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YP Awards 2022

     

     

    OVERVIEW OF COMPETITION

    The Alliance is in search of the top young professionals under 40 in the family wealth industry. The 2022 Young Professionals Awards honor the industry's rising stars who have demonstrated success in their careers and made significant contributions to the industry. 
     

    Eligibility Requirements

    Nominees should be established professional leaders with a strong record of innovation and outstanding performance. Additional requirements include:

    • Nominees must be under the age of 40 as of January 1, 2022
    • Nominees must be employed at a SFO, MFO or established multifamily wealth practice
    • Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. ET on May 6th 2022

    Other important items to note:

    • Multiple nominees from the same organization may be submitted; however, winners are limited to two per firm
    • Neither nominators nor nominees are required to be current members of The Family Wealth Alliance
    • Self-nominations are welcome, but all nominees are strongly encouraged to include a letter of support from a supervisor, mentor, or client
    • Winners from the 2020 YP Awards are eligible to win again
    • Only complete applications will be considered
    • There is no fee to apply

     

    Scoring Criteria

    Nominees are judged based on three criteria, equally weighted and averaged together to calculate their overall score. Weighting is executed by a computerized scoring system and not by judges’ determination. Judges may abstain from judging a category or a nominee if they believe there is a conflict of interest. Judges provide their unbiased assessment on each candidate.

    Judges look for the following elements while reviewing nominees:

    • Thoughtfulness of the application
    • Insights into the industry
    • Introspective reflections and considerations
    • Demonstrated impact
    • Does the candidate seem to focus on putting clients’ interests above their own?
    • Does the candidate appear to have high standards and values?
    • Does leadership see true potential in the candidate?

    Judges

    A panel of third-party judges will review all applications. All judges agree to recuse themselves from discussing and voting on nominations with which he/she could be perceived as having a conflict of interest.

     

    BRUCE BENESH

    Retired Executive

    CHRIS QUINN

    Co-Executive Director, CIBC Family Office

    		  

    ELYN DAVIS

    Director, Schwab Advisor Family Office

    JACK THURMAN

    Retired Executive

    		  

    SCOTT SUMNER

    Vice President, Head of Custody, Fiduciary Trust Company

    		  

    VAL GORMAN

    Chief of Staff, Cresset Capital 

     

    WALLY HEAD

    Retired Executive

    		  

     

     

    CARA WILLIAMS

    Director of Client Service,

    Wetherby Asset Management

    		    

     

    Recognition

    Winners will be recognized at the 2022 FWA Fall Forum in Chicago, IL on October 18, 2022. All nominees receive complimentary access to the awards ceremony; nominees are not required to attend to win. In addition, all nominees will receive discounted registration to the full Fall Forum. Winners will receive recognition on the FWA website and social media channels.

     

    QUESTIONS?

    For questions regarding this and future Alliance Young Professionals Awards, please contact:

    Brooke Morimoto
    Senior Director of Strategic Programs
    312.248.8820, ext. 702
    Brooke@fwalliance.com