Rising Stars 2025 - Full Winners List

Full Winners List

RISING STAR AWARD WINNERS 2025

We are proud to announce our 2025 Rising Star winners, powered by Royal Bank of Canada.

Once again, we would like to congratulate all our winners and extend sincere thanks to everyone who supported Rising Stars during 2025.

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Abby Sonnier

Abby Sonnier | Senior Consultant | FTI Consulting

Aeman Faruqui

Aeman Faruqui | Platform Tech Lead | Virgin Media O2

alex jonas

Alex Jonas | Management Consulting Director | Accenture

Alexia Williams

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

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

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

Anshuman Bhalla

Anshuman Bhalla | Technology Risk Manager | RSA Insurance Group

Ashleigh Foreman

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

Audrey Low

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

Becky Jones

Becky Jones | Data Manager | Action Tutoring

Bella Reid

Bella Reid | Founder, Product Designer | Clens Cosmetics

Bethan Garland

Bethan Garland | Chief of Staff & Commercial Operations Lead | ViiV Healthcare | GSK

Caitlin Rozario

Caitlin Rozario | Founder and facilitator | interlude

Camilla Burdekin-Roberts

Camilla Burdekin-Roberts | Business Assurance Manager | SSE plc

Caroline McElroy

Caroline McElroy | Senior Service Designer | Cognizant

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)

Chloe Lewis

Chloe Lewis | Programme Director | The Catalyst Collective

Christina Taylor

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

Bo Kelestyn

Dr Bo Kelestyn | Associate Professor | Warwick Business School

Bonnie Kwok

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

Cristina Steliana Mihailovici

Dr Cristina-Steliana Mihailovici | Social entrepreneur | Little Globy

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

Dunja Relic

Dunja Relic | Trainee Solicitor | Mercurae Law

Eleanor Nixon

Eleanor Nixon | People Analytics Product Manager | Barclays

Elena Brake

Elena Brake | Trainee Engineer | Fishtek

Elena Garcia

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

Ella Greenwood

Ella Greenwood | Filmmaker & Entrepreneur | Broken Flames

Ellie Stevenson

Ellie Stevenson | Market Development Executive | AtkinsRealis

Emily Bailey

Emily Bailey | Co-Founder | GREEN-BiT Software

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

Federica Pisano

Federica Pisano | Solution Consultant | Guidewire Software

Gabriella Kehily

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

GEORGINA WORRALL

Georgina Worrall OBE | Head of POWERful Women

Grace Harwood

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

Grace Smith

Grace Smith | Founder | Forge Female Fitness

Hannah Benn

Hannah Benn | Senior Operations Officer | Get Further

Hannah Spence

Hannah Spence | Founder and Social Media Strategist | Clockflower Solutions

Harriet Benbow

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

Harriet Lynas

Harriet Lynas | Interactive Sales Manager | Virgin Media O2

Helen Penwill

Helen Penwill | Senior Associate | Reed Smith LLP

Iain Semple

Iain Semple | Regional Stores Director | Sainsbury’s

Ilaria Celentano

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

Isha Nawaz

Isha Nawaz | Information Security Lead | bp

Janice Earl-Summers

Janice Earl-Summers | Collaboration Consultant | PwC

Jasmina Negrini

Jasmina Negrini | BE Chief Operating Officer – VP | Barclays

Jessica Setter

Jessica Setter | Employee Relations Consultant, EMEA | Macquarie Bank

Joanne Kenney

Joanne Kenney | Research Fellow | University of Edinburgh

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

Kevina Kakembo

Kevina Kakembo | Senior Quantity Surveyor | AECOM

Khadijat Olorunlambe

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

Khayala Eylazova

Khayala Eylazova | PwC EMEA Advisory, Operations Transformation

Krusha Vekaria

Krusha Vekaria | Packaged App Development Analyst | Accenture

Laura Scott

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

Lauren Cassells

Lauren Cassells | Design Lead | Financial Conduct Authority

Lea Bellion

Lea Bellion | Project Manager | Cognizant

Lesley Sackey

Lesley Sackey | Founder | Fight Forward CIC

Lisa Goodchild

Lisa Goodchild, Chief Trouble Maker, Digilearning

Lisa Rawlings

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

Liyana Shirin

Liyana Shirin | Global Communications Manager | Brambles

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

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

Maryam Jazeem

Maryam Jazeem | Student | Home Education

Marzia Bolpagni

Marzia Bolpagni | Associate Director | Mace

Meehika Barua

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

Megha Kashyap

Megha Kashyap | Decolonising Research Fellow | London South Bank University

Natalie Maddox-Hussain

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

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

Nisha Menon

Nisha Menon | Lecturer of Business Skills | London Southbank University

Param Bhatia

Param Bhatia | Director of Employee Listening | MetLife

Pratyusha Manukonda

Pratyusha Manukonda | Technology Delivery Lead | Barclays

Rakhee Shah

Rakhee Shah | Technology Control Lead – MD | Citi

Rebecca Lobb

Rebecca Lobb | Senior Well Site Leader | BP

Rob Preston

Rob Preston | Finance Operations Director | Amazon

Rosie Nutt

Rosie Nutt | Corporate Liability Restructuring Manager | PwC

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

Saniye Oktem

Saniye Oktem | BIM Consultant | Arup

Sara Yahia

Sara Yahia | HR Expert & Author of Quietly Sparks

Sarah Flambard

Sarah Flambard | Lawyer | Macquarie

Sarah Picasso

Sarah Picasso | Human Rights Manager | Sainsbury’s

Satu Laura Irena Nuoramo

Satu Laura Irena Nuoramo | Alliance Lead | Zoom

Shade Alcine

Shadè Alcine | Client Relationship Manager | HUMAN

Sharon Oranekwu

Sharon Oranekwu | Co-Founder | Emboldened

Shauna Roper

Shauna Roper | Chief of Staff | HSBC Bank

Sherry Gardner

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

Sinead Danquah

Sinead Danquah | Customer Experience Manager | Barratt Redrow PLC

Sky Parsons

Sky Parsons | Senior Healthcare and Life Sciences Consultant | IBM

Sofia Mondragon

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

Sophie Parker

Sophie Parker | Head of Talent | Pure Data Centres Group

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

Tara Majumdar

Tara Majumdar | Junior Associate Programmatic | Dentsu

Umme Kalsoom Alam

Umme Kalsoom Alam | Director | In2MedSchool Acceleration Programme

Vanessa Green

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

Yetunde Animashaun

Yetunde Animashaun | Tech Consultant & Founder | Accenture & Tech432

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