2024 Rising Stars

Ali Ahmed

Vice President, Global Thought Leadership
Fidelity

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Kristin Brooks

Senior Product Development Support Analyst
Pacific Life

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Will Chau

Senior DC Investment Strategist
Allspring

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Jeff Clark

Head of Defined Contribution Research
Vanguard

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Madhu Das

Vice President, Quality Engineering
Empower

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James Davidson

Senior Communication Consultant
Corebridge Financial

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Erika Eill

Vice President & Senior Actuarial Developer, Actuarial Technology & Systems
Segal

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Meghan Farrell

Marketing Manager
Allianz Life

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Kei Ferguson

Senior Manager, Talent Development, Retirement Plan Services
T. Rowe Price

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Ellery Fuliere

Front End Development Lead
Micruity

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Debra Gates

Manager, CAPTRUST at Work
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

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Lauren Giordano

Research Analyst
Meketa

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Edward Jenkins

Vice President, Corporate Communications Manager, EMEA & APAC
Pinebridge

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AJ Johnson

Business Coordinator IV
Principal Financial Group

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Lindsay (LJ) Jones

Assistant Vice President, Capital Markets Research
Callan

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Jenny Logan

Senior Client Service Manager
Ascensus

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Rylee McCarthy

Senior Communication Manager
Edelman Financial Engines

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Kasey Miller

Marketing Manager
Francis LLC

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Martin Pasillas

Associate, Institutional Defined Contribution
BlackRock

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Brynn Plummer

Vice President/Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Alliancebernstein

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Kimberly Robinson

Relationship Manager
New York Life

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Michael Sawula

Senior Director of Automated Portfolio Solutions
Morningstar

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Sidney Smith

Global Program Manager - Global Client Programs
Franklin Templeton

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Laura Stibol

Director
Bank of America

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Carol Sung

Head of Global Retirement Plans
Bechtel Global Corp.

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Maria Surina

Managing Director
Cambridge Associates

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Emily Watson

Senior Director
TIAA Institute

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2024 Leaders

Elizabeth Aidoo

Director of DEI and Spanish Language Services, Financial Planner
Francis LLC

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Karen Biddle Andres

Director, Impact Strategy and Partnerships Project Director, Retirement Savings Initiative
Aspen Institute Financial Security Program

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Marina Batliwalla

Principal
Mercer

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Tyndale Brickey

Women's Connect Group Co-Lead
Allspring

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Dianna Carr-Coletta

Managing Director
PGIM Real Estate

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Christine Collins

Women's Connect Group Co-Lead
Allspring

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Rebecca Crockett

Senior National Account Manager
Franklin Templeton

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Rene Eisele

Vice President, Relationship Management
Corebridge Financial

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Carlos Foster

Associate Vice President
Nationwide Financial

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Kameka Grady

Vice President - Diversity Team
Lincoln Financial

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Marci Green

Head of Retirement Intermediary and Insurance Solutions
Goldman Sachs

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Keith Hennessey

Chief Financial Officer
Bechtel Global Corp.

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Marc Howell

Managing Director, Enhanced Plan Design
Principal

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Eriko Hozumi

Managing Director, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer, Japan
Pinebridge

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Katuri Kaye

Director
Trucker Huss

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Jamie Kramer

Chief Investment Officer, Global Head of Multi-Asset Solutions
JPMorgan Asset Management

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Ken Levine

Executive Director Global Retirement Strategy
RTX

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Rich Linton

President & Chief Operating Officer Empower
Empower

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Alison Lonstein

Partner
NEPC

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Sona Menon

Partner, Head of North America Pension Practice
Cambridge Associates

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Maureen O'Brien

SVP of Corporate Governance, Engagement and Proxy Voting
Segal Marco Advisors

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Beth Pattillo

Director, Retirement and Financial Programs
Leidos

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Cheryl Pipia

Head of Global Sales Management
T. Rowe Price

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Carmen Rive

Principal
Vanguard

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Avery Robinson

Senior Vice President and Head of Real Assets Consulting
Callan

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Paula Robinson

Senior Director
WTW

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Alejandro Roman

Director, Institutional Retirement Services
S&P Global

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Yemi Rose

Founder, OfColor (acquired by Financial Finesse)
Growth, Financial Finesse

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Hannah Schriner

Managing Principal
Meketa

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Shams Talib

Executive Vice President, Head of Workplace Consulting and Enterprise DB
Fidelity Investments

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Julie Varga

Senior Vice President, Product and Investment Specialist
Morningstar

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Kai Walker

Managing Director, Workplace Benefits Research and Inclusion Transformation
Bank of America

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Jennifer Wing

Director, Strategic Execution & Integration
Pacific Life

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Bob Zieser

Vice President, Client Services Leadership Specialty Market
Ascensus

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Rachel Zou

Director, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions, Retirement Solutions
BlackRock

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