The FISD Rising Stars program provides support and targeted activities to newer entrants to the financial information industry. Rising Stars are those newer to the industry by merit of age or a career pivot. 

The Rising Star Fellowship provides five fellows free attendance to WFIC and comes with special recognition and responsibilities at the conference Fellowship winners will have a speaking opportunity, be recognized on stage and co-host the Rising Stars Happy Hour, sponsored by Bloomberg. We had over 50 applications submitted. Thank you to everyone who applied. We are thrilled to announce the 2026 class of Rising Star fellows. 

If you’re a young professional or new to financial information and interested in attending the Rising Star Happy Hour at WFIC, sponsored by Bloomberg, please contact Kirsten Ellis. This event is invite-only. 

If you have questions about the fellowship or Rising Star program in general, please contact Rising Star global lead Kirsten Ellis.