Ensuring excellence is rewarded

The judging process is designed to be rigorous and thorough to ensure all entries receive full consideration and that excellence in each of the categories is truly rewarded. A diverse panel of leading hedge fund COOs, CFOs, CCOs, GCs and CTOs make up the judging panel.

The judges are split into groups depending on their specialist expertise. To add further scrutiny to the process shortlisted firms for selected award categories will face virtual judging sessions where they will pitch their entries to a selection of the judging panel.

Our 2024 Judging Panel Includes

Arthur Melkonian
COO
Equinox Partners
Brendan Kalb
Global General Counsel
ExodusPoint Capital Management
David Martin
CEO / COO
Martin Fund Management
David Nangle
General Counsel
MKP Capital Management, L.L.C.
Derek Backofen
CCO and head of operations
MKP Capital
Drew Hershkowitz
CIO/CTO
Casdin Capital
Ed Lalanne
Chief Investment Officer
Astra Ventures
Jennifer Wilde Anderson
COO
Wave Digital Assets
Joseph Dutton
CFO/CCO
Wasserstein
Len Weedman
CFO
Trian Partners
Michael Lubman
COO
Green Trading Capital
Mike Fastert
COO
TIG Funds
Nick Nusbaum
CFO & COO
Pine River Capital Management L.P.
Patrice Bonfiglio
President
Sarissa Capital Management
Paula You
COO
Gilgamesh Ventures
Pravesh Subramanian
Director of Software Engineering
Axonic
Raphael Di Napoli, CIRA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer | CFO
ESL Investments
Rick Sharma
Chief Legal Officer
Bridgewater Associates
Rishi Sadarangani
Founder & CIO
Revolution Gate
Rory Cohen
GC
Varadero
Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia
General Counsel, Chief Risk Offier
Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC
Serge Todorovich
General Counsel
Shenkman Capital
Simon Raykher
General Counsel / CCO
Kepos Capital LP
Susan Black-Beth
Chief Operating Officer
Avante Capital Partners
Thomas Kennedy
CFO/COO
Opti Capital Management, LP