PMI Rising Leader Award
The PMI Rising Leader Award honors young professionals who have advanced project management within an organization, advanced knowledge and understanding of the practice, and demonstrated an understanding of PMI standards, practices, and ethics.
PMI Rising Leader Award
The PMI Rising Leader Award honors young professionals who have advanced project management within an organization, advanced knowledge and understanding of the practice, and demonstrated an understanding of PMI standards, practices, and ethics.
Key dates
Nominations Open: February 3
Nominations Close: April 18
Winner Notification: August 2025
Award Presentation: November 2025 at PMI Global Summit
Any Project Professional age 35 or younger (at the time of application) is eligible.
- The nominator for a nominee must be a PMI member in good standing.
- Self-nomination is permitted for candidates with a PMI membership in good standing.
- The nominee must be no more than age 35 at the time of application.
- Current PMI staff, PMI contractors, and/or PMI consultants are not eligible to self-nominate or submit a nomination for this award.
- Current PMI Board members and members of PMI Board Reporting Committees are not eligible to self-nominate or act as a nominator for this award.
- PMI reserves the right not to select any winner for a particular year if the evaluations performed indicate that nominations do not meet the stated criteria.
- Individuals located in the PMI China region may use a PMI ID in place of PMI membership when submitting a nomination, whether for themselves or someone else.
Recent Winners
Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Leaders. Learn more about these remarkable individuals below.

Sinead Gallagher
2024

2024