Annual Awards
A Legacy of Leadership in Finance
Since 1985, the Financial Women’s Association (FWA) has recognized the trailblazers, visionaries, and allies who are shaping the future of the global financial community. Our Annual Awards celebrate individual excellence across the private, public, and non-profit sectors, honoring those whose leadership and mentorship have paved the way for the next generation of women in business. From pioneering CEOs to dedicated public servants and strategic male allies, FWA honorees represent the highest standard of professional achievement.
FWA Honorees
For decades, FWA has recognized leaders whose achievements and contributions are advancing the financial community. Join us for the FWA's 70th Anniversary Gala on October 8, 2026 to meet this year's honorees.
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2024 Entrepreneur of the Year2024 Entrepreneur of the Year
Chef Maria Loi
Founder, Loi Food Products, and Host, "The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets"
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2023 Private Sector Woman of the Year Sharon Bowen Chair, New York Stock Exchange2023 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2023 Male Ally of the Year Dan Barclay CEO, BMO Capital Markets2023 Male Ally of the Year
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2022 Private Sector Woman of the Year Tina Byles Williams Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Xponance2022 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2022 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year 4-Star General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost Commander of U.S. Transportation Command2022 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2022 Male Ally of the Year Roger G. Arrieux, Jr. NY Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP2022 Male Ally of the Year
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2021 Private Sector Woman of the Year Carla Harris Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley2021 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2021 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Jo Ann Jenkins Chief Executive Officer, AARP2021 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2021 Male Ally of the Year Jean-Yves Fillion CEO, BNP Paribas USA2021 Male Ally of the Year
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2019 Private Sector Woman of the Year Pallavi Sebastian Chief of Staff & Operations for Financial Services, Microsoft US2019 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2019 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Kathy Hochul New York State Lieutenant Governor2019 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Chaya Pamula Co-founder, President & CEO, PamTen & SheTek; Founder of SOFKIN2019 Entrepreneur of the Year
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2019 Male Ally of the Year Stephen E. Zweig Partner, Ford & Harrison LLP2019 Male Ally of the Year
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2018 Private Sector Woman of the Year Deirdre Stanley Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Thomson Reuters2018 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2018 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Anne-Marie Slaughter President and CEO, New America2018 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2017 FWA Pioneer Leadership Award Frances Hesselbein Founder, Hesselbein Leadership Institute; former CEO Girl Scouts of America; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient2017 FWA Pioneer Leadership Award
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2017 FWA Woman of the Year Sara Mathew Chairman and CEO, Dun & Bradstreet (retired)2017 FWA Woman of the Year
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2017 FWA Image Maker Award Candace Straight Executive Film Producer, "Equity," Investment Banker, Past President FWA2017 FWA Image Maker Award
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2016 Private Sector Woman of the Year Colleen Campbell Vice Chair, BMO Capital Markets2016 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2016 Public/Non-Profit Sector Women of the Year FWA's Past Presidents2016 Public/Non-Profit Sector Women of the Year
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2015 Trailblazer of the Year Cathy Engelbert Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte, LLP2015 Trailblazer of the Year
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2015 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Lisa Schlosser Federal Deputy Chief Information Officer, OMB2015 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2014 Private Sector Woman of the Year Martina Hund-Mejean Chief Executive Officer, MasterCard2014 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2014 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Vicki L. Fuller CIO, New York State Common Retirement Fund2014 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2013 Private Sector Woman of the Year Barbara J. Krumsiek Chair, President and CEO, Calvert Investments, Inc.2013 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2013 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Judith Rodin, Ph.D. President, The Rockefeller Foundation2013 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2013 Visionary Woman of the Year Betsy West Executive Producer, Storyville Films and "MAKERS: Women Who Make America"2013 Visionary Woman of the Year
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2012 Private Sector Woman of the Year Maria Bartiromo CNBC's "Closing Bell" Anchor/Managing Editor, "Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo"2012 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2012 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Paula Gavin President, National Urban Fellows, Inc.2012 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2011 Private Sector Woman of the Year Irene Dorner President & CEO, HSBC Bank, USA2011 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2011 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Sylvia Ann Hewlett Founding President, Center for Work-Life Policy2011 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2010 Private Sector Woman of the Year Karen Peetz CEO, Financial Markets & Treasury Services, BNY Mellon2010 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2010 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Gail J. McGovern President and CEO, The American National Red Cross2010 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2009 Private Sector Woman of the Year Amy Woods Brinkley Global Risk Executive, Bank of America Corporation2009 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2009 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Sheila C. Bair Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation2009 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2008 Private Sector Woman of the Year Christine A. Poon Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson & Johnson2008 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2008 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Evelyn H. Lauder Senior Corporate Vice President, The Estée Lauder Cos., Founder and Chairman, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation2008 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2007 Private Sector Woman of the Year Anne M. Mulcahy Chairman & CEO, Xerox Corporation2007 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2007 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Kathryn Fuller Chair of the Board, The Ford Foundation2007 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2006 Private Sector Woman of the Year Sharon Allen Chairman of the Board, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP2006 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2006 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Nancy M. Barry President, Women's World Banking2006 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2005 Private Sector Woman of the Year Marjorie Magner Chairman and CEO, Global Consumer Group, Citigroup2005 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2005 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Maria Otero Founder and President, Women's Venture Fund2005 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2004 Private Sector Woman of the Year Dina Dublon Chief Financial Officer, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.2004 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2004 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Kavita Ramdas President and CEO, Global Fund for Women2004 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2003 Private Sector Woman of the Year Sallie L. Krawcheck Chairman and CEO, Smith Barney2003 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2003 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Beverly Daniel Tatum President, Spelman College2003 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2002 Private Sector Woman of the Year Mary C. Farrell Managing Director, Member of the Investment Policy Committee, UBS PaineWebber Inc.2002 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2002 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Kathryn S. Wylde President and CEO, The New York City Partnership & Chamber of Commerce2002 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2001 Private Sector Woman of the Year Nancy Peretsman Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Allen & Company Incorporated2001 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2001 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Catherine R. Kinney Group Executive Vice President and Member of the Office of the Chief Executive, New York Stock Exchange2001 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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2000 Private Sector Woman of the Year Pamela Thomas-Graham Executive Vice President, CNBC; President and CEO, CNBC.com2000 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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2000 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Mary L. Schapiro President, NASD Regulation, Inc.2000 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1999 Private Sector Woman of the Year Abby Joseph Cohen Partner and Chief Market Strategist, Goldman, Sachs & Co.1999 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1999 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky U.S. Trade Representative1999 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1998 Private Sector Woman of the Year Edwina Woodbury Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Avon Products, Inc.1998 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1998 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Alice M. Rivlin Vice Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System1998 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1997 Private Sector Woman of the Year Nancy S. Donovan President and CEO, NOVIS Corporation1997 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1997 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Ruth J. Simmons President, Smith College1997 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1996 Private Sector Woman of the Year Lois Juliber President, Colgate-North America1996 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1996 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Honorable Madeleine Albright U.S. Representative, The United Nations1996 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1995 Private Sector Woman of the Year Angela Dunlap President, MCI Consumer Markets1995 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1995 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Laura D'Andrea Tyson Assistant to the President for Economic Policy1995 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1994 Private Sector Woman of the Year Muriel F. Siebert President & Chairman, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.1994 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1994 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Hon. Christine Todd Whitman Governor, The State of New Jersey1994 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1993 Private Sector Woman of the Year Ellen Gordon President and COO, Tootsie Roll Industries1993 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1993 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Hon. Margaret M. Richardson Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service1993 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1992 Private Sector Woman of the Year Judy C. Lewent Vice President, Finance and CFO, Merck and Co., Inc.1992 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1992 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Hon. Barbara Hackman Franklin Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce1992 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1991 Private Sector Woman of the Year Maria Monet CFO and Director, Ogden Corporation1991 Private Sector Woman of the Year
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1991 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year Jill M. Considine Managing Director and CAO, American Express Bank (former NYS Superintendent of Banks)1991 Public/Non-Profit Sector Woman of the Year
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1990 Woman of the Year Joan Edelman Spero Senior Vice President and Treasurer, American Express Company1990 Woman of the Year
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1989 Woman of the Year Deborah Coleman Vice President, Finance, Apple Computer, Inc.1989 Woman of the Year
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1988 Woman of the Year Karen Horn Chairman and CEO, Bank One, Cleveland1988 Woman of the Year
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1987 Woman of the Year Cathleen Black Publisher, USA Today1987 Woman of the Year
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1986 Woman of the Year Jane Evans President and CEO, Monet Crystal Brands, Inc.1986 Woman of the Year
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1985 Woman of the Year Dr. Marina Whitman Vice President and Economist, General Motors Corp.1985 Woman of the Year
