2026 U.S. Women in Finance Awards: The Finalists
Markets Media Group is pleased to present finalists for the 2026 U.S. Women in Finance Awards.
The 12th-annual iteration of MMG’s flagship Women in Finance Awards program will be held Monday, November 16 at Gotham Hall in New York City.
First Name
Last Name
Title
Company
Julie
Abbett
Head of Americas ETF Sales
JP Morgan
Kirsten
Adelhock
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Hannah
Akdemir
Vice President
BlackRock
Faiza
Alwy
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank
Lyndsey
Anderson
Head of Credit & Market Insights
Fitch Solutions
Maria
Anthony
Vice President, Venture
Motive Partners
Erica
Attonito
Global Head of Sales
Hudson River Trading
Loreta
Bahtchevanova
Head of Marketing
Rapid Addition
Stephanie
Beer
Regulatory Reporting Manager
BMO Capital Markets
Nataliya
Bershova
Head of Equity Electronic Trading
Truist Securities
Lindsey
Bertone
Associate, Debt Capital Markets
Barclays
Julie
Bond
President & CEO
Bond Consulting Group
Ayesha
Boulware
Business Development Relationship Manager
Liquidnet
Kristin
Boyd
SVP, Global Head of Derivatives Sales and Distribution
Cboe Global Markets
Sharon
Bradley
MD, GM COO
Bank of America
Leda
Braga
CEO
Systematica Investments
Shannon
Braley
Chief People Officer
Forward Financing
Hillary
Budds
Head of U.S. Crossing
Liquidnet
Lauren
Burke
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Pollyana (Polly)
Camargo
Director, Brazil – Cross Asset Sales
Barclays
Bhavna
Chablani
Co-Head of Americas Distribution & Head of Client & Digital Strategy – Global Markets Distribution
UBS
Agnes
Chang
Director, Capital Markets
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Sunny
Chang
Principal Product Manager
Nasdaq
Gracy
Chen
CEO
Bitget
Martina
Cheung
CEO and President
S&P Global
Clare
Chong
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Christen
Cohen
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Julia
Cohen
Regulatory Reporting Supervisor
Marex
Louise
Cohn
Director of Institutional Relationships
Marex
Ankur
Crawford
Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Alger
Jessica
D’Alton
Executive Director, Head of Americas Market Structure & Liquidity Strategy
UBS
Dishti
Dave
AVP, Site Reliability Engineer
Barclays
Laura
Davis
Chief Marketing Officer
Rimes
Shana
Davis
Customer Success Manager
SimCorp
Jacqueline
Desautels
Client Analytics Associate
Quantitative Brokers
Sara
Devereux
CIO, Vanguard Capital Management, Global Head of Fixed Income
Vanguard
Elisabeth
Diana
Head of Communications
Kalshi
Allison
DiClemente
Executive Director, Global Head of Capital Introductions and Business Development
Marex
Eileen
Ding
Legal & Compliance AI, Analytics Lead
Citadel
Olivia
Engel
Head of Strategy & Operations, Investments
State Street Global Advisors
Meryem
Erzi
Chief Compliance Officer
Pagaya Technologies
Jessica
Esposito
Managing Director & Counsel, Legal Division
Mizuho Americas
Kathy
Farrell
Head of Truist Asset Finance
Truist Financial
Stephanie
Ferris
CEO and President
FIS
Soraya
Fiammetti
Senior Risk Officer
Societe Generale
Andrea
Fiederer
Chief Marketing & Customer Officer
Forward Financing
Alex
Ford
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Adaire
Fox-Martin
CEO and President
Equinix
Adrienne
Franklin
Chief Operating Officer – US Prime Services
Marex
Jessica
Fricke
Deputy General Counsel
Citadel
Elena
Fyodorova
Senior Trader
Insight Investment
Sarah
Gang
Global Head of Underwriting for Credit Financing
JP Morgan
Yvonne
Garcia
Executive Vice President, Client Portfolio Head – Asset Managers
State Street
Kathryn
George
Partner, Board Member
BBH
Sofia
Gertsberg
Managing Director, Head of Quantitative Investment Science (QIS)
HarbourVest Partners
Jaimi
Goodfriend
Head of Investment Professional Development
Point72
Pinar
Gozalan
Managing Director
Societe Generale
Kelly
Granat
Co-CIO
Lone Pine Capital
Jen
Grenside
MD, Global Equities
Bank of America
Deirdre
Guice
Senior Relationship Manager
T. Rowe Price
Erin
Haggerty
Director, Senior Relationship Management
Barclays
Jennifer
Hallahan
Head of Marketing and Communications, Americas
Marex
Isabel
Hallett
Vice President, Capital Formation & Investor Relations
Motive Partners
Jessica
Hamilton
Head of Execute Analytics
JP Morgan
Naureen
Hassan
CEO
DriveWealth
Clare
He
Managing Director of Capital Formation
1kx
Pam
Holding
Senior Advisor, Asset Management
Fidelity Investments
Liza
Horowitz
Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing
Fitch Solutions
Natalie
Horton
Global Head of Financing
UBS
Sari
Hutchen
Senior Fixed Income Business Manager
Millennium
Ann
Hynes
Managing Director
Mizuho Americas
Jennifer
Ilkiw
President
ICE Futures U.S.
Remzil
Jacob
Chief Data Office for Americas and US Consumer Bank
Barclays
Ellen
Jacobson
Managing Director, Head of Loan Sales
Societe Generale
Amanda
Jimenez
Quantitative Client Strategist
Hudson River Trading
Brooke
Jones
Managing Director
CAIS
Megan
Joyce
Senior Credit Trader
Jane Street
Nicole
Kagan
Head of Research
Kalshi
Sandy
Kaul
Head of Digital Assets and Innovation
Franklin Templeton
Ellyse
Keller
Vice President, U.S. Credit
Trumid
Liz
Kirby
Head of Market Structure
Tradeweb
Katy
Knox
President
Bank of America Private Bank
Sarah
Kouch
Director, Global FICC
Bank of America
Jamie
Kramer
Head of Global Multi-Asset Solutions
JP Morgan Asset Management
Katherine
Kroll
Head of Sustainable Investing
Brown Advisory
Elizabeth
Lamie
Associate
Deutsche Bank
Claire
Langevin
Managing Director – Chief Financial Officer SG Americas
Societe Generale Americas
Shannon
Larson
President
AE Wealth Management
Laurie
Lawler
Head of Capital Call Financing
Societe Generale
Asha
Lepore
Global Head of Credit & Public Finance E-Sales
JP Morgan
Sandy
Lim
Director & Lead Analyst
S&P Global Ratings
Tina
Lindstrom
Head of Oil Derivatives Trading, North America
Marex
Rachel
Lojko
President
Fitch Solutions
Michelle
Louie
US Head of Trading and Portfolio Management, Global Equity Index Mgmt
Vanguard
Christine
Ma
Head of Americas Analytics Client Support
Virtu Financial
Kristin
Magnier
Head of Client Service
CAIS
Jaime
Magyera
Head of US Wealth Advisory
BlackRock
Charu
Maheshwari
Product Finance & Strategy
Anthropic
Virginie
Maillot
Head of HR Operations
Societe Generale
Laide
Majiyagbe
Global Head of Markets
BNY
Bipasha
Majumdar
Barclays Americas Controller
Barclays
Charu
Mani
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Pratyusha
Manukonda
Technology Delivery Lead, Sustainability & Applied AI
Barclays
Solita
Marcelli
Global Head of Investment Management
UBS Global Wealth Management
Ange
Matthews
Founder
The Happy Investor Method
Lucille
Mayer
Chief Solutions Officer
Apex Fintech Solutions
Amanda
McAdams
Vice President, Corporate Access
Roth Capital Partners
Bridget
McDermid
Senior Manager, Enterprise Digital Strategy, Research
TD Bank Group
Erin
Miles
Partner and Head of Alpha Engine
Bridgewater Associates
Laura
Morrison
Director, Strategic Advisor
Texas Stock Exchange
Joanna
Munjack
Managing Director
CAIS
Kara
Murphy
President and Chief Investment Officer
Kestra Investment Management
Jennifer
Nayar
President & CEO
Sterling Trading Tech
Liz
Nieves
MD, Global FICC
Bank of America
Nkonye
Okoh
Global Head Quantitative Investment Solutions Distribution
JP Morgan
Keri
Peacock
Chief Operating Officer
Mawer Investment Management
Agostina
Pechi
Managing Director and Head of Global Capital Markets Latin America
Scotiabank
Abbey
Perkins
Executive Vice-President
StoneX
Nina
Ponjavic
Customer Success Manager
SimCorp
Emily
Portney
Global Head of Asset Servicing
BNY
Khush
Rajpoot
Enterprise Operational Resilience – Assessments & Exercises Associate
JP Morgan
Supriya
Randev
Head of U.S. Business Development
Caius Capital
Isha
Rao
Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations
Tradeweb
Katherine
Relle
Director, US Investment Team (Deal Originations/BD)
Headway Capital Partners
Maryanne
Richter
Global Business Manager (COO/CFO) for Global Credit Trading, Public Finance, FI Syndicate & CPG (Corporate Portfolio Lending)
JP Morgan
Maren
Rix
Senior Manager, Service Delivery (Investments Operations & Finance)
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
Justine
Robertson
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Sales and Client Strategy
Trumid
Caroline
Rose
Director, Sales
Barclays
Farah
Ruthnam-Sandys
Head of Sales, Americas
Neudata
Elaine
Sam
Managing Director, Global Markets, Americas
UBS
Alexandrina
Sapunova
Head of Global Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) Trading
UBS
Ann
Sebert
CEO
CAPIS
Imane
Seghrouchni
US Rates Trader
JP Morgan
Sandra
Seppalainen
Director, Global FICC
Bank of America
Montserrat
Serra-Janer
Global Head of the Private Markets Sales team
JP Morgan
Li
Shao
Executive Director, Head of Central Bank Sales
Daiwa Capital Markets America
Nadia
Sheikh
Global Head of Product & Strategy
Barclays
Taryn
Siglain
Head of Financing and Portfolio Solutions
State Street
Sarah
Simmonds
Senior Partner, Head of Operations Practice – North America
Alpha FMC
Sarah
Smith
Managing Director
Apex Capital
Kaikun
Song
Data Science Manager
Cboe Global Markets
Julia
Spina
Head of Research
IG Group North America
Pooja
Sriram
Director, Economics
Barclays
Kelli
Stieh
Managing Director
Societe Generale
Jennifer
Stokes
Head of Wealth Custody & Clearing
State Street
Vesna
Straser
Trading Analytics
Virtu Financial
Mary Beth
Sweeney
Head of Product & Client Services
LTX, A Broadridge Company
Jessica
Tan
Head of Global Product Solutions
BlackRock
Jedarlyn
Tang
Director
Societe Generale
Ani
Tchorbajian
Investment Banker
Barclays
Taryn
Thompson
MD, GM COO
Bank of America
Anni
Timm
Solutions Engineer
SimCorp
Amrita
Tiwari
Investment Oversight
New York Life Investment
Kristy
Trieste
Founding Partner, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer
Motive Partners
Bari
Trontz
Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing & Communications
MUFG Investor Services
Ashley
Tumminio
Chief Compliance Officer, GQS and EQR
Citadel
Allison
Uhl
Director – Liquid Financing BOC
Barclays
Michele
Ushkowitz
Managing Director, Head of Operational Risk
Societe Generale
Anne
Valentine Andrews
Global Head of Private Markets
Manulife Investment Management
Bridget
van Kralingen
Partner, Investments & Chair of Create
Motive Partners
Gabby
Vennitti
Head of ETPs
Nasdaq
Rosemarie
Vigneron
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Compliance Officer
Societe Generale
Elena
Villena
Managing Director – Latam Sales
Societe Generale
Monali
Vora
Head of Wealth Investment Solutions
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Iris
Wang
COO, Strategy and Transformation
Citadel
Staci
Warden
Senior Advisor
International Capital Strategies
Joanna
Welsh
Chief Risk Officer
Citadel
Nicole
Wolf
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank
Jephine
Wong
Executive Director, Private Markets
UBS
Deanne
Woodring
President and CEO
Government Portfolio Advisors
Dawn
Yiannoullou
Co-Chief Information Officer
Mizuho Americas
Kate
Zapekina
Head of Marketing and Communications
dxFeed
Nancy
Zimmerman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Bracebridge Capital
Please note: This U.S. Women in Finance 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.