ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NIRI: The Association for Investor Relations, today 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 overall Investor Relations (IR) profession.
“On behalf of NIRI, I’d like to congratulate our 2026 Class of Rising Leaders Under 40. This year we’ll have the unique pleasure of celebrating their achievement at our first-ever NIRI Gala at the NIRI 2026 Annual Conference on the evening of Saturday, June 6th at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk,” said NIRI President and CEO Matthew Brusch, CAE.
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
NIRI will honor the 2026 Rising Leaders Under 40 during the NIRI 2026 Annual Conference, June 6-9, 2025, in Chicago. More information about the NIRI Rising Leaders Under 40 Program can be found here.
About NIRI: The Association for Investor Relations
Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts, and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world with members representing over 1,500 publicly held companies and $12 trillion in stock market capitalization.