Rising Stars 2025 - Full Shortlist

Full Shortlist

Rising Star Award Shortlist 2025

We are proud to announce the shortlisted individuals across all of our Rising Star categories.

The Rising Star Award winners will be announced on 04 June 2025.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our judges for their time and to wish all nominees the very best of luck in the next round of judging.

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Aarthi Llangovan

Aarthi Ilangovan | Business Intelligence Engineer | Amazon UK Services Ltd

Abby Sonnier

Abby Sonnier | Senior Consultant | FTI Consulting

Abigail Noonan

Abigail Noonan | Digital Marketing Manager | Vision Linens

Aeman Faruqui

Aeman Faruqui | Platform Tech Lead | Virgin Media O2

alex jonas

Alex Jonas | Management Consulting Director | Accenture

Alexandra Mercz

Alexandra Mercz | Director of Cybersecurity | Synterra Asia

Alexia Williams

Alexia Williams | Through Life Technical Lead | Rolls-Royce Plc

Alice Huang Miller

Alice Huang Miller | Healthcare and Design Student | Imperial College London

Alishya Artwell

Alishya Artwell | Chief People Officer | Pareto Facilities Management Ltd

Alison Kwan

Alison Kwan | Head of Operations | The Coders Guild

Amber Villegaso-Williamson

Amber Villegas – Williamson | Senior Consultant | Uptime Institute

Amelia King

Amelia King | Management Consulting Analyst | Accenture

Amy Bray

Amy Bray | Founder and CEO | Another Way

Amy Firkin

Amy Firkin | Audit Manager, ESG | Northern Trust

Amy Foster

Amy Foster | Associate Director, Compliance COO UK Europe & APAC | Royal Bank of Canada

Ana Isabel Sarkis Fernandez

Ana Isabel Sarkis Fernandez | Design Engineer | RJC Engineers

Ana-Rosa Broster

Ana-Rosa Broster | Senior Payments Product Manager | Virgin Media O2

Andrea Whyte

Andrea Whyte | Senior Commercial Manager, Content Acquisitions | Virgin Media O2

Anshuman Bhalla

Anshuman Bhalla | Technology Risk Manager | RSA Insurance Group

Asha Bual

Asha Bual | Senior Technical Project Manager | Zoom

Ashleigh Foreman

Ashleigh Foreman | Site Manager | Barratt London (Barratt Redrow)

Ashleigh Wakefield

Ashleigh Wakefield | Associate IT Service Manager | DWP Digital

Asra Aslam

Asra Aslam | Assistant Professor of Data Science & AI | University of Sheffield

Audrey Low

Audrey Low | Race Against Dementia Research Fellow | University of Cambridge

Baylie Thompson

Baylie Thompson | Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance | London Stock Exchange Group

Beatrice Siyanbola

Beatrice Siyanbola | Economist – Low Carbon Solutions | Shell UK Limited

Becky Jones

Becky Jones | Data Manager | Action Tutoring

Bella Reid

Bella Reid | Founder, Product Designer | Clens Cosmetics

Bethan Garland

Bethan Garland | Senior Brand Manager | GSK

Caitlin Rozario

Caitlin Rozario | Founder and facilitator | interlude

Caius Datt

Caius Datt | Trainee Solicitor | Prince Evans Solicitors LLP

Camilla Burdekin-Roberts

Camilla Burdekin-Roberts | Business Assurance Manager | SSE plc

Carmen Macri

Carmen Macri | Principal Mechanical Engineer | WSP

Caroline McElroy

Caroline McElroy | Senior Service Designer | Cognizant

Cath Harrison

Cath Harrison | Virtual Lifestyle PA | Bee-Assisted Limited

Cathal Kelly

Cathal Kelly | Vice President for North Sea, Hydrogen and CCS | bp

Catherine Casazza

Catherine Casazza | Legal Counsel (Investments) | Fidelity International

Chaeleen Hong

Chaeleen Hong | Manager (Insurance Technology) | EY

Charlene Gravesande

Charlene Gravesande | Founder | Ink Media Ltd

Charlotte Hanson

Charlotte Hanson | Service Delivery Manager | BAE Systems

Charlotte Louise Menefy

Charlotte Louise Menefy | Associate | Clyde & Co

Charlotte Moir

Charlotte Moir | Account Manager | BT

Charlotte Mukungu

Charlotte Mukungu | Head of Philanthropy for EMEA, APAC and LATAM | Bank of New York (BNY)

Cherie Stephenson

Cherie Stephenson | DEI & Employee Engagement Manager | Browne Jacobson

Chloe Lewis

Chloe Lewis | Programme Director | The Catalyst Collective

Christina Leal

Christina Leal | Responsible Investment Analyst for Climate | RBC Brewin Dolphin

Christina Taylor

Christina Taylor | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Assistant Manager | KPMG LLP

Clare Felgate

Clare Felgate | Team Personal Assistant | Corporation of Lloyd’s

Clare Gore

Clare Gore | Marketing Manager | EY

Daniela Camberos

Daniela Camberos | Head of People | DD360

Daniella Alves de Sousa Reis

Daniella Alves de Sousa Reis | Senior Engineer Building Systems | Heathrow Airport

Deepeksha Champaneri

Deepeksha Champaneri | Senior Operations Manager | Virgin Media O2 (VMO2)

Dimuthu Ratnayake

Dimuthu Ratnayake | Senior Trader, Equities. Vice President | Northern Trust

Bo Kelestyn

Dr Bo Kelestyn | Associate Professor | Warwick Business School

Bonnie Kwok

Dr Bonnie Kwok | Business Development Manager | Greater Cambridge Shared Planning

Catalina Ionita

Dr Catalina Ionita | Senior Architect | Chapman Taylor

Cristina Steliana Mihailovici

Dr Cristina-Steliana Mihailovici | Social entrepreneur | Little Globy

Dr Hannah Nazri

Dr Hannah Nazri | Academic Clinical Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Doctor | University of Warwick/NHS

Dr Manpreet Dhuffar-Pottiwal

Dr Manpreet Dhuffar-Pottiwal | Psychologist | MultiGen Zen CIC

Marjani Orchery

Dr Marjani Orchery | Dentist and Medical Doctor | SMILEquity

Dr Natalie V Bailey

Dr Natalie V Bailey | Psychologist, Founder & CEO | Thriving Pathways CIC & Well Minds Together

Dr. Anmol Agarwal

Dr. Anmol Agarwal | Security Researcher | Nokia

Dunja Relic

Dunja Relic | Trainee Solicitor | Mercurae Law

Ebony Flynn

Ebony Flynn | TV Product Executive | Virgin Media O2

Ekua Cant

Ekua Cant | LinkedIn and Career Coach | Be Your No.1 Cheerleader

Eleanor Nixon

Eleanor Nixon | People Analytics Product Manager | Barclays

Elena Brake

Elena Brake | Trainee Engineer | Fishtek

Elena Drakulevska

Elena Drakulevska | BI & UX Consultant | MoonStory

Elena Garcia

Elena Garcia | Vice President – Infrastructure and Energy Capital | Macquarie Capital

Elena Koycheva

Elena Koycheva | Sustainable Investment Specialist | Northern Trust Asset Management

Ella Greenwood

Ella Greenwood | Filmmaker & Entrepreneur | Broken Flames

Ellie MacDonald

Ellie MacDonald | Founder and CEO | HelloHope UK CIC

Ellie Stevenson

Ellie Stevenson | Market Development Executive | AtkinsRealis

Emily Bailey

Emily Bailey | Co-Founder | GREEN-BiT Software

Emily Cutler-Ames

Emily Cutler-Ames | Infrastructure Engineer | Natwest Group

Emma Barret-Ryan

Emma Barrett-Ryan | Trainee Solicitor | DWF Law LLP

Emma Louise Elgar

Emma-Louise Elgar | Managing Consultant | Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd

Erin Keating

Erin Keating | Manager | PwC

Eve Calderbank

Eve Calderbank | Business Growth Development Manager | Essex County Council

EY

Fabienne Palmer

Fabienne Palmer | Head of Equity and Inclusion | Smart About Health

Fatou Ferraro Mboup

Fatou Ferraro Mboup | Writer, Journalist & Editor | SCREENSHOT Media

Federica Pisano

Federica Pisano | Solution Consultant | Guidewire Software

Flavia Saldanha

Flavia Saldanha | Consulting Data Engineer & Data Strategist | Fifth Third Bank

Gabriella Kehily

Gabriella Kehily | Investment Advisor | J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Gabriella Rasiah

Gabriella Rasiah | Trainee Solicitor | DWF Law LLP

Gayatri Rajgor

Gayatri Rajgor | Full Stack Engineer | ITV

Georgia Bright

Georgia Bright | Group People and Talent Partner | Praetura Lending Group

Glenda Kettyle

Glenda Kettyle | Senior Vice President | Citi

Grace Harwood

Grace Harwood | Vice President, Partnerships, Sustainability & Impact, UK & Europe | RBC Capital Markets

Grace Smith

Grace Smith | Founder | Forge Female Fitness

Gwyneth Sotuminu

Gwyneth Sotuminu | Agile Lead, Delivery Manager | Digital Intelligence

Hannah Benn

Hannah Benn | Senior Operations Officer | Get Further

Hannah Bhindi

Hannah Bhindi | Digital Advisor | Macquarie Group

Hannah Ground

Hannah Ground | Programme Manager | Action Tutoring

Hannah Matthews

Hannah Matthews | IT Site Delivery Manager | Johnson & Johnson

Hannah Riekemann Wood

Hannah Riekemann-Wood | Defence Maritime Consultant | Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Hannah Spence

Hannah Spence | Founder and Social Media Strategist | Clockflower Solutions

Hannah Toubi

Hannah Toubi | Intelligence Researcher | Sussex Police

Harriet Benbow

Harriet Benbow | Principal Teacher of Raising Attainment & Digital Learning | Perth & Kinross Council

Harriet Lynas

Harriet Lynas | Interactive Sales Manager | Virgin Media O2

Hayley Rabbets

Hayley Rabbets | Head of The Verve Foundation | The Verve Foundation

Dr Heather Hryczanek

Heather Hryczanek | Team Leader | GSK

Heidi Hinchliffe

Heidi Hinchliffe | Senior Lecturer | London South Bank University

Helen Penwill

Helen Penwill | Senior Associate | Reed Smith LLP

Holly Davies

Holly Davies | Voice Service Center Lead | BT

Holly Gerrard

Holly Gerrard | Heritage Consultant | ID Planning

Humairaa Hatia

Humairaa Hatia | Business Consultant | BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Iain Semple

Iain Semple | Regional Stores Director | Sainsbury’s

Ian Cunningham

Ian Cunningham | VP Enterprise Sales | Colt Technology Services

Ilaria Celentano

Ilaria Celentano | Strategy & Consulting – Management Consultant | Accenture UKI

Iliana Malatra

Iliana Malatra | Senior Associate Director Transmission & Distribution, Energy & Power | Jacobs

Imogen Pilkington

Imogen Pilkington | Senior Structural Technician | WSP

Isabel Candir

Isabel Candir | Medical Student | University of Leeds

Isha Nawaz

Isha Nawaz | Information Security Lead | bp

Iulia Midus

Iulia Midus | Software Engineer | London Stock Exchange Group

Janice Earl-Summers

Janice Earl-Summers | Collaboration Consultant | PwC

Jasmina Negrini

Jasmina Negrini | BE Chief Operating Officer – VP | Barclays

Jen Moore

Jen Moore | Campaigner | Jen Moore

Jeniffer Jeyason

Jeniffer Jeyason | Technology Consultant | EY

Jenna Bristow

Jenna Bristow | Executive Assistant | Barclays

Jessica Manson

Jessica Manson | Assistant Director | Joint Maritime Security Centre

Jessica Setter

Jessica Setter | Employee Relations Consultant, EMEA | Macquarie Bank

Jo Larby

Jo Larby | Accessibilty Community Lead & Technical Lead | Leighton

Joanna Haslam

Joanna Haslam | Design Director | Snap Finger Click

Joanne Kenney

Joanne Kenney | Research Fellow | University of Edinburgh

Jodie Campbell

Jodie Campbell | Senior Education Community Manager | Apps for Good

Johanne Penney

Johanne Penney | CEO / Founder | Amp Up Your Voice Ltd

Joy Noir

Joy Moir | Investment Manager Assistant Director | RBC Brewin Dolphin

Julia Barr

Julia Barr | Commercial Manager, Nuclear – Defence & Civil | Mott MacDonald

Juliana Smith

Juliana Smith | SHEQ Performance and Analytics Specialist | BOC

Kanchan Chandegra

Kanchan Chandegra | Volunteer | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Kasia Dutch

Kasia Dutch | Software Engineer | Starling Bank

Katherine Cai

Katherine Cai | Trader | Macquarie

Kevina Kakembo

Kevina Kakembo | Senior Quantity Surveyor | AECOM

Khadijat Olorunlambe

Khadijat Olorunlambe | Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering | University of Birmingham

Kiki Oyerinde

Kiki Oyerinde | Associate Director ESG Client Experience | RBC BlueBay Asset Management

Kim Wyche

Kim Wyche | Cryptologic Technician | Royal Navy

Krusha Vekaria

Krusha Vekaria | Packaged App Development Analyst | Accenture

Laura Balboni

Laura Balboni | Head of people and operations | Sifted EU Ltd

Laura Scott

Laura Scott | Vice President, Business Management | Royal Bank of Canada

Lauren Cassells

Lauren Cassells | Design Lead | Financial Conduct Authority

Lauren Jeffrey

Lauren Jeffery | Assistant Underwriter | Liberty Specialty Markets

Lavinnia Chelliah

Lavinnia Chelliah | Digital, Northern Hemisphere Lead | Macquarie Group

Lea Bellion

Lea Bellion | Project Manager | Cognizant

Lerato Maris

Lerato Maris | Brand Ambassador, Political Activist & Influencer | United Nations

Lesley Sackey

Lesley Sackey | Founder | Fight Forward CIC

Lesley Townsend

Lesley Townsend | Customer Success Manager | Guidewire

Lisa Rawlings

Lisa Rawlings | Senior Talent Acquisition | Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK

Liyana Shirin

Liyana Shirin | Global Communications Manager | Brambles

Louisa Clarke

Louisa Clarke | Director | One Feather Coaching

Louise Lyons-Appiah

Louise Lyons-Appiah | Co-Founder | Synkora Consulting

Lucinda Pounds

Lucinda Pounds | Talent, Learning & Development Manager | Compre

Lulu Isdory

Lulu Isdory | Technology Consultant | Ernst & Young (EY)

Lydia Hawthorn

Lydia Hawthorn | Delivery Director | Cprime

Lynsey Shovlin

Lynsey Shovlin | Supply Chain Senior Associate | Ocean WInds

Mackenzie Saitch

Mackenzie Saitch | Senior Associate – Corporate Liability Restructuring | PwC

Magdalena Groszek

Magdalena Groszek | Vice President | Goldman Sachs

Mahboobeh Rajabi

Mahboobeh Rajabi | Co-Founder and CEO | DIPACT CIC

Mai Kawashima

Mai Kawashima | Vice President | Trinity Investments

Manueline Desbouvries

Manueline Desbouvries | Change Management Lead | Macquarie Group

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Maryam Jazeem

Maryam Jazeem | Student | Home Education

Marzia Bolpagni

Marzia Bolpagni | Associate Director | Mace

Meehika Barua

Meehika Barua | Freelance Journalist | Vogue, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian

Megan Mirchandani

Megan Mirchandani | Surveyor, Capital Markets-Operational Long Income | Knight Frank

Megha Kashyap

Megha Kashyap | Decolonising Research Fellow | London South Bank University

Nandhini Adhilakshmi Thiravidamani

Nandhini Adhilakshmi Thiravidamani | Senior Consultant | Ernst & Young

Natalie Maddox-Hussain

Natalie Maddox-Hussain | Co-Founder | Women Empowering Defence

Natasha Pavlovskaya

Nataliia Pavlovskaia | Senior Associate Finance Transformation & ERP Strategy & Op Model | PwC UK

Natasha Feldman

Natasha Feldman | Gas & LNG Analyst | Macquarie

Natasha Khan

Natasha Khan | Nuclear Safety Engineer | Mott MacDonald

Navreet Kaur

Navreet Kaur | IT Audit Associate | Northern Trust

Nicole Noelia Mihailovici

Nicole Noelia Mihailovici | Social entrepreneur, Writer, Engineer | Little Globy

Nisha Menon

Nisha Menon | Lecturer of Business Skills | London Southbank University

Orla Dunlop

Orla Dunlop | DevOps Engineer | DWP Digital

Param Bhatia

Param Bhatia | Director of Employee Listening | MetLife

Pratyusha Manukonda

Pratyusha Manukonda | Technology Delivery Lead | Barclays

Rachel Drayton

Rachel Drayton | Executive Assistant & Business Coordinator | Royal College of Anaesthetists

Rachyel Ainsworth

Rachyel Ainsworth | Unit Catering Manager | HM FORCES – British Army

Rajeshpal Sangha

Rajeshpal Sangha | Global Head of Collateral Management Middle Office | Nomura

Rakhee Shah

Rakhee Shah | Technology Control Lead – MD | Citi

Rana Tajvidi

Rana Tajvidi | Senior Lecturer and Program Leader in Marketing | London South Bank University

Rebecca Dean

Rebecca Dean | Head of Franchise | Concept Claim Solutions

Rebecca Lobb

Rebecca Lobb | Senior Well Site Leader | BP

Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson | Founder & Entrepreneur | DigiSafe Compliance LTD

Ritika Wadhwa

Ritika Wadhwa | Founder and CEO | Prabhaav Global

Rob Preston

Rob Preston | Finance Operations Director | Amazon

Robyn Adams

Robyn Adams | Senior Associate Solicitor | Debenhams Ottaway LLP

Romee Brussen Mulder

Romée Brussen-Mulder | Associate | Macquarie

Rosie Nutt

Rosie Nutt | Corporate Liability Restructuring Manager | PwC

Ruchika Ganesh

Ruchika Ganesh | Consultant | FTI Consulting

Rupa Jones

Rupa Jones | Strategy and Transformation Controller | Sky Media

Ruth Guest

Ruth Guest | Lecturer in General Practice | Royal Navy

Saba Maskin

Saba Maskin | Principle Energy and Sustainability Engineer | WSP

Sachini Yapa

Sachini Yapa | Senior Project Manager | QBE Insurance

Sajna Rahman

Sajna Rahman | Co-Founder | Tomorrow Meets Today

Sana Butt

Sana Butt | Early Careers Talent Acquisiton Specialist | DLA Piper

Saniye Oktem

Saniye Oktem | BIM Consultant | Arup

Sara Yahia

Sara Yahia | HR Expert & Author of Quietly Sparks

Sarah Collins

Sarah Collins | Head of Sustainability & Community Investment | TP ICAP

Sarah Flambard

Sarah Flambard | Lawyer | Macquarie

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell | Senior Associate | Osborne Clarke LLP

Sarah Picasso

Sarah Picasso | Human Rights Manager | Sainsbury’s

Sarah Raza

Sarah Raza | Senior Recruiter | Bank of New York (BNY)

Saskhia Menendez

Saskhia Menendez | Innovator, Talent & Podcast Host | Sassy

Satu Laura Irena Nuoramo

Satu Laura Irena Nuoramo | Alliance Lead | Zoom

Shade Alcine

Shadè Alcine | Client Relationship Manager | HUMAN

Shannon Rogers

Shannon Rogers | Police Constable | Lincolnshire Police

Sharon Oranekwu

Sharon Oranekwu | Interim Executive Director | Square Gate Group

Shauna Roper

Shauna Roper | Chief of Staff | HSBC Bank

Sherry Gardner

Sherry Gardner | Events Coordinator, RBC Capital Markets | Royal Bank of Canada

Silvia Plaza Martin

Silvia Plaza Martin | Health Psychologist / Therapist | Violet Psychology

Sinead Danquah

Sinead Danquah | Customer Experience Manager | Barratt Redrow PLC

Sky Parsons

Sky Parsons | Senior Healthcare and Life Sciences Consultant | IBM

SLR

SLR Consulting

Sofia Mondragon

Sofia Mondragon | Associate Banker – Vice President | Citi Law Firm Group

Sophie Parker

Sophie Parker | Head of Talent | Pure Data Centres Group

Stella Emseis

Stella Emseis | Associate Director, Senior Corporate Events Manager | RBC BlueBay Asset Management

Stephanie Kovatchev

Stephanie Kovatchev | Claims Operations Manager | The Hartford

Steve Hyndman

Steve Hyndman | Director of Transformation Risk | Aviva Investors

Subhasree Krishnamoorthy

Subha Krishnamoorthy | Product Manager | Cognizant Worldwide Ltd.

Suborna Akthar

Suborna Akthar | Senior Recruitment Advisor | Simmons & Simmons Adaptive

Supriya Davda

Supriya Davda | Talent Acquisition Partner | Northern Trust

Suzan Boylan

Suzan Boylan | Job Architecture Relationship Manager | Barclays

Swarnika Agrawal

Swarnika Agrawal | Associate | Nomura International PLC

Tara Majumdar

Tara Majumdar | Junior Associate Programmatic | Dentsu

Tegan Hull

Tegan Hull | Associate, Structuring | Nomura

Umme Kalsoom Alam

Umme Kalsoom Alam | Director | In2MedSchool Acceleration Programme

Vanessa Green

Vanessa Green | Well-being Advocate and Coach | Habit Heartbeat

Vicky Shepherd

Vicky Shepherd | Surveyor | Knight Frank

Yetunde Animashaun

Yetunde Animashaun | Tech Consultant & Founder | Accenture & Tech432

Yvette Janse van Rensburg

Yvette Janse van Rensburg | Senior Consultant | Let’s Talk Talent

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