NIRI has announced its 2026 Class of Rising Leaders Under 40.
The NIRI Rising Leaders Under 40 Program recognizes talented young individuals in the investor relations community who have made noticeable contributions to their companies and the investor relations profession.
“On behalf of NIRI, I’d like to congratulate our 2026 Class of Rising Leaders Under 40,” says NIRI President and CEO Matthew Brusch, CAE.
NIRI will honor the 2026 Rising Leaders Under 40 during the NIRI Annual Conference, June 6–9, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. For more information about the NIRI Rising Leaders Under 40 Program, visit www.niri.org/community/rising-leaders-under-40.
The NIRI 2026 Rising Leaders Under 40 include:
- Louise Bick – Vice President, Investor Relations, Sempra
- Nicole Bronstein – Senior Manager, Investor Relations, The Walt Disney Company
- Catherine Brunet, IRC – Associate Director, Rivel
- Alexandra (Alexa) Clements – Senior Vice President, H/Advisors Abernathy
- Ryan Coleman – Managing Director, Alpha IR
- Frances (Frannie) DeFranco – Director, Investor Relations, GSK
- Lucia Dempsey – Head of Investor Relations, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
- Erin Drabek – Vice President, Investor Relations, Arcosa
- Annie Drapeau, CPA – Investor Relations Director, Fortra
- Jennifer Drew-Bear – Senior Associate, Bitfarms
- Mateo Garcia – Director, Investor Relations, Hawaiian Electric Industries
- George Gosden – Enterprise Account Executive, AlphaSense
- Kelsey Henderson – Practice Manager, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, High Country Search Group
- John Holecek, CFA – Manager, Investor Relations, The Home Depot
- Alex Jones – Associate Director, Rivel, Inc.
- Alex Kapper, IRC – VP, Investor Relations, Caterpillar Inc.
- Tanner Kaufman – Managing Director, M&A and Activism Defense, FTI Consulting
- Sarah Marx – Senior Director, Investor Relations, Etsy
- Meighan McGowan – Head of Business Development, Georgeson LLC
- Aileen Pilgrim, CPA – Assistant Vice President of Investor Relations, The Hartford
- Adam Pollack – Partner, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
- Vina Tsai – Founder and Principal, VT Consulting Group