Annual 'Rising Stars' Awards
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Rising Stars — a distinguished group of emerging professionals whose achievements, innovation, and leadership are helping define what’s next for the fund finance community. They bring energy, creativity, and fresh perspectives that will propel our industry forward in the years to come.
Rising Star award recipients are selected based on their exceptional overall contributions to the Fund Finance industry, their firms, their clients, the FFA, the NextGen Network, and/or WFF. The selection criteria emphasize professional excellence in client service, product and service innovations, diversity and inclusion, career development, training and mentoring, networking, and community service.
Download our 2025 Rising Star Award Booklet
2025 Rising StarsNominee Eligibility
Nomination Submission Deadline - June 9th 2025. Individuals employed at a bank, investor, fund, service provider or law firm, with less than 10 years of fund finance experience. Individuals that are below the title: Partner, Managing Director, or equivalent level of seniority.
Selection Process
Nominees can be nominated by anyone in the Fund Finance industry - There is no limit to the number of nominations per candidate - The number of award recipients from any organization will be limited
Selection Committee
Rising Star award recipients will be selected by a selection committee composed of senior members of the FFA community.