Awards

Each year at its New York, London, and Hong Kong galas, 100WF celebrates successful industry leaders who are recognized to have made specific achievements in line with the organization’s mission. We also recognize organizations that are driving forward and shaping the future of women in the finance industry.

Industry Leadership Award

This award recognizes extraordinary women who have shown leadership in the finance and alternative investment industries. Honorees demonstrate talent, business ethics and a passion for investing that define our industry’s standards of excellence and have been pioneers in some aspect of the business, influencing a large number of individuals in our field. We typically give three awards each year, honoring women in the Americas, EMEA and APAC.

Nominations for the EMEA 2025 Industry Leadership Award are now open.

Seize the opportunity to celebrate an exceptional female professional in your network by putting forth their name for consideration.  Click below to nominate now and be part of recognizing outstanding leadership in our industry.

EMEA (2024)

EMEA (2024)

Deborah Zurkow

Global Head of Investments,
Allianz Global Investors

APAC (2024)

APAC (2024)

Cindy Yan

Senior Managing Director, Direct Investing, Private Capital at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Americas (2024)

Americas (2024)

Esmeralda del Bosque

Principal Investment Officer
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)

Industry DEI Award

In 2022, 100WF launched its Industry DEI Award to recognize organizations that are driving forward and shaping the future of women in the finance industry.

Applications for the 2025 EMEA Industry DEI Award are open until January 10, 2025!

2024 DEI Award Recipients:

EMEA

EMEA

Coronation Fund Managers

Americas

Americas

Wellington Management

APAC

APAC

Openspace Ventures

Previous Award Honorees

DEI Award

EMEA DEI Award 2023

Abrdn

Americas DEI Award 2023

Cambridge Associates

APAC DEI Award 2023

Victorian Funds Management Corporation

EMEA DEI Award 2022

NN Investment Partners

Americas DEI Award 2022

Wellington Management

Industry Leadership Award

2023

APAC INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Rachel Lord

Senior Managing Director
BlackRock

AMERICAS INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Kim Lew

Chief Executive Officer and President
Columbia Investment Management Company

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Carolanne Minashi

Global Head of Inclusion
HSBC/td>

2022

APAC INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Carol Kim

Senior Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head of Institutional Client Solutions,
Blackstone

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Collette D. Chilton

Chief Investment Officer, Williams College

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Beatriz Martin

Group Treasurer and UK Chief Executive,
UBS Group AG

2021

APAC INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Suyi Kim

Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Private Equity at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jean M. Hynes

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager,
Wellington Management

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Tilly Franklin

CEO and Chief Investment Officer,
Cambridge Investment Management Limited

2020

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Valerie S. Grant, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager – Responsible Investing
AllianceBernstein

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Marianna Fassinotti

Managing Director
D. E. Shaw Group

 

2019

APAC INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Kimberely Stafford

Head of PIMCO Asia-Pacific

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Rupal Bhansali

Managing Director
CIO and Portfolio Manager, International and Global Equities
Ariel Investments, LLC

2018

ASIA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Pru Bennett

Head of Investment Stewardship for Asia Pacific
BlackRock

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Yie-Hsin Hung

Chief Executive Officer
New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM)

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Dame Minouche Shafik

Director
London School of Economics and Political Science

2017

ASIA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Stephanie Hui

Partner and Head of Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan)
Goldman Sachs

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Paula Volent

Chief Investment Officer and Vice President
Bowdoin College

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Deborah Fuhr

Managing Partner and Co-Founder
ETFGI LLP

2016

ASIA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Clara Chan

Head of Direct Investment
Hong Kong Monetary Authority

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Sandra A. Urie, CFA

Chairman Emeritus
Cambridge Associates

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Alexandra Jung

Partner and Co-Head of European Investments
Oak Hill Advisors L.P.

2015

ASIA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Hua Fan

Senior Managing Director
China Investment Corporation

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Elizabeth Corley, CBE

CEO
Allianz Global Investors

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Michelle Edkins

Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment
BlackRock

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Bess Joffe

Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance
TIAA-CREF

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Rakhi Kumar

Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance
State Street Global Advisors

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Anne Sheehan

Director, Corporate Governance
CalSTRS

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Anne Simpson

Investment Director
CalPERS

2014

ASIA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Effie Vasilopoulos

Partner
Sidney Austin LLP

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jane Buchan

CEO
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Anne Richards

CIO
Aberdeen Asset Management

2013

ASIA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Hannah Goodwin

Recently retired from
Citigroup

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Karen Cook

Former Chief Investment Officer
Steinhardt Management Company, Inc

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Dame Amelia Fawcett, DBE

Chairman
Hedge Fund Standards Board in London

2012

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Dr. Marna Whittington

Former CEO
Allianz Global Investors Capital

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Sandra Robertson

CIO + CEO
Oxford University Endowment Management Limited

2011

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Afsaneh Beschloss

President and CEO
The Rock Creek Group

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Galia Velimukhametova

Portfolio Manager
GLG Partners

2010

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Dorothy Collins Weaver

Collins Capital Investments LLC

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Geraldine Sundstrom

PIMCO
formerly Brevan Howard Asset Management

2009

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Katie Hall

Hall Capital

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Mina Gerowin

Independent Director
formerly Paulson Europe

2008

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Sonia Gardner

Avenue Capital Group

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Leda Braga

Systematica
formerly at BlueCrest Capital

2007

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jane Mendillo

President
Harvard Management

EMEA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Gay Huey-Evans

Independent Director
formerly Barclays

2006

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Anne Dinning

D. E. Shaw & Co.

2005

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Ellen Schubert

Deloitte

2004

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Brenda Earl de Paola

ex-Zweig-DiMenna

2003

NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Elaine Crocker

Moore Capital

Effecting Change Award 


2021

The 100WF Effecting Change Award honored our dedicated volunteers, both past and present, who have contributed immeasurably to 100WF’s mission.

LONDON GALA 2020

Blaine and Laura Tomlinson

LONDON GALA 2020

Wayne Lee

LONDON GALA 2020

Stephane Marchand

NEW YORK GALA 2020

Carla Harris

NEW YORK GALA 2020

Alice Vilma

NEW YORK GALA 2019

Mary Duffy

NEW YORK GALA 2019

Jade Friedensohn

NEW YORK GALA 2019

Louise Zarrilli

NEW YORK GALA 2018

Honoring Female Fund Managers globally

NEW YORK GALA 2017

Ray, Barbara, and Paul Dalio

NEW YORK GALA 2014

Paul Volcker

NEW YORK GALA 2013

Barbara Novick

NEW YORK GALA 2012

David M. Rubenstein

NEW YORK GALA 2011

Peter G. Peterson

NEW YORK GALA 2010

T. Boone Pickens

NEW YORK GALA 2009

Joel Klein

LONDON GALA 2008

Michael Hintze

NEW YORK GALA 2008

Ken Langone

LONDON GALA 2007

Stanley Fink

NEW YORK GALA 2007

Julian Robertson

NEW YORK GALA 2007

Robert Rubin

NEW YORK GALA 2007

Gov. John Corzine

NEW YORK GALA 2007

Jessica Palmer

NEW YORK GALA 2006

Carl Icahn

NEW YORK GALA 2005

Gary D. Cohn

NEW YORK GALA 2004

Raymond G. Chambers

NEW YORK GALA 2003

George Soros

NEW YORK GALA 2002

Hillary Rodham Clinton