2021.
Markets Media is a strong advocate for women in finance as well as diversity and inclusion, and our signature WIF event embodies that support. The November U.S. event follows our successful Women in Finance Asia Awards in May 2021, and the European Women in Finance Awards held in October 2020.
Developed in the spirit of MMG’s nine-year-old Markets Choice Awards, the WIF program recognizes and celebrates the most talented and accomplished women in multiple categories across finance. WIF nominees may come from buy-side and sell- side trading desks, institutional investors, wealth managers, securities exchanges, technology providers, corporate finance, venture capital firms, start-ups — really any area within the financial sector.
WIF nominees are put forth by readers of MarketsMedia.com and TradersMagazine.com, and shortlists and winners are determined by editorial staff of the two platforms, in conjunction with the WIF Advisory Board, whom we owe much gratitude for their strong support and expert guidance. As with the Markets Choice Awards, our methodology for WIF is simple yet thorough, and keeps the focus on the important opinions: those of the market i.e. the colleagues, clients and competitors of nominees rather than ours.
There were more than 30 WIF awards presented in 2020. Winners included Sylvia Yeh of Goldman Sachs Asset Management for Crystal Ladder; Cheryl Nash of Tegra118 for CEO of the Year; Lucille Protas of MacKay Shields for Lifetime Achievement; and Nancy Reyda of BNY Mellon for Positive Impact. Watch for new award categories this year.
ADVISORY BOARD
Tradeweb
WEforum Foundation
Thesys Technologies, LLC
OpenDoor Trading, LLC
Founder, 7 Chord
Barclays
SevenStep Capital
Glenmede Investment Management LP
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Vela
Morgan Stanley
Vanguard
Pimco
Megalodon Capital
BlackRock
Millennium Investor Relations
Family Office RPP
CFA, CAIA
Cantor Fitzgerald
PAST WINNERS
EXCELLENCE IN FINTECH
Margo Smith Mumma, Co-Head Sales, Dealerweb - Tradeweb
EXCELLENCE IN FINTECH
Sashi Dias Valtz, Global Head of Client Strategy, Symphony
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP
Radhika Venkatraman, Managing Director and Head of Data and Technology for the Investment Bank, Risk and Compliance and Credit Suisse Holdings (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse
CRYSTAL LADDER
Sylvia Yeh, Co-Head of Municipal Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
TRAILBLAZER
Lynn Bishop, Managing Director & Chief Information Officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
Mariam Osman, Director, Head of Global Investment Operations Services (GIOS), BlackRock
EXCELLENCE IN COUNSEL
Beverly Prewitt, Director - Senior Counsel, Societe Generale
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP | HEDGE FUNDS
Tracy Caliendo, Managing Director, Bank of America
EXCELLENCE IN COMPLIANCE
Marjan Quadir, NAM Head of Markets and Securities Services Compliance, Citi
EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Allison Scott, Head of External Communications, New York Life Investment Management
EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Amy Leith, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Liza Horowitz, Head, Marketing and Communications, Beacon Platform
EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Mitra Roknabadi, Vice President: Global Head of Marketing, OpenFin
EXCELLENCE IN ETFs
Kelly Brennan, Head of ETF, Citadel Securities
EXCELLENCE IN MARKET STRUCTURE
Kim Russell, VP, Market Structure Specialist, State Street Global Advisors
EXCELLENCE IN DATA
Maurisa Baumann, Global Head of Desktop Sales, ICE Data Services
EXCELLENCE IN TRADING
Kamila Almeida, Director, Citi
EXCELLENCE IN TRADING PLATFORM
Akshata Puri, US Head of ATS Venues, Virtu Financial
EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES
Liz Ceisler, Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, Mizuho Americas
EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE CULTURE STRATEGY
Sophia Wajnert, Managing Director, Head of Credit Suisse Raleigh, Global Investment Banking Culture, Credit Suisse
EXCELLENCE IN TALENT ACQUISITION
Melinda Urban, Head of FICC Business Development and Enterprise Recruiting, Citadel
EXECELLENCE IN ASSET MANAGEMENT
Erin Browne, Managing Director, Asset Allocation Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
EXCELLENCE IN FIXED INCOME
Frances Lewis, Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, MacKay Shields Municipal Managers
EXCELLENCE IN BANKING
Bernadette Murphy, Managing Director, Media & Telecom, Investment & Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas
CEO OF THE YEAR
Cheryl Nash, Chief Executive Officer, Tegra118
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Lucille Protas, Chief Operating Officer, MacKay Shields
POSITIVE IMPACT
Nancy Reyda, Chief Operating Officer, Global Operations and Technology, BNY Mellon
RISING STARS
Liz Brand | Global Cloud Engineering Manager, MarketAxess Jessie Chen | Vice President – Quantitative Specialist/Algo Team, Societe Generale India Dulaurent | VP – Head of Fixed Income and Equity Metrics Monitoring, Societe Generale Lana Gonzales | Director of Finance & Ops, Chicago Trading Company Adi Herzberg | Co-Head of Product and Business Development for Credit Suisse Asset Management for the U.S. and Latin America, Credit Suisse Christine Hogan | Credit Trader, BlackRock Alexandra Hunt | Vice President, OTR Treasury Trading, Dealerweb – Tradeweb Kayla Mortello | ETF Operations Analyst, Virtu Financial Rana Napoli | Director of Technology Controls, Chicago Trading Company Kelly Petit de Mange | Director, Technology, Media & Telecom, Investment & Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas Lillian Qian Lin | Senior Vice President, PIMCO Aisling Wallace | Vice President: Technology Solutions Client Experience, Instinet LLC| Laura Davis | Excellence in Marketing & Communications | IHS Markit |
| Theresa Elamparo | Excellence in Marketing & Communications |
Tier1 Financial Solutions
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| Carol Kennedy | Excellence in Marketing & Communications |
Cboe Global Markets
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| Annabelle Baldwin | Excellence in Business Development | SpiderRock |
| Arlene Klein | Legal Eagle | BlackRock |
| Amy Shelly | Excellence in Risk Management | OCC |
| Lilly Knight | Excellence in Hedge Funds | K2 Advisors |
| Wing Chan | Excellence in Asset Management |
Credit Suisse Asset Management
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| Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo | Excellence in Fixed Income |
MacKay Shields
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| Keisha Audain-Pressley | Excellence in Compliance | Pimco |
| Michele Hillery | Excellence in Clearing | DTCC |
| Samantha Stogsdill | Excellence in Operations | Clearpool |
| Arianne Criqui | Excellence in Options |
Cboe Global Markets
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| Erin Stanton | Excellence in Data and Analytics | Virtu |
| Casey Costanza | Excellence in Trading Platforms | Tradeweb |
| Peggy Sullivan | Excellence in Service Providers | Vela |
| Fran Kenck | Excellence in Exchanges | Tassat Group |
| Traci Creange | Excellence in Trading |
Mizuho Americas
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| Susan Estes | Excellence in Treasury Trading |
OpenDoor Securities
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| Sadia Halim | Excellence in Banking | BNP Paribas |
| Kelly Sanderson | Excellence in Prime Brokerage | BlackRock |
| Kelly Beatty | Excellence in Fintech | Worldpay, Inc. |
| Ying Cao | Excellence in Fintech | Barclays |
| Kate James | Excellence in Fintech | ChartIQ |
| Meena Jeenarian | Excellence in Fintech | Abacus |
| Jennifer Theiss | Excellence in Fintech | IHS Markit |
| Joyce Frost | Legacy Award |
Riverside Risk Advisors
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| Jacqueline Stone | Trailblazer | Credit Suisse |
| Kathryn Zhao | Innovation in Quantitative Trading |
Cantor Fitzgerald
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| Mariam Rafi | Excellence in Regulation | Citi |
| Carlee Milliken | Excellence in Hedge Funds | Citadel LLC |
| Melissa Hinmon | Excellence in Trading |
Glenmede Investment Management
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| Eden Simmer | Excellence in Trading | Pimco |
| Marty Willis | CMO of the Year | Nuveen |
| Laure Richmond | CFO of the Year | Instinet |
| Nichola Hunter | CEO of the Year | LiquidityEdge |
| Kristen Walters | Leadership in Risk Management | BlackRock |
| Doris Brophy | Individual Achievement |
Société Générale
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| Claudine Gallagher | Crystal Ladder | BNP Paribas |
| Amy Hudson | Excellence in Leadership | Credit Suisse |
| Andrea Lisher | Woman of the Year |
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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| Barbara Byrne | Lifetime Achievement | |
| Anya Boutov | Rising Star |
Beacon Platform
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| Elizabeth Campbell | Rising Star |
Citadel Securities
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| Beatriz Da Cunha | Rising Star | BlackRock |
| Caryn Freiberger | Rising Star | Citi |
| Jessica Gaffney | Rising Star |
Mizuho Americas
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| Lauren Goodwin | Rising Star |
New York Life Investments
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| Julie Hansen | Rising Star |
Chicago Trading Company
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| Imane Kabbaj | Rising Star | HSBC |
| Ali Lombardo | Rising Star | Marshall Wace |
| Estelle Merola | Rising Star |
Société Générale
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| Lauren Silberman | Rising Star | Credit Suisse |
| Wentai Xiao | Rising Star |
AllianceBernstein
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| Heather Wootten | Rising Star | Tradeweb |
Matilde Acerra-Skelton | Excellence in Prime Brokerage, Barclays
Amanda Asali | Rising Star, Mizuho Americas
Elizabeth Bodisch | Excellence in Trading Fixed Income, Deutsche Bank
Heather Brownlie | Excellence in Trading ETFs, BlackRock
Lindsey Burik | Excellence in Trading Platforms, Mizuho Americas
Abigail Carras | Rising Star, Deutsche Bank
Jenny Chen | Excellence in Multi-Asset Trading, Societe Generale
Marie Chinnici-Everitt | Excellence in Marketing & Communications, DTCC
Karen Choi | Excellence in Asset Management, Capital Group
Catherine Clay | Excellence in Exchanges, Cboe Global Markets
Silvia Davi | Excellence in Marketing & Communications, Thesys
Stephanie Epstein | Excellence in Marketing & Communications, BlackRock
Pamela Finelli | Excellence in Research, Deutsche Bank
Kate Holleran | Rising Star, Barclays
Lydie Hudson | Individual Achievement, Credit Suisse
Akiko Imai | Rising Star, ITG
Anna Kessler| Rising Star, Tradeweb
Michaela Kraenzle | Excellence in Leadership, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Laine Litman | Rising Star, Virtu Financial
Marina Lutova Meyers | Trailblazer, Citadel
Stacy Mallon | Excellence in Service Providers, Vela
Jessica Mandel | Excellence in Regulation, Credit Suisse
Izzy Masters | Rising Star, AllianceBernstein
Victoria Mellor | Excellence in Marketing & Communications, NEX Group
Raakhee Miller | Excellence in Innovation, Bitsian
Kristin Morgan | Rising Star, INTL FCStone
Tara Muller | Crystal Ladder, Virtu Financial
Allison Nave | Rising Star, Dealerweb - Tradeweb
Christy Oeth | Excellence in Compliance, Virtu Financial
Marie Patton | CAO of the Year, OpenDoor Securities
Jennifer Peve | Excellence in Fintech, DTCC
Emma Quinn | Excellence in Trading Equities, AllianceBernstein
Tracy Rucker-Wilson | Excellence in Risk Management, Vanguard
Sachiyo Sakemi | Legal Eagle, BlackRock
Krysten Sciacca | Rising Star, Instinet
Ann Sebert | CFO of the Year, Capital Institutional Services
Megan Spychalski | Rising Star, Chicago Trading Company
Kejia sun | Rising Star, Citadel
Supurna VedBrat | Excellence in Global Trading, BlackRock
Anna Vella | Excellence in Hedge Funds, Millennium Partners
Lael Wakefield | Excellence in Business Development, Itiviti
Kathryn Zhao | Excellence in Electronic Trading, Cantor Fitzgerald
Excellence in Exchange Technology Julie Armstrong, CME Group
Excellence in Service Providers Chitra Baskar, Viteos
Excellence in Wealth Management Ann Bergin, DTCC
Excellence in Marketing (Marketing Maven) Lorna Boucher, Instinet
Excellence in ETFs Samara Cohen, BlackRock
Top Trader (Fixed Income) Iseult Conlin, BlackRock
Individual Achievement Susan Cosgrove, DTCC
Trailblazer Joanna Davies, NEX Traiana
Top Trader (Equities) Lucy DeStefano, Aptigon Capital (a Citadel company)Excellence in European Banking & Capital Markets Marisa Drew, Credit Suisse
Excellence in Marketing (Content Marketing) Shelley Eleby, Clearpool Group
Disruptor of the Year Susan Estes, OpenDoor Trading
Excellence in Trading Platforms Kristina Fan, 7 Chord
Excellence in Regulation Joanna Fields, Aplomb Strategies
CIO of the Year Cindy Finkelman, FactSet
Excellence in Fintech Anna Garcia, Runway Venture Partners
Excellence in Consulting Betty Gee, Barclays
Excellence in Marketing (Video and Design Marketing) Cheryl Gilberg, Mizuho Americas
Rising Star Maryse Gordon, UnaVista (an LSEG company)
Rising Star Carolyn Harbaugh, Credit Suisse
Excellence in Banking Elinor Hoover, Citigroup
Excellence in Hedge Funds Kimberly Jensen, Citadel
Rising Star Emiko Kamoda, Goldman Sachs
Excellence in Research Kathleen Kelley, Queen Anne’s Gate Capital Management
Rising Star Olivia Kelly, OpenDoor Trading
Excellence in Product Management Elisabeth Kirby, Tradeweb
Rising Star Christina Landry, trueEX
Crystal Ladder Andrea Leung, Deutsche Bank
Excellence in Marketing (Retail Marketing) Anita Liskey, CME Group
Rising Star Kristin Lyons, Cowen & Co.
Legal Eagle Vivian Maese, Latham & Watkins
Excellence in Exchange Data Lynn Martin, ICE Data Services
Excellence in Asset Management Marie-Helene McAndrew, Perella Weinberg Partners
Excellence in Institutional Sales Khristina McLaughlin, Macquarie Group
Rising Star Amanda Meatto, Tradeweb
Excellence in Private Equity Kristin Mott, Seamax Capital Management
Lifetime Achievement Eileen K. Murray, Bridgewater Associates
CEO of the Year Jennifer Nayar, Vela
Excellence in Leadership Karen O’Connor, trueEX
Excellence in Algorithmic Trading Sharon Pinter, Deutsche Bank
Rising Star Lauren Rauch, Chicago Trading Company
Excellence in Marketing (Marketing Entrepreneur of the Year) Marisa Ricciardi, The Ricciardi Group
Rising Star Natasha Shamis, Liquidnet
Rising Star Meghan Suriani, INTL FCStone Financial
Excellence in Blockchain Andrea Tinianow, State of Delaware
Excellence in Marketing (Brand Marketing) Brenda Tsai, FactSet
Rising Star Gabriela Wilewska, Citadel Securities
Excellence in Fixed Income Trading Thea Williams, T. Rowe Price
Rising Star Vivian Yiu, Cboe Global Markets
Excellence in Marketing Kelli Annequin, Convergex
Excellence in Trading Platforms Erica Barrett, Tradeweb Market
Rising Star Kate Bauernschmidt, INTL FCStone Financial
Achievement in Diversity Tina Byles Williams, FIS Group
Excellence in Hedge Funds Olga Chernova, Sancus Capital Management
Excellence in Clearing Marisol Collazo, DTCC
Rising Star Iseult Conlin, BlackRock
Excellence in Fixed Income Samantha Coyne, KC
Excellence in Data Services Elizabeth Duggan, Intercontinental Exchange | ICE Data Services
Entrepreneur of the Year Susan Estes, OpenDoor Trading
Excellence in Equities Heidi Fischer, Deutsche Bank
Excellence in Exchanges Adena Friedman, Nasdaq
Rising Star Sabrina Gagliotta, Bloomberg Tradebook
Trailblazer Ali Hackett, London Stock Exchange Group
Excellence in Asset Management Jacqueline Hurley, QS Investors
Achievement in Innovation Sheri Kaiserman, Wedbush Securities
Excellence in Information Services Jenny Knott, ICAP Individual Achievement 2016 Sophia Lee, IEX Excellence in Blockchain Caitlin Long, Symbiont Excellence in Trading Technology Jennifer Nayar, Vela Trading Technologies Lifetime Achievement Annette L. Nazareth, Davis Polk & Wardwell Rising Star Erin Preston, Dash Financial Excellence in Banks Diane Reyes, HSBC Crystal Ladder Tami Schademann, Bats Global Markets Excellence in Buy Side Technology Julia Sears, TIAA Excellence in Leadership Supurna VedBrat, BlackRock Rising Star Julie Waring, KeyBanc Capital Markets Excellence in Rates Trading Nicola White, Citadel SecuritiesExcellence in ETFs Julie Abbett, Detusche Bank
Entrepreneur of the Year Bhavani Balasubramaniam, COSI Consulting
Excellence in FX Denise Bandl, Detusche Bank
Excellence in Social Responsibility Hermina Batson, MUFG
Excellence in Client Development Marta Cotton, Matarin Capital Management
Excellence in Exchanges Stacey Cunningham, NYSE
Rising Star Nancy Davis, Quadratic Capital Management
Excellence in Financial Planning Jeanne Gibson Sullivan, Financially in Tune
Excellence in Derivatives Stacey Gilbert, Susquehanna Financial Group
2015 Achievement Seema Hingorani, Girls Who Invest
Excellence in Block Trading Elizabeth Hunter, Guggenheim
Excellence in Operations Martha Jaramillo
Excellence in FinTech Blythe Masters, Digital Assets
Excellence in Investment Management Michelle McCloskey, Man FRM
Excellence in Trading Technology Ann Neidenbach, Convergex
Excellence in Hedge Funds Betsy O’Farrell, Gemima Capital Partners
Excellence in Market Structure Sapna Patel, Morgan Stanley
Lifetime Achievement Amanda Pullinger, 100 Women in Hedge Funds
Excellence in Institutional Sales Trading Amy Reichard, Bloomberg Tradebook
Excellence in Trading Johanna Rossi, Alden Global Capital
Excellence in Sustainable Investing Stephanie Sfakianos, BNP Paribas
Excellence in Strategic Investing Rana Yared, Goldman Sachs
