ADISA Awards

Built by the industry, for the industry.

Sponsor Champion

Leadership, Engagement, Transparency & Investor Stewardship

Awarded to a product sponsor whose conduct sets the benchmark for the industry -- not simply through performance, but through how the firm operates and gives back to the alts industry. The Sponsor Champion demonstrates practices that go beyond the minimum, responsiveness to due diligence and advisor inquiry, partnership and commitment to the education and betterment of the collective industry, and decisions that put investor interests first.

Eligibility: Product sponsor member firms of ADISA.

Sponsor Champion Nomination Form

Allocator Champion (Firm)

Raising the Bar for Diligence, Advisor & Investor Education & Awareness, and Industry Engagement

Awarded to a broker-dealer, RIA, family office, or other allocator firm that has strengthened how alternatives are evaluated and delivered to investors. The Allocator Champion firm invests in real due diligence infrastructure, educates its advisors, and champions not only the alts space but in partnership with ADISA and its members in moving the alts space forward.

Eligibility: Broker-Dealer, RIA, and other allocator member firms of ADISA.

Allocator Champion (Firm) Nomination Form

Allocator Champion (Individual)

Alternative Advocate, Involvement & Investor Education

Awarded to an individual -- an advisor, due diligence officer, analyst, or executive -- who has advanced the thoughtful use of alternatives through advocacy, education and personal investment of time in the industry. This is a recognition of the person who explains the asset class honestly, mentors others, shows up for the work, and has earned the trust of clients and peers alike.

Eligibility: Individuals employed by allocator member firms of ADISA.

Allocator Champion (Individual) Nomination Form

Innovator of the Year

Redefining What's Possible in Alternatives

Awarded to the firm or individual behind an idea, structure, technology, or process that meaningfully changed how the industry works. Innovation is measured by adoption and impact, not novelty alone -- the winner has made an impact on how alternative investments are structured, distributed, evaluated, serviced, or reported, and the industry is demonstrably better for it.

Eligibility: Any ADISA member firm or individual. Innovation should have been introduced or achieved meaningful traction within the past 24 months.

Innovator of the Year Nomination Form