Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2026 - USA

Championing women in the wealth sector

Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2026 – USA Shortlist

Champion of the Year
  • Carlyn S. McCaffrey, McDermott Will & Schulte
  • Catherine Lapadula, UBS Wealth Management
  • Lisette Cooper, Fiduciary Trust International
  • Liz Nesvold, Emigrant Bank
  • Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments
Mentor of the Year
  • Emily Dreas, Bank of America Private Banking
  • Joshua Rubenstein, Katten
  • Lisa A. Schneider, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart P.A.
  • Marina Cristiani, JTC Group
  • Stacey Prince-Troutman, Akerman
  • Vanessa Schrum, Appleby (Bermuda)
Inspirational Woman of the Year
  • Carolyn A. Reers, Wiggin and Dana
  • Diana S.C. Zeydel, Greenberg Traurig
  • Michelle Albrecht, Loeb & Loeb
  • Michelle Wolfe, Meritus Trust Company
  • Ronni G. Davidowitz, Katten
  • Toni Ann Kruse, McDermott Will & Schulte
Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year
  • Anneke Stender, Plumb Bill Pay
  • Georgie Loxton, Liberty Wealth Partners
  • Gretchen Beall Schumann, Schumann Law
  • Helen Carvallo, Carvallo Family Law
  • Louise Forlenza, Forlenza CPA Advisory Services
  • Tara Frater, FT Legal
Woman of the Year – Business Growth
  • Alejandra Morante, ALTHUM ADVISORS (Peru, Lima)
  • Kathryn von Matthiessen, Katten
  • Laura K. Barooshian, CPA, PKF O’Connor Davies
  • Moira McKee, J.S. Held
  • Paula Vásquez, Beyond Consulting
  • Shaina Kamen, Holland & Knight
  • T. Sandra Fung, Withers
Woman of the Year – Leadership
  • Bonnie Lynn Chmil, Katten
  • Carece Rufe, JTC Trust Company
  • Christina Baltz, Withers
  • Laurie S. Ruckel, Loeb & Loeb
  • Maria Pia Buchi, Harneys Fiduciary
  • Mariia Eroshin, Certuity
  • Rachel Harris, Proskauer Rose
Woman of the Year – Boston
  • Anne Neylon, BNY Wealth
  • Eliza Rowe, The Boston Family Office
  • Maria Cappadona, Walter Shuffain
  • Michelle Skrobacz, PKF O’Connor Davies
  • Patricia M. Annino, Rimon PC
  • Shari A. Levitan, Holland & Knight
Woman of the Year – Caribbean
  • Ayana Hull, Maples Group
  • Cassandra Powell, Harbour Trust Co.
  • Claire Abrehart , Harneys Fiduciary
  • Helen E. Cooper, Conyers
  • Maxine Bodden Robinson, IMG Trust Company
  • Monique Bhullar, Walkers (Cayman Islands)
  • Nicola Bruce, Appleby (Bermuda)
Woman of the Year – Chicago
  • Janie Strasser, Chicago Partners
  • Jeanette Suarez Hunter, McDermott Will & Schulte
  • Julie Sirlin Pleshivoy, Taft Law
  • Lauren R. Wolven, Arent Fox
  • Lindsey Holton, William Blair Private Wealth
  • Lucy Park, Dorsey
Woman of the Year – Florida
  • Cathy Alexander, TD Wealth
  • Delia Espinosa- Narus, UBS Wealth Management
  • Diana Sol, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
  • Jennifer J. Wioncek, Bilzin Sumberg
  • Maria Pia Leon, FFT Wealth Management
  • Shelly Wald Harris, Shutts & Bowen
Woman of the Year – LATAM
  • Ana Sofia Rios, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
  • Berenice Carrasquedo, BFC Asesores SC
  • Fernanda de Arruda Camargo, Wright Capital
  • Flavia Gerola, Humberto Sanches
  • Mariana Oiticica, BTG Pactual
  • Mercedes Morris Garcia, Trusted Advisors Group
Woman of the Year – New York
  • Amy E. Heller, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Cynthia Wolff, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
  • Elizabeth Zabludoff, Anchin
  • Kimberley Hatchett, Morgan Stanley
  • Laura X. Twomey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • Liz Weikes, JP Morgan Wealth Management
  • Maria del Pilar Lopez, Citrin Cooperman
Woman of the Year – Philadelphia
  • Erin E. McQuiggan, Duane Morris
  • Larissa R. Whitman, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
  • Lori Lazorik, UBS Wealth Management
  • Melissa B. Paszamant, Fox Rothschild
Woman of the Year – USA
  • Alyse Pelavin, Loeb & Loeb
  • Christiana Lazo, Proskauer Rose
  • Francesca Boschini, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Americas
  • Joshua Ashley Klayman, Linklaters
  • Karen L. Goldberg, EisnerAmper (Eisner Advisory Group LLC)
  • Marsha Dungog, Withers
Next-Gen Woman of the Year
  • Allison Sweeney, Withers
  • Carolina M. Nuche, Holland & Knight
  • Grace Quinn, Conyers
  • Melissa A. Rodriguez, Day Pitney
  • Natalia Vazquez, Citi Private Bank
  • Talia G. Metson, Loeb & Loeb
Best Employer – Career Progression
  • Anchin
  • Bank of America Private Banking
  • Bernstein
  • Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Americas
  • Itaú Unibanco S.A.
  • Katten
Organization of the Year – Creating Change for Women
  • BDO USA
  • Cresset
  • JP Morgan Private Banking
  • Loeb & Loeb
  • Sullivan & Cromwell
  • UBS Wealth Management
Organization of the Year – Female Leadership
  • Bessemer Trust
  • Fiduciary Trust International
  • HSBC Private Banking
  • JP Morgan Private Banking
  • Skadden
  • Willow Street