11.16.2016
The second annual Markets Choice Awards: Women in Finance luncheon took place on Tuesday, November 15.
Held at Tao Downtown in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking District, the event convened more than 250 market professionals from institutional investment firms, hedge funds, trading desks at the biggest global banks, exchanges, and technology providers.
The awards methodology was as follows: Markets Media’s editorial team identified the best candidates via interviews with the senior market participants who are their colleagues, customers and competitors, as well as online submissions from Markets Media’s subscriber base. From there, consultations with our WIF Advisory Board winnowed the field to the most deserving recipients, and final internal deliberations — often not easy — hammered out the winners.
Congratulations to the winners!
| Crystal Ladder | Tami Schademann, Bats Global Markets |
| Excellence in Hedge Funds | Olga Chernova, Sancus Capital Management |
| Excellence in Trading Platforms | Erica Barrett, Tradeweb |
| Acheivement in Innovation | Sheri Kaiserman, Wedbush Securities |
| Excellence in Exchanges | Adena Friedman, Nasdaq |
| Achievement in Diversity | Tina Byles Williams, FIS Group |
| Individual Achievement in 2016 | Sophia Lee, IEX Group |
| Excellence in Data Services | Elizabeth Duggan, ICE Data Services |
| Rising Star | Kate Bauernschmidt, INTL FCStone Financial |
| Rising Star | Julie Waring, KeyBanc Capital Markets |
| Rising Star | Iseult Conlin, BlackRock |
| Rising Star | Sabrina Gagliotta, Bloomberg Tradebook |
| Rising Star | Elisabeth Kirby, Tradeweb |
| Rising Star | Erin Preston, Dash Financial |
| Excellence in Blockchain | Caitlin Long, Symbiont |
| Excellence in Equities | Heidi Fischer, Deutsche Bank |
| Trailblazer | Ali Hackett, London Stock Exchange Group |
| Excellence in Buy-Side Technology | Julia Sears, TIAA-CREF |
| Excellence in Rates Trading | Nicola White, Citadel Securities |
| Excellence in Trading Technology | Jennifer Nayar, Vela Trading Technologies |
| Excellence in Marketing | Kelli Annequin, Convergex |
| Entrepreneur of the Year | Susan Estes, OpenDoor Trading |
| Excellence in Asset Management | Jacqueline Hurley, QS Investors |
| Excellence in Leadership | Supurna VedBrat, BlackRock |
| Excellence in Banks | Diane Reyes, HSBC |
| Excellence in Fixed Income | Samantha Coyne, KCG |
| Excellence in Clearing | Marisol Collazo, DTCC |
| Excellence in Information Services | Jenny Knott, ICAP |
| Lifetime Achievement | Annette Nazareth, Davis Polk & Wardwell |
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