Judges


For any awards, carrying out fair, consistent, and accurate judging is key to ensuring the true winners are recognized.

The Private Asset Management Awards 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 mix of leading wealth managers, advisors/consultants, service providers and other industry experts make up the judging panel. The judges are split into groups depending on their specialist expertise.

If you would like to be a judge, please contact Shannon.

2026 Judges Included



Cara Williams
Senior Partner, Global Head of Climate & Sustainability
Mercer
Casey Whalen
Head and Chief Investment Officer
Lazard Wealth
Christopher Petrosino
Head of Investments, Wealth Management
Manning & Napier
Dan Sondhelm
CEO
Sondhelm Partners
Erik Lehr
Chief Investment Officer
Empirical Wealth Management
Heather Flanagan
Head of Family Office Services
Wealthspire
Jamie Hopkins
CEO
Bryn Mawr Trust
Jon Carroll
Independent Advisor
Jon Carroll + Family
Joseph Anthony
President
Gregory
Joseph Larizza
Managing Director
iCapital
Joseph W. Reilly
CEO and Founder
Circulus Group
Liz Fritz
Co-Founder
F2 Strategy
Ohm Srinivasan
Rob Wolfe
Managing Director
Apollon Wealth Management
Tom Ruggie
CEO
Destiny Family Office