NIRI NY Appoints New NextGen Committee for 2026 - 2027 Season

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI NY) today announced the new members of the NextGen Committee for the 2026-2027 term and recapped the highlights of a successful 2025-2026 season.

“I’m honored to lead NextGen this year and to build on the strong foundation that Jennifer Drew-Bear and last year’s committee established for early-career investor relations (IR) professionals in New York,” said Chris Perry, President of NIRI NextGen. “Our committee brings together returning members and new voices from across the IR community, and we share a common goal: helping professionals who are new to the field build the skills, relationships and confidence to grow their careers. This season, we look forward to offering practical programming and networking events that connect our members with one another and with the broader NIRI NY community.”

“NextGen plays an important role in the NIRI NY community, and its success is a direct reflection of the energy and commitment of its volunteer leaders,” said Nichole Saland, President of NIRI NY. “We thank our outgoing NextGen Committee members, Jennifer Drew-Bear, Taylor Donahue, Robert Leidl and Emily Mohr, for their leadership this past season, and we are proud that several of them have gone on to serve on the NIRI NY board. We look forward to supporting Chris and the new committee as they continue to develop the next generation of IR talent.”

Incoming members of the 2026-2027 NIRI NY NextGen Committee include:

• Chris Perry – President
  Vice President, Gladstone Place Partners
• Cassandra Wade – Vice President, Membership
  Senior Associate Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, Korn Ferry
• Kaitlin Fong – Vice President, Membership
  Vice President Special Situations and Investor Relations, Edelman Smithfield
• Maddy Zimba – Vice President, Communications
  Senior Account Supervisor, Special Situations and Investor Relations, Edelman Smithfield
• Caroline Levine – Vice President, Communications
  Senior Associate, Kekst
• Jacob Blawski – Vice President, Programs
  Primary Markets Business Development – Americas, LSEG
• Lorenzo Brogi-Skoskiewicz – Vice President, Programs
  Associate, Brunswick Group

Details regarding NextGen membership and benefits are available in the ‘Join’ section of www.niriny.org.

About NIRI NY NextGen
NIRI NY NextGen is a group of the NIRI NY chapter geared specifically to meet the needs of up-and-coming IR professionals who are newer to the workforce and have been in IR for less than five years. NIRI NY strives to be an engaging, educational, and welcoming place for those starting out in investor relations. Whether members are embarking on a role in IR after a stint in equity research, are in a rotational IR spot from finance or elsewhere in their company, or are working as an IR consultant or service provider, NIRI NY NextGen encourages our members to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge in the NIRI community. For more information, please visit: https://www.niriny.org/niri-ny-nextgen/about-niri-ny-nextgen/default.aspx

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NIRI New York is the largest chapter in the NIRI network. Our unique position at the crossroads of the world’s largest financial center and a broad base of Fortune 500 and other leading companies enables us to attract a dynamic membership base, deliver cutting-edge programs featuring our industry’s most respected leaders, unparalleled peer-to-peer networking opportunities, and access to thought leadership across multiple channels. Visit http://www.niriny.org/join to join NIRI NY today.

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