Boston, MA – June 5,2025 – Nicsa is pleased to announce the 2025 cohort of its annual Rising Star Program, an awards program aimed at providing mentorship, networking, and career development opportunities to diverse, aspiring leaders in the asset and wealth management industry.
Nicsa’s Diversity Project North America supports emerging leaders with a program that not only provides recognition and exposure for rising professionals, but develops and hones the skills critical for retention and advancement of valued talent within the industry.
The 2025 Rising Stars were nominated by member firms of Nicsa’s Diversity Project North America and were recognized at Nicsa’s Fearless Leadership Symposium on June 3-4 in NYC.
The 2025 Rising Stars are:
Aegon Asset Management | Hanna Marks
Allspring Global Investments | Jessica Fore-Yu
AXA Investment Managers | Kyle Woolley
BNY | Rina Patel-Arora
Broadridge Financial Solutions | Gerald Nvule
Capital Group | American Funds | Surata Gillett
Columbia Threadneedle Investments | Samantha Dearey
EY | Alexandra Marshall Grant
Fidelity Investments | Megan Handa
Franklin Templeton | Victoria Marcus
FS Investments | Joseph Nuyannes
HSBC Asset Management | Yana Biriuk
Invesco | Maria Nemeth
Janus Henderson Investors | Elizabeth Daily
Manulife John Hancock Investments | Lyric Walton
MFS Investment Management | Sophie Ye
Northern Trust | Aileen Mallon
Payden & Rygel | Nyla Gatison
Polen Capital | Shayel Encaoua
PwC | Jose Nikiema
Schroders | Teresa Ng
SS&C Technologies | Melissa Hennessy
State Street Corporation | Favour Emem
Thrivent | Kiyrie Abernethy
Questions about the Rising Star Program, the Fearless Leadership Symposium, or how to join the Diversity Project North America can be sent to [email protected].
About Diversity Project North America
The Diversity Project North America is a cross-company initiative that champions diversity and inclusion as a strategic business priority within the asset and wealth management industry.
About Nicsa
Nicsa is a not-for-profit association connecting all facets of the asset and wealth management industry to advance leading practices. Member firms include asset managers, wealth managers, and professional service firms. Nicsa focuses on a wide array of business lines including product, distribution, technology, operations, risk management, and fund and investor services.
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