Winners

2022 Winner write-ups

Above and beyond (end-user) award 
Helen Packard (Bank of England)

Above and beyond award (end-user) 
Mary Yun (Brown Brothers Harriman)

Above and beyond award (vendor) 
Lisa Conner (RIMES)

Best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor) 
RiskSpan

Consultant of the year 
Sara Baker (CJC Ltd)

Data science professional of the year 
Yimei Fan (Moody’s Analytics)

EDM professional of the year (end-user) 
Yinghua Zhou (BNY Mellon)

EDM professional of the year (vendor) 
Natalia Isajenko (S&P Global Market Intelligence)

Engineer/programmer of the year 
Ania Musial (Bloomberg)

Exchange professional of the year 
Brandis DeSimone (Nasdaq)

Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user) 
Sholthana Begum (Bank of England)

Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor) 
Amy Kadomatsu (ComplySci)

Legal/compliance professional of the year 
Tanuja Sharma (Citadel Asset Management)

Market data professional of the year 
Manisha Kimmel (MayStreet)

Reference data professional of the year 
Maureen Gallagher (Bloomberg)

Rising star (end-user) 
Fengzi Li (BNY Mellon)

Rising star (vendor) – data, engineering & product development 
Apoorva Singh (Numerix)

Rising star (vendor) – sales, marketing & UX 
Manasi Bhagwat (Pragma)

Risk professional of the year 
Hazal Kurtcu (Citadel Securities)

Startup professional of the year 
Michelle Zak (Qomply)

Support professional of the year (end-user) 
Sarah Gosler (BNY Mellon)

Support professional of the year (vendor) 
Alena Ilteris (SS&C Technologies)

Technology innovator of the year (end-user) 
Olga Czabaj-Shetty (Bank of America)

Technology innovator of the year (vendor) 
Samantha Duncan (Net Purpose)

Technology leader of the year (end-user) 
Jo-Anne Moran (BNY Mellon)

Technology leader of the year (vendor) 
Meredith Moss (SEI)

Trade execution professional of the year 
Jennifer James (BGC Partners [Fenics])

Trailblazer (lifetime achievement) award 
Mona Eldam (Morgan Stanley)

Vendor partnership or alliance professional of the year 
Mitra Roknabadi (OpenFin)

Vendor professional of the year (business development) 
Olga Orekhvo (CompatibL)

Vendor professional of the year (data and operations) 
Subi Sethi (Clearwater Analytics)

Vendor professional of the year (trading and risk) 
Ming Yang (Tradeweb)

Wellness/work-life balance award (end-user) 
Martina Satherlund (Fidelity International)

Wellness/work-life balance award (vendor) 
Mila Kelly (Cosaic)

WatersTechnology woman of the year 
Roben Dunkin (PGIM)

2021 Winner write-ups

Above and beyond (end-user) award 
Helen Packard (Bank of England)

Above and beyond (vendor) award 
Mitra Roknabadi (OpenFin)

Best company for diversity and inclusion (end-user) 
Carson Group

Best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor) 
First Derivatives.

Consultant of the year 
Nidhi Kalra (EY)

Data science professional of the year 
Lory Nunez (JP Morgan)

EDM professional of the year (vendor) 
Libby Isenstein (Morning Consult)

EDM professional of the year (newcomer) 
Saori Fotenos (IHS Markit)

Engineer/programmer of the year 
Jane Xue (JP Morgan)

Exchange professional of the year 
Diane Schmidt (London Stock Exchange Group)

Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user) 
Teri Shepherd (Carson Group)

Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor) 
Linda Middleditch (Itiviti)

Legal/compliance professional of the year 
Miranda Morad (MarketAxess)

Market data professional of the year 
Lisa Schirf (Tradeweb)

Reference data professional of the year 
Louise Green (Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics Company)

Rising star (end-user) 
Christine Grant (Guggenheim Partners)

Rising star (vendor) 
Sophie Chen (Nasdaq)

Risk professional of the year 
Sujata Dasgupta (Tata Consultancy Services)

Startup professional of the year 
Ambre Soubiran (Kaiko)

Support professional of the year (end-user) 
Sarah Gosler (BNY Mellon)

Support professional of the year (vendor) 
Rachel Wilkes Swenson (HPR)

Technology innovator of the year (end-user) 
Olga Prudits (BNY Mellon)

Technology innovator of the year (vendor) 
Clare Flynn Levy (Essentia Analytics)

Technology leader of the year (end-user) 
Laura Barrowman (Credit Suisse)

Technology leader of the year (vendor) 
Lauren Dillard (Nasdaq)

Trade execution professional of the year 
Danielle Caravetta (Pragma)

Vendor partnership or alliance professional of the year 
Tosha Ellison (FINOS)

Vendor professional of the year (business development) 
Jennifer Theiss (IHS Markit)

Vendor professional of the year (data and operations) 
Masami Johnstone (CLS Group)

Vendor professional of the year (trading and risk) 
Zara Pratley (Tradeweb)

Wellness/work-life balance award (end-user) 
Rebecca Lythgo (BNY Mellon)

Wellness/work-life balance award (vendor) 
Elena Rusakova (Exactpro Systems)

Trailblazer (Lifetime achievement) award  
Linda Coffman (SmartStream Technologies)

WatersTechnology Woman of the Year 
Vrinda Menon (JP Morgan)

2020 Winner write-ups

• Best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor):  
  Datactics
• Consultant of the year: 
  Selvi Pasumalaithevan, SS&C Advent
• Data science professional of the year: 
  Anita Patel, Bank of America 
• EDM professional of the year (end-user) 
  Donna Rudniki, RBC Capital Markets
• EDM professional of the year (vendor) 
  Mansi Bagga, Oxane Partners
• Engineer/programmer of the year 
  Lana Kapulovskaya, JP Morgan Asset Management
• Exchange professional of the year 
  Lauren Dillard, Nasdaq
• Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user) 
  Wincie Wong, RBS
• Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor) 
  Pamela Hutchinson, Bloomberg
• Legal/compliance professional of the year 
  Miranda Morad, MarketAxess
• Market and credit risk professional of the year 
  Elaine Wong, Moody's Analytics
• Market data professional of the year 
  Amanda Duggan, London Stock Exchange Group
• Operational risk management professional of the year 
  Sihem Mouelhi, Elucidate 
• Reference data professional of the year 
  Louise Green, Bureau van Dijk, a Moody's Analytics Company
• Rising star (end-user) 
  Charlie Beeson, Man Group
• Rising star (vendor) 
  Amy Ross, SIX 
• Startup professional of the year 
  Margaret Hartigan, Marstone
• Support professional of the year (vendor) 
  Mardís Heimisdóttir, SS&C Advent
• Technology innovator of the year (end-user) 
  Saritha Parchuri, Bank of America
• Technology innovator of the year (vendor) 
  Reeba Mathen, Cloud9 Technologies 
• Technology leader of the year (end-user) 
  Amie Caban, Guggenheim Partners
• Technology leader of the year (vendor) 
  Ann Neidenbach,  London Stock Exchange Group
• Traiblazer (Lifetime achievement) award 
  Barb O'Malley, Northern Trust
• Vendor partnership or alliance professional of the year 
  Mitra Roknabadi, OpenFin
• Vendor professional of the year (business development) 
  Stephanie Sparvero, Bloomberg
• Vendor professional of the year (data and operations) 
  Julie Armstrong, ChartIQ
• Vendor professional of the year (trading and risk) 
  Irina Slobodyanyuk, Numerix
• WatersTechnology’s woman of the year 
  Ann Neidenbach,  London Stock Exchange Group

2019 Winner write-ups

• Best company for diversity and inclusion (end-user):  
  BNP Paribas
• EDM professional of the year: 
  Pam Hueston, Xenomorph
• Exchange professional of the year: 
  Julie Holzrichter, CME Group
• Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user): 
  Ruth MacQuiddy, Deutsche Bank
• Rising star (end-user): 
  Irene Kan, TD Securities
• Technology innovator of the year (end-user): 
  Pinar Emirdag, State Street
• Technology leader of the year (end-user): 
  Kirsten Achtelstetter, Man Group
• Best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor): Refinitiv
• Consultant of the year: 
  Michelle Feinstein, BNY Mellon Pershing
• Data science professional of the year: 
  Amanda Stent, Bloomberg
• Engineer/programmer of the year: 
  Maureen Buotte, Eagle Investment Systems, a BNY Mellon company
• Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor): 
  Frieda Lewis, Broadridge Financial Solutions
• Legal/compliance professional of the year: 
  Miranda Morad, MarketAxess
• Market data professional of the year: 
  Emily Kasparov, SIP Operating Committee
• Reference data professional of the year: 
  Louise Green, Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company
• Rising star (vendor): 
  Payal Jain, Indus Valley Partners
• Risk professional of the year: 
  Mire Cardenas, Axioma
• Startup professional of the year: 
  Sunaina Swaminathan, M Science
• Support professional of the year (vendor): 
  Meena Jeenarain, Abacus Group
• Technology innovator of the year (vendor): 
  Regina Williamson, LSEG
• Technology leader of the year (vendor): 
  Natasha Shamis, Liquidnet
• Vendor partnership or alliance professional of the year: 
  Marisol Collazo, DTCC
• Vendor professional of the year (data and operations): 
  Tamsin Hobley, SIX
• Vendor professional of the year (trading and risk): 
  Susan Estes, OpenDoor Securities
• WatersTechnology’s woman of the year: 
  Beatriz Martin, UBS
• Traiblazer (Lifetime achievement) award: 
  Cathy Bessant, Bank of America

2018 Winner write-ups

• Consultant of the year: 
  Cristina Mures, CJC Ltd
• Data science professional of the year: 
  Stephanie Clarke, Broadridge
• Financial Solutions EDM professional of the year: 
  Georgia Prothero, Schroders
• Engineer/programmer of the year: 
  Kate Stepp, FactSet
• Exchange professional of the year: 
  Karen O'Connor, trueEx
• Legal/compliance professional of the year: 
  Jennifer Keser, Tradeweb Markets
• Market data professional of the year: 
  Patti Sachs, Citigroup
• Reference data professional of the year: 
  Aouda Bellout, Schroders
• Risk professional of the year: ~ 
  Boryana Racheva-Iotova, FactSet
• Startup professional of the year: 
  Emma Margetts, Visible Alpha
• Support professional of the year (end-user): 
  Anitha Iniyavan, RBC Capital Markets
• Support professional of the year (vendor): 
  Dawn Patrick, Numerix
• Technology innovator of the year (end-user): 
  Kim Prado, RBC Capital Markets
• Technology innovator of the year (vendor): 
  Jennifer Peve, Depository Trust and Clearing Corp
• Technology leader of the year (end-user): 
  Wendy Redshaw, Deutsche Bank
• Technology leader of the year (vendor): 
  Bethany Baer, IHS Markit
• Trade execution professional of the year: 
  Mariya Kurchuk, Pragma Securities
• Vendor partnership or alliance professional of the year: 
  Wendy Collins, UnaVista (London Stock Exchange Group)
• Vendor professional of the year: 
  Veronica Augustsson, Cinnober Financial Technology
• Rising star (end-user): 
  Kari-Anne Clayton, Deutsche Bank
• Rising star (vendor): 
  Hella Hoffmann, Thomson Reuters
• Best company for diversity and inclusion: 
  Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
• Trailblazer (lifetime achievement): 
  Debra Walton, Thomson Reuters
• WatersTechnology's woman of the year: 
  Sallianne Taylor, Bloomberg

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