Key Takeaways
- • Pensions & Investments' WorldPensionSummit named 15 Rising Stars for 2026 from a pool of 29 nominees, honored November 5 in The Hague, Netherlands.
- • The second class of Rising Stars required nominees to have roughly 10 years of industry experience and evidence of progress, contributions, and standing as role models.
- • The honorees listed include Rikke Berg Jacobsen, Tiffany Junkins, Tunji Andrews, Katherine McLoughlin, Azelli Aris, Rachel Larson, Peter Markarian, Will Stanco, Michael Farinelli, Lusine Hovhannisyan, Daniel Costa, Cody Chen-Shao, Charlotte Palmer, Andrew Ko, and Alfie Lake.
- • A related Pensions & Investments real estate piece reports U.S. tax-exempt institutions held $562.4 billion in private real estate in 2026, roughly flat year over year.
Summary
Pensions & Investments has honored 15 individuals as the 2026 class of Rising Stars at its WorldPensionSummit, recognizing professionals it describes as reshaping the future of institutional investment. The winners were selected from a field of 29 nominees and were honored on November 5 in The Hague, Netherlands.
According to the publication, nominees for the second class were required to have around 10 years of industry experience and to provide evidence of their progress, their contributions, and their positions as role models within the sector. The publication has profiled each of the 15 honorees to outline their achievements and career progress. The named honorees are Rikke Berg Jacobsen, Tiffany Junkins, Tunji Andrews, Katherine McLoughlin, Azelli Aris, Rachel Larson, Peter Markarian, Will Stanco, Michael Farinelli, Lusine Hovhannisyan, Daniel Costa, Cody Chen-Shao, Charlotte Palmer, Andrew Ko, and Alfie Lake.
The awards list is accompanied on the same page by a Pensions & Investments real estate article by James Van Bramer, which notes that U.S. tax-exempt institutions held $562.4 billion in private real estate in 2026, barely changed from the previous year. That article attributes the limited new commitments to slow distributions and rising bond yields, despite stabilizing property values. The real estate piece is a separate story and does not describe the Rising Stars selection itself.
According to the publication, nominees for the second class were required to have around 10 years of industry experience and to provide evidence of their progress, their contributions, and their positions as role models within the sector. The publication has profiled each of the 15 honorees to outline their achievements and career progress. The named honorees are Rikke Berg Jacobsen, Tiffany Junkins, Tunji Andrews, Katherine McLoughlin, Azelli Aris, Rachel Larson, Peter Markarian, Will Stanco, Michael Farinelli, Lusine Hovhannisyan, Daniel Costa, Cody Chen-Shao, Charlotte Palmer, Andrew Ko, and Alfie Lake.
The awards list is accompanied on the same page by a Pensions & Investments real estate article by James Van Bramer, which notes that U.S. tax-exempt institutions held $562.4 billion in private real estate in 2026, barely changed from the previous year. That article attributes the limited new commitments to slow distributions and rising bond yields, despite stabilizing property values. The real estate piece is a separate story and does not describe the Rising Stars selection itself.
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