Women in Technology & Data Awards 2020: All the Winners and Why They Won
The 28 category winners from this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards were announced on the afternoon of March 6 at a sit-down lunch in London.
![Witad](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_750_463/public/2020-03/witad%203.jpg.webp?h=0c5f5ffd&itok=o6qb4lFm)
Here are this year’s award winners. The two highest-profile categories of this year’s awards—WatersTechnology’s woman of the year and trailblazer (lifetime achievement) award—went to Ann Neidenbach (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barb O’Malley (Northern Trust), respectively.
- 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 Rudnicki, 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. Click on this link for a Q&A with Elaine.
- 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. Click on this link for a Q&A with Louise.
- 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
- 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
- Trailblazer (Lifetime achievement) award—Barb O’Malley, Northern Trust
- WatersTechnology’s Woman of the Year—Ann Neidenbach, London Stock Exchange Group
Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@waterstechnology.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.waterstechnology.com/subscribe
You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more.
You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more.
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
You may share this content using our article tools. Printing this content is for the sole use of the Authorised User (named subscriber), as outlined in our terms and conditions - https://www.infopro-insight.com/terms-conditions/insight-subscriptions/
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@waterstechnology.com
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
You may share this content using our article tools. Copying this content is for the sole use of the Authorised User (named subscriber), as outlined in our terms and conditions - https://www.infopro-insight.com/terms-conditions/insight-subscriptions/
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@waterstechnology.com
More on Data Management
$135.6m fines prompt Citi to modernize infrastructure, controls
The bank was hit with a combined $135.6 million fine on Wednesday for failing to resolve “longstanding internal controls and risk issues,” amid continued internal work across the enterprise.
SocGen pushes data, analytics use cases for SG Markets
The bank is letting a handful of clients experiment with its proprietary data and models to inform their research.
Finra clears hurdle with CAT launch, but several others remain
Two major components of the consolidated audit trail are now in place. But wrangling over the CAT’s future continues.
Ace high or busted flush? Digital Asset’s mixed fortunes mirror DLT adversity
The vendor hoped to remodel post-trade using blockchain technology—and it still might—but its bumpy progress raises questions over the future of DLT in finance.
The IMD Wrap: It’s the data, Cupid!
As BlackRock buys Preqin, and LSEG strikes a data deal with Dow Jones, Max notes that in data, strange bedfellows breed valuable offspring.
This Week: BlackRock/Preqin, Trading Technologies, FIA Tech and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
US banks seek to open vendors’ black box on green data
Inaugural Fed climate scenario analysis flags lack of transparency around third-party models.
IEX Cloud closure forces fintech clients to seek data alternatives
IEX says it is ditching its unprofitable data arm to focus on its core exchange business, but other vendors believe they can turn a profit from its former client base of fintechs, retail investors and some institutions.