Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2026 - USA

Powerwomen Awards 2026 – USA Online Voting

Online voting counts for 10% of the vote, and the judges’ votes count for 90% of the final outcome. All winners will be announced at the awards reception.

The online vote is open to peers and clients. Only one vote per category is permitted, and you can’t vote for your organisation or your colleagues (all internal ballots will be removed).

Voting closes 6th February 2026

Powerwomen USA Awards - 2025

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 Muchin Rosenman
• 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 Davidowitz, Katten Muchin Rosenman
• 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 Muchin Rosenman
• 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 Muchin Rosenman
• 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, Harneys (BVI)
• 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 Sophia Rios, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
• Berenice Carrasquedo, BFC Asesores SC
• Fernanda de Arruda Camargo, Wright Capital
• Flavia Gerola, Humberto Sanches
• Mariana Ioticica, 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, J.P. 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 Vasquez, 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 Muchin Rosenman

Organization of the Year - Creating Change for Women

• BDO USA
• Cresset
• J.P. Morgan Private Banking
• Loeb & Loeb
• Sullivan & Cromwell
• UBS Wealth Management

Organization of the Year - Female Leadership

• Bessemer Trust
• Fiduciary Trust International
• HSBC Private Banking
• J.P. Morgan Private Banking
• Skadden
• Willow Street

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