Rising Stars 2023 - Full Shortlist - WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards

Full Shortlist 2023

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

The Rising Star Award winners will be announced on 22 May 2023.

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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Aasha Marenghi

Aasha Marenghi | Subsea Project Manager | bp

Abbey Wong

Abbey Wong | Director | Voice ESEA

Abigail Otchere

Abigail Otchere | Medical communications manager | Excerpta Medica

Abimbola Ajala

Abimbola Ajala | Lead vol | Lahafrica

Ahlam Qattan

Ahlam Qattan | Engineering Manager | Astor Bannerman

Alalea Kia

Alalea Kia | Research Fellow | Imperial College London

Alanna Lee

Alanna Lee | Morgan Stanley

Alessandra Wood

Alessandra Wood | Senior Web Data Analyst | DirectLine Group

Alexandra Lawson

Alexandra Lawson | Commercial Advisor – Integrated Energy Solutions Europe | Shell UK

Alice Delisi

Alice Delisi | Director, Performance Marketing | IHG Hotels & Resorts

Alice Graham

Alice Graham | Senior Chartered Surveyor | Faithful+Gould

Alice Huang

Alice Huang | Business Development Pipeline Manager | PwC

Amber Jodko

Amber Jodko | Enterprise Project Engagement Manager | BAE Systems

Amber Loste-Brown

Amber L’Oste-Brown | Executive Assistant | IFS UK LTD

Amber-Sidney

Amber Sidney | Vice President, eFX Distribution | Morgan Stanley

Amy Golem

Amy Golem | Quantum Sales Executive | IBM

Amy Woo

Amy Woo | Operations Manager | Sullivan & Stanley

Anamaria Olaru

Anamaria Olaru | Relationship Manager | BlackRock

Anett Newton

Anett Kiss | Responsible Procurement Senior Manager | IHG Hotels & Resorts

Angela Tedone

Angela Tedone | Agile Coach | bp

Anisha Kochar

Anisha Kochar | Leveraged Finance Associate | NatWest

Anita Marinelli | Founder & Trustee | My Shining Star Childrens Cancer Charity

Anjali Chorlton

Anjali Chorlton | Graduate Technology Analyst | Barclays

Anna Nguyenova

Anna Nguyenova | Business Consultant | IBM

Annabelle Coffin

Annabelle Coffin | Event Manager | Ashton Gate Stadium

Anne Okafor

Anne Okafor | Planner | Cruden Building (Scotland)

Annika Ramos

Annika Ramos | Data Analyst | Age UK

Antonia Fox

Antonia Fox | Head of Learning and Development | dmg media

Anum Bandey

Anum Bandey | Controls Assurance Analyst | Aviva Investors

Anya van-den-Berg

Anya Van Den Berg | Vice President – Data and Analytics | Deutsche Börse

Arshia Ahmad

Arshia Ahmad | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant | Changing Mindsets

Ashlee Williams

Ashlee Williams | S&P Global

Asia Sharif

Asia Sharif | Software Engineer | NatWest and ChainVerse

Atos IT Services Ltd

Avni Dave

Avni Dave | Project Manager | RBC

Ayesha Afzal

Ayesha Afzal | Researcher | Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center

Belen Jorda

Belen Jorda | Senior Manager | EY

Bethany Woolley

Bethany Woolley | Insurance Broker | Marsh

Blanca Vazquez-de-Castro

Blanca Vázquez de Castro | Associate | Latham & Watkins

Caroline Rees-Williams

Caroline Rees Williams | Operations Manager and Exec Assistant | The Valesco Group

Catherine Heylings

Catherine Heylings | Life sciences Consultant | IBM consulting

Cat Podesta

Catherine Podesta | Offshore Installation Engineer | SSE

Catherine Wright

Catherine Wright | Senior Vice President | SVB UK

Celia Warrender

Celia Warrender | Scrum master | whg

Chandni Patel

Chandni Patel | Delivery Manager | Connectr

Cherie Stephenson

Cherie Stephenson | HR Change & Projects Lead | Browne Jacobson

Chloe Selvey

Chloe Barnard | Associate Director, Global Collaboration & International Connectivity | HSBC

Claire Huxley

Claire Huxley | Commercial Code Change Manager | National Grid ESO

Claudia Hill

Claudia Hill | Threat Intelligence Analyst | Morgan Stanley

Clay Van Doren

Clay Van Doren | CEO Central Europe. CEO Northern Europe & Asia Pacific. | Atos

Cynthia Tze-Keng-Ko

Cynthia Ko | Manager, Behavioural Designer | Cowry Consulting

Dani Burger

Dani Burger | Anchor | Bloomberg

Danielle Magni

Danielle Magni | Vice President, Nordic Sales | Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Darcy Gleeson

Darcy Gleeson | Senior Digital Consultant | IBM iX

Devina Morjaria

Devina Morjaria | Senior Manager, voco hotels Brand & Guest Experience | IHG Hotels & Resorts

Dimuthu Ratnayake

Dimuthu Ratnayake | Vice President, Senior Equity Trader | Northern Trust Corporation

Dolly Carter

Dolly Carter | Reporter | Newsquest

Dominika Chrastilova

Dominika Chrastilova | Project Analyst | NatWest

Donna Fisher

Donna Fisher | Founder and Director | Smile Box

Eleni Meletiadou

Dr Eleni Meletiadou | London Metropolitan University

Dr Emma Yhnell

Dr Emma Yhnell | Senior Lecturer (Teaching Focused) | Cardiff University

Harveen Chugh

Dr Harveen Chugh | Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship | Warwick Business School

Dr Joyce Omatseye

Dr Joyce Omatseye | Medical Doctor | NHS England

Dr Laura David

Dr Laura David | CEO and founder Smart About Health | Smart About Health

Dr Pearl Jarrett

Dr Pearl Jarrett | CEO | Veranda Connect Ltd

Ebanie Xavier-Cope

Ebanie Xavier-Cope | Year 5 Teacher, Music Lead and EDI Lead | New Horizons Children’s Academy

Elaine C Walker

Elaine C Walker | The GMA Group

Eleanor Bean

Ellie Bean | Junior Systems Engineer | Atkins

Eloise Hunte-Wood

Eloise Hunte-Wood | Producer | POW TV

Emily Carlson

Emily Carlson | Digital Accessibility Manager | KPMG UK

Emily Davies

Emily Davies | Head of Student Entrepreneurship | University of Exeter

Emily Pham

Emily Pham | Scrum Master Support Analyst | HSBC

Emma Saddleton

Emma Saddleton | Global Media Strategy Director | dentsu

Emy Passingham

Emy Passingham | Senior Audit Associate | PwC

Evelin Sanderson-Nichols

Evelin Sanderson-Nichols | Sustainability Assistant | University of Warwick

Farirai Gora

Farirai Gora | Product Innovation | Mhururu neMuridzo Ltd

Farkhanda Abbas-Rind

Farkhanda Abbas Rind | Procurement capabilities Manager | IHG Group Plc

Ferhin Master

Ferhin Master | GWS UK Supplier Partner Operations Coordinator | CBRE

Fiyin Amosu

Fiyinfoluwa Amosu | Consultant | Daintta

Freya Robertson

Freya Robertson | Chief of Staff to CEO/ Previously Executive Assistant | Progeny

Gee Lewis

Gee Lewis | Adaptive Resourcing Manager | Simmons & Simmons

Gemma Evans-Hurley

Gemma Evans-Hurley | Culinary Lead – Projects | Compass Group UK & Ireland

Gemma Littlewood

Gemma Littlewood | DEI Strategic Lead / Project Manager | Oil Spill Response Limited

Georgia Shaw

Georgia Shaw | Project Manager | Atos

Georgina Durrant

Georgina Durrant | Founder | Cheshire SEN Tutor LTD

Georgina-Robinson GR Estates

Georgina Robinson | Director – Estate Agency | G.R. Estates

Giulia Marzetti

Giulia Marzetti | Senior Carbon Management Consultant | Mott MacDonald

Godspromise Adeosun

Godspromise Adeosun | CEO & Founder | Envision Changes

Grace Benham

Grace Benham | Chair, “Channel” employee representation group | Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Graeme Fox

Graeme Fox | Director of Technical | BESA

Hannah Crompton

Hannah Crompton | Data Scientist and Project Advisor to EVP Innovation and Engineering | bp

Hannah Evans

Hannah Evans | Senior Software Engineer | SiXworks

Hannah Green

Hannah Green | Data and Navy Applications CTO | BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Hannah Kernthaler

Hannah Kernthaler | Short Term Operability Manager | National Grid ESO

Hannah Kupoluyi

Hannah Kupoluyi | Lead Mentor | All Women’s Network

Hannah Nazri

Hannah Nazri | Academic Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology | NHS

Hayley Magorian

Hayley Magorian | Service Delivery Manager | Transport for London

Hazal Turunc

Hazal Turunc | Medical Student, Education Content Creator, Co-Founder of Journey2Med and Creative Strategist at Queen Mary University of London | Barts and The London, YouTube

Helen Choudhury

Helen Choudhury | Head of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion | The MPA Group

Helen Owen

Helen Owen | Senior Diversity Equity & Inclusion Specialist | National Grid

Hena Naranbhai

Hena Naranbhai | Director Strategic Development | Barclays

Holly Boothroyd

Holly Boothroyd | Software Engineer 2 | Microsoft

Holly Rae

Holly Rae | Modern Workplace Solution Architect | Corporate Project Solutions

Ifrah Shafiq

Ifrah Shafiq | Al Mu’Minun (The Believers)

Isabella Curtis

Isabella Curtis | Systems Engineer | Boeing UK

Jackie Weldon

Jackie Weldon | Executive Support Assistant | PwC

Jacquelyn Fisher

Jacquelyn Fisher | Senior Project Engineer | bp

Jay Trestain

Jay Trestain | IBM

Jenna Amos

Jenna Amos | PA to Chief Of Investment Officer | Lloyd’s Of London

Jenna Atkinson

Jenna Atkinson | Associate Solicitor | Harrison Drury Solicitors

Jessica Curry

Jessica Curry | Associate Consultant | Capgemini

Jessica Heagren

Jessica Heagren | That Works For Me

Jessica Rhodes

Jessica Rhodes | Head of Marketing | BR-DGE

Jessie Chan

Jessie Chan | CX and Communications Graduate | Atos

Jignasha Kanani

Jignasha Kanani | Learning & Development Manager | Lloyds Banking Group

Jo Anna-Reid

Jo-Anna Reid | Global Internal Communications Manager | IHG

Joy Ly

Joy Ly | Business Transformation Consultant | Capgemini

Julie Hammond

Julie Hammond | NHS and Private GP| Medical Director and Lead Aesthetic Practitioner at Dr Hammond Aesthetics | Dr Hammond Aesthetics

Kabir Alam

Kabir Alam | Business Manager | HSBC

Karen Medhat

Karen Medhat | Customer Success Manager | IBM

Kariel Parian

Kariel Parian | Senior Manager | Deloitte

Karimah Bangura

Karimah Bangura | Journalist and Digital News Producer | ITN

Karyna Tubolyeva

Karyna Tubolyeva | Team Lead – Conversational AI | E.ON Digital Technology GmbH

Kasia Wojciechowska

Kasia Wojciechowska | Regional Head of Client Accounts | Capita

Kate Mackie

Kate Mackie | Operations Support Manager | Rolls-Royce Plc

Katharine Childs

Katharine Childs | Research Assistant | Raspberry Pi Foundation

Katie-M

Katie Mason | Events Manager | Railway Children

Katie Shanahan

Katie Shanahan | Associate Director | Crossword Cybersecurity

Kay Lawrence

Kay Lawrence | Hospitality Sales Executive | Ashton Gate Stadium

Keisha Adair-Swaby

Keisha Adair Swaby | Inspirational Speaker, Radio Presenter, Author | Empowering Dyslexics

Kelly Greenaway

Kelly Greenaway | Senior Brand and Marketing Communications Manager | phs Group

Kelly Ling

Kelly Ling | Head of Dynamic Creative | Dentsu

Kirstin Kade

Kirstin Kadé | Product Manager | ZOE

Kristina Tarkhanyan

Kristina Tarkhanyan | Global Markets Management Lead | The Bank of New York Mellon

Krsna Mohnani

Krsna Mohnani | Junior Doctor | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Laura Barrett

Laura Barrett | Project Manager Commercial Strategy Initiatives | Lloyd’s of London

Laura Brock

Laura Brock | CfD Delivery Manager | National Grid ESO

Laura Cottey

Laura Cottey | Royal Naval Medical Officer | Royal Navy

Laura Gould

Laura Gould | Counsel | Reed Smith LLP

Laura Jardine-Paterson

Laura Jardine Paterson | CEO & Founder | CONCAT Tech LTD

Lauren Luck

Lauren Luck | Regional Engineer | John Sisk & Son Ltd

Lauren Thompson

Lauren Thompson | Deputy Account Manager | BAE Systems

Leah Adeniran

Leah Adeniran | Associate | Latham & Watkins

Lily Mortimer

Lily Mortimer | Supervising Associate | Simmons & Simmons LLP

Lina Khanom

Lina Khanom | Associate solicitor | Dawson Cornwell LLP

Lisa Kirchner

Lisa Kirchner | Associate | Dyal Capital

Liseli Sumbwanyambe

Liseli Sumbwanyambe | Junior Associate | McKinsey & Company

Louise Nolan

Louise Nolan | Assistant Civil Engineer | Mott MacDonald

Lucy Imms

Lucy Imms | Director, Campaign Marketing | IHG Hotels & Resorts

Maisie Ward

Maisie Ward | Audit Manager | PwC

Maria Ahmad

Maria Ahmad | Foundation Year 1 (FY1) Doctor | NHS

Maria Rosa-Torres-Sejin

Maria Rosa Torres Sejin | Culture, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Programme Manager | Bank of England

Marian Felix

Marian Felix | Executive Assistant | Codified

Mark Smith

Mark Smith | VP Digital & Talent Supply | bp

Mark Timms

Mark Timms | Co-Head of Corporate Banking Origination | HSBC UK Bank Plc

Marsha Castello

Marsha Castello | Data Analyst | UK Civil Service

Martijn-van-der-Meulen

Martijn van der Meulen | Development Director | Snap Finger Click

Martyna Adam

Martyna Adam | Senior Data Analyst | Grayce

Meehika Barua

Meehika Barua | Freelance Journalist | Meehika Barua

Meera Saravanan

Meera Saravanan | Project Officer | Academics Against Assault

Megan Hulme

Megan Hulme | Associate | Mishcon de Reya

Mei-Shiang Shen

Mei-Shiang Shen | Business Consultant | IBM

Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith | Portfolio Delivery Manager – Digital | River Island

Mike Smith

Mike Smith | Wells Superintendent | bp

Molly Taylor

Molly Taylor | Co-Founder | Famn

Monica Gupta

Monica Gupta | Vice President, Fixed Income and Currencies Trader and Portfolio Manager | Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Morag Ofili

Morag Ofili | Founder, Director | Kiltered

Natalie Gaynor

Natalie Gaynor | EA | RBC

Natasha Binnie

Natasha Binnie | Medical Student | King’s College London

Natasha Day

Natasha Day | Paramedic | British Army

Neetu Khosla

Neetu Khosla | Social Value Manager and Multicultural Chai | Amey Consulting

Nina Still

Nina Still | Service Improvement Lead, Markets Pre-Trade | Barclays

Nuthana Prathivadi-Bhayankaram

Nuthana Prathivadi Bhayankaram | Paediatric doctor | NHS

Parmjeet Plummer

Parm Plummer | Assistant Headteacher | Victoria College Jersey

Pasha Khan

Pasha Khan | EMEA Strategy & Transformation Lead | RWC

Patrice Baptiste

Patrice Baptiste | Portfolio GP | The NHS

Paula Bekinschtein

Paula Bekinschtein | Founder & Managing Director | WalkBek Consulting Limited

Paula Nolan

Paula Nolan | Junior UX Designer | SmartBear

Phoebe Waters

Phoebe Waters | J.S. Held

Preeti Singh

Preeti Singh | Team Lead | Bloomberg

Priya Mistry

Priya Mistry | Marketing and Sales Technology Consulting Manager | Ernst & Young

Qianyu Chen

Qianyu Chen | Research Fellow | University of Birmingham

Rachel Arthur

Rachel Arthur | Head of Computing | Teach First

Rachel Duffy

Rachel Duffy | Principal Associate | Eversheds Sutherland LLP

Rachel Malik

Rachel Malik | Investment Counsellor | Citi

Rim Elfallal

Rim Elfallal | Registered Nurse | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Rita Corbo

Rita Corbo | PA | Direct Line Group

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor | Co-Founder | Famn

Runako Celina

Runako Celina | Investigative journalist

Saachi Dhillon

Saachi Dhillon | Lead – Marketing | National Geographic

Sabrina Au

Sabrina Au | Partnerships Lead | Dot Dot Fire

Sally Orange

Sally Orange | Mental Health Campaigner | Sally Orange Ltd

Saloni Chugh

Saloni Chugh | Senior Business Analyst | Fidelity investments

Sam Robinson

Sam Robinson | Protection Specialist | HSBC UK

Sam Haigh

Samantha Haigh | Software Engineering Coach | Multiverse

Samantha Hiew

Samantha Hiew | Founder | ADHD Girls

Samantha Hunt

Samantha Hunt | Engineering Infrastructure Manager | In-Space Missions Ltd

Sarah Hill

Sarah Hill | Commercial Transformation Advisor | bp

Sarah Painter

Sarah Painter | VP, Experience Marketing | Merkle

Sarah Zarywacz

Sarah Zarywacz | Meetings & Events Operations Manager | BCG

sasha Saville

Sasha Saville | CEO/Founder | The Executive Solutions Agency

Shaunna Bell

Shaunna Bell | Senior Vice President / UK Management Liability Placement Leader | Marsh

Sheryl Agyemang

Sheryl Agyemang | Senior Marketing Manager | SunLife

Shruthi Govindarajan

Shruthi Govindarajan | Structural Engineer – II | Worley

Sianne Ramlal-Tapper

Sianne Ramlal-Tapper | Diversity, Inclusion, Culture & Engagement Specialist | MUFG

Simranjeet Kaur-Mann

Simranjeet Kaur Mann | Junior Associate | Founders Law

Siona Lamble

Siona Lamble | NatWest Group

Siqi Chong

Siqi Chong | Finance Control and Oversight Associate | Nomura

Soma Ghosh

Soma Ghosh | Career Adviser | The Career Happiness Mentor

Sonam Kohli

Sonam Kohli | Global Strategy Manager | IHG

Sophia Lee-Roberts

Sophia Lee Roberts | Graduate Project Manager | BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Sophie Robson

Sophie Robson | Claims Advocate | Marsh

Starling Bank

Stephanie Brooks

Stephanie Brooks | Studio Manager | Igloo Regeneration Limited

Suri Shandilya

Suri Shandilya | Managing Director | HSBC

Susan Harvey

Susan Harvey | Owner | Nurture Gnomes

Symone Zelkin

Symone Zelkin | Executive Assistant to the CEO | Three UK

Synergised Solutions Ltd

Tahia Tahmin

Tahia Tahmin | Fund Analyst | FE Fundinfo

Tamanna Advani

Tamanna Advani | Senior Associate | PwC

Taryn Walker

Taryn Walker | Trainee Solicitor & Implementation Manager | Summize

Taylor Mirkarimi

Taylor Mirkarimi | DEI Recruiting Program Manager | Amazon

Theresa Yurkewich-Hoffmann

Theresa Yurkewich Hoffmann | Policy & sustainability lead specialist | Microsoft

Tokunbo Ifaturoti

Tokunbo Ifaturoti | Senior Project Manager | Ministry of Justice

Tori Ford

Tori Ford | Medical Herstory

Tracy Smith

Tracy Smith | Principal Landscape Architect | Amey

Venus Madden

Venus Madden | Clinical Fellow to Chief Allied Health Professions Officer | NHS England

Victoria Ollerenshaw

Victoria Ollerenshaw | Contracts Support and Spares Manager | Carter Synergy Ltd

Victoria Ross

Victoria Ross | Chartered Financial Planner | Progeny Wealth

Zeba Khanam

Zeba Khanam | Specialist Research Professional | BT Group

Zinet Kemal

Zinet Kemal | Cloud Security Engineer | BestBuy

Zoe Henley

Zoe Henley | Team Leader | GlaxoSmithKline

Zoha Omer

Zoha Omer | Future Leaders Graduate | CBRE GWS

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