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The Gramercy Institute Is Proud to Present Its 2026 Judges of The 23rd Annual Gramercy Institute Financial Marketing Strategy Awards

Please join The Gramercy Institute in expressing its gratitude to this elite panel of prominent financial services marketers! See below for information on how to enter. 

Judges

Diana Awed, VP, Head of Marketing Enablement & Operations, T. Rowe Price

JR Badian, Managing Director, Global Head of Direct & Digital, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Former)

Adam Bell, Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer, Arbor Realty Trust

Lauren Wagner Boyman, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. & Americas, KPMG

Eugene Colter, Global Head, Corporate Communications, Managing Director, MSCI Inc.

Jim Cove, Executive Vice President, Head, U.S. Marketing,

Natixis Investment Managers

John D Connolly, Director & Head of Marketing, Woozle Research

Nambia Ferguson, Head, Channel Marketing, Artemis Investment Management

Emily Fink, Chief Marketing Officer, Sedgwick

Allyson Foster, Managing Director, Europe/NRC Marketing, Capital Group
Mathew Greenlay, Digital & Content Marketing Director, St. James's Place

Frances Hawthorne, Director, Marketing Strategy &
Planning, LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

Anji Kang-Stewart, Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer, Barclays Private Bank

Jennifer Lindauer, Director of Brand Marketing, Plymouth Rock Assurance

Nick Lines, Managing Director - Head, Digital Personalisation and Content

(Business & Commercial Banking), Lloyds Banking Group

Kajsa Lucas, Director, Head, Channel Marketing, Federated Hermes Limited

Kirsten Ly, Chief Marketing Officer, Modera Wealth Management

Laura Manley, Global Chief Marketing Officer, MetLife Investment Management

Scott Mowbray, Head, Group External Communications, Vanquis Banking Group

Alex Ourris, Head of Marketing, EMEA, PineBridge Investments

Paul Patella, Global Head of Strategic Communications, Digital Asset

Kenna Roberts, Global Head, Marketing Operations, AXA Investment Managers

Kristi Rodriguez, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Nationwide Financial

Mitch Rose, Executive Director, Digital Strategy—Content, J.P. Morgan

Karen Swanston, Marketing Manager, Financial Services Artemis Investment Management

David Rowe, Head of Marketing Strategy, Marketing Production & Investor Services, COMGEST

Sanchari Roy, Vice President, Marketing Manager-Global Banks, Benelux & Nordics,
Allianz Global Investors

Kate Snelling, Advertising & Social Media Manager, Sharegain

Zoe Stuart, Head, Marketing Operations & Business Management, NatWest Group

Amanda Thurston, Principal, U.S. Marketing Consulting Leader, KPMG

Lauren Wagner Boyman, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. & Americas, KPMG

Jeanne Washington, Senior Director, Global Content Strategy, Morningstar

Brie Williams, Managing Director, Global Head, Advisory Solutions & Wealth Intelligence, State Street Investment Management

GRAMERCY INSTITUTE'S 2026
FINANCIAL MARKETING STRATEGY AWARDS

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Gramercy Institute is pleased to announce its 23rd Annual Gramercy Institute Financial Marketing Strategy Awards honoring excellence in financial marketing strategy. 

 

This award recognizes STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE in financial marketing. Twenty-three years ago, the Gramercy Institute established this award based on the premise that marketing STRATEGY is the most critical element of a successful marketing endeavor-especially in the financial services sector.

 

Any company (financial firm agency, publisher, marketing services provider) that has conceived and/or executed strategic financial marketing work in the past 18 months are encouraged to complete this online entry form and simply click submit.

 

ENTRY DEADLINE 

 

Early Entry Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2026

($325 per entry)

Entry Deadline: Friday, February 13, 2026

($395 per entry)

WHO CAN ENTER?

Any company (agency, publisher, financial firm, marketing services provider) that has conceived and/or conceived and/or executed financial marketing strategies within the past 18 months for the benefit of a financial services firm (corporate entries are also accepted). This includes:

 

Financial firms marketing their own products or services

Agencies/consultancies

Media companies/publishers

Marketing service providers to financial firms

 

 

ENTRY DEADLINE 

Early Entry Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2026 

($325 per entry)

Entry Deadline: Friday, February 13, 2026 

($395 per entry)

Judging will be carried out by a panel of financial services marketing leaders from the world’s top financial, media and marketing brands. Individual judges’ scores will be averaged together to determine category winners. Entrants will be notified on the status of their entry

(winning or not winning) on or about Monday, February 28, 2026 via email.

 

 

HONORING WINNING TEAMS

 

A congratulatory roster of categories and winners will be published and distributed to Gramercy Institute’s global financial marketing community in late February 2026. An award ceremony will be held in New York City on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Gramercy Institute's

Financial Marketer's Forum: NYC. 

 

Awards will be presented in an in-person ceremony in New York City on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Gramercy Institute's Financial Marketer's Forum: NYC. Winners present at the

March 12 ceremony will be awarded a trophy. Winners not present may purchase trophies.

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