thank you to everyone who attended our 2022 wind awards gala! Congratulations to all of our nominees and winners.
Thank you to all of our sponsors.
See you all next year!
Our premiere event of the year, the WIND Gala will feature an in-person awards ceremony that pays tribute and recognizes individuals and corporations who have made significant and impactful contributions toward our mission. We welcome you to celebrate these honorees whose efforts have helped advance women in the financial industry.
We are pleased to announce the Award Winners!
2022 Award Winners
Rising Stars
Priyanka Chanchani, Bloomberg
Marie-Laure Dang, BNP Paribas
Shay Deverell, Citadel Securities
Rachel Eisman, J.P. Morgan
Amy Iseppi, DTCC
Su Jitdumrong, Nomura Securities
Maria Sergeeva, London Stock Exchange Group
Trail Blazers
Kathryn Kaminski, AlphaSimplex Group, LLC
Cindy Lee, Virtu Financial
Rashaan Reid, Bank of America
Suzanne Sprague, CME Group
Game Changers
Flori Marquez, BlockFi
Lynn Martin, NYSE Group
Sonali Theisen, Bank of America
Male Ambassadors
Fater Belbachir, Citi
Dan Draper, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Craig Sullivan, J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management
Luminary: Lifetime Achievement Award
Sharon Bowen, New York Stock Exchange
Corporate Champions
Citadel Securities
DTCC
Nomura Securities
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Diamond-Premiere Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
SILVER Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sponsorship Levels
Diamond-Premiere Sponsor: $50,000
The Diamond-Premiere level sponsorship includes the following:
Gala Event:
7 attendees
Logo featured on Gala event page on WIND website and social media marketing along with premier positioning for gala signage and program
Recognition as a Diamond-Premiere Sponsor from the podium (Option to present an award)
Submission of up to 3 nominees for each of our award categories
Plus 1-year (2023) benefit:
Host one exclusive, marquee WIND event
Logo on WIND website
Nominate a total of 7 high performing employees into any of our cohort programs: Emerge, Rising Stars, Trail Blazers and Male Allies
Post unlimited job openings on WIND CONNECT
DEI Partnership included ($10K value) with WIND CONNECT posts amplified once a month per calendar year
Platinum Sponsor: $30,000
The Platinum level sponsorship includes the following:
Gala Event:
- 5 attendees
- Logo featured on Gala event page on WIND website and social media marketing along with prominent positioning for gala signage and program
- Recognition as a Platinum Sponsor at the gala
- Submission of up to 2 nominees for each of our award categories
Plus 1-year (2023) benefit:
- Access to co-host one marquee WIND event during 12-month ($5-10K value)
- Logo on WIND website
- Nominate a total of 5 high performing employees into any of our cohort programs: Emerge,Rising Stars, Trail Blazers and Male Allies
- Post up to 5 job openings on WIND CONNECT per month
- DEI Partnership available for an additional $10K with WIND CONNECT posts amplified once a month per calendar year
Silver Sponsor: $20,000
The Silver level sponsorship includes the following:
Gala Event:
3 attendees
Logo featured on Gala event page on WIND website and social media marketing along with signage and program
Recognition as a Silver Sponsor at the gala
Submission of up to 1 nominee for each of our award categories
Plus 1-year (2023) benefit:
Logo on WIND website
Sponsorship recognition at all events
Nominate a total of 3 high performing employees into any of our cohort programs: Emerge, Rising Stars, Trail Blazers and Male Allies
Post up to 3 job openings on WIND CONNECT per month
Gold Sponsor: $10,000
The Gold level sponsorship includes the following:
Gala Event:
- 2 attendees
- Logo featured on Gala event page on WIND website and social media marketing
- Logo featured in signage and program
- Recognition as a Gold Sponsor at the gala
- Submission of up to 1 nominee for each of our award categories
Plus 1-year (2023) benefit:
- Logo on WIND website
- Nominate a total of 2 high performing employees into any of our cohort programs: Emerge, Rising Stars, Trail Blazers and Male Allies
- Post 1 job opening on WIND CONNECT per month
For more information about sponsorship opportunities please contact Melody Mokhtarian at melody.mokhtarian@womeninderivatives.org.
Women in Derivatives, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. For federal tax purposes, the tax-deductible portion of any Gala contribution or sponsorship is limited to the excess of any money contributed by the donor or sponsor over the fair value of services provided.