Nominations are now open for PEI Group’s sixth Women of Influence in Private Markets list, which recognizes trailblazing women in venture capital and other alternative assets. The deadline for nominations is end of day Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
To be eligible, nominees must work in the private funds industry, namely VC, private equity, private debt, infrastructure or real estate. We welcome nominations for women working in a variety of roles at investment firms (such as on the investment team, IR, operations, marketing and portfolio support), LPs, as well as advisory firms (including law firms, placement agents and capital advisory firms). There are no age or geographical restrictions.
Read about the professionals who have previously been included on the list here.
The following criteria will be considered:
- The nominee’s achievements in their career, their firm or the private funds industry to date, and particularly over the past 12 months;
- Evidence of innovation or game-changing actions;
- Evidence of leadership, impact or influence on others within the industry and beyond.
Achievements considered noteworthy include a promotion, founding a new firm, starting a mentoring program; playing an instrumental role in an innovative or significant deal; implementing an ESG policy; leading a fund’s investment activity in a new sector or region; helping their organization navigate market disruption and taking identifiable steps to facilitate greater DEI in their firm/portfolio companies/the wider industry.
Note that individuals who appeared in PEI Group’s previous Women of Influence in Private Markets lists are not be eligible.
The Women of Influence list 2026 will be published in October by Private Equity International, Private Debt Investor, Infrastructure Investor, Venture Capital Journal and PERE.
How to submit your nomination
- Fill in the online nomination form.
- In less than 300 words, include details of what the person has achieved in their career to date, and particularly over the past 12 months, to make them worthy of being included in the list.
- Any information included in the nomination should be suitable for publication.
- Tell us which asset classes the nominee covers: private equity; infrastructure; private debt; venture capital; real estate; cross asset class. Choose the option that applies most closely – PEI Group’s editorial teams reserve the right to consider all entries for all categories.
- Tell us the profile of the organization the individual works for (GP/fund; LP/investor; advisory firm).
- Firms and PRs are welcome to submit nominations, with no more than a single nomination per firm for each primary asset class (private equity; infrastructure; private debt; real estate; venture capital; cross asset class).
- Submit your nomination by end of day Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
If you have any queries, please contact: womenslist@pei.group
