It’s hip to be square: Yale University’s Millstein Center for Corporate Governance has just announced the recipients of its second annual Rising Stars of Corporate Governance awards. The prizes go to various folks under the age of 40 who have made some notable contribution to the field. Full disclosure: Yours truly won a Rising Star award last year.

This year’s recipients are:

The Rising Stars of Corporate Governance for 2009 are:


· Nada Abdelsater-Abusamra, partner at the law firm Raphaël & Associés;

· George M. Anderson, partner at Tapestry Networks;

· Stephen L. Brown,  associate general counsel, corporate governance, at TIAA-CREF;

· Evelynne Change, coordinator for corporate governance at the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Secretariat, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD);

· Deborah Gilshan, corporate governance counsel at Railpen Investments;

· David Hess, assistant professor of business law and business ethics at the University of Michigan;

· Elizabeth Ising, associate at the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher;

· Alexis B. Krajeski, associate director for governance and sustainable investment, F&C Investments;

· Rachel C. Lee, senior corporate counsel at EMC Corp.;

· Julieta Rodríguez Molina, associate at the law firm of Galindo, Arias & López.

Hats off to all!