Congratulations to our 2024 Finalists!
Winners will be announced during Transform 2024 at Wynn Las Vegas.
The Transform 10: Finalists
The Transform 10 recognizes the ten most inspirational executive leaders who are leading transformation across their areas of influence and moving the world of work forward. These are the people-centric, global changemakers challenging the status quo through business, venture, or entrepreneur leadership.
Sameer Ahuja
President
GameChanger
Reema Batnagar
VP, People
Pixar
Mahima Chawla
CEO & Co-founder
Cocoon
Lybra Clemons
Former Chief Diversity Officer
ex-Twilio
Jose Cong
VP of Talent & Culture
Humane, Inc.
Ted Deutch
CEO
American Jewish Committee
Marissa Huang
Operating Partner
Playground Global
David Landman
Talent Strategist
ex-Goldman Sachs
Leander LeSure
Chief People & Diversity Officer
Smarsh
Shay McAlister
Anchor/ Investigative Reporter
Tegna
Leslie Neitzel
CHRO
Carrot Fertility
Rebecca Port
Chief People Officer
10x Genomics
James Reinhart
CEO
thredUP
Marcus Sawyerr
CEO
EQ.app
Mita Mallick
Head of DEI
Carta
Mihir Shukla
CEO and Co-Founder
Automation Anywhere
Julie Sowash
Executive Director
Disability Solutions
Pat Wadors
Chief People Officer
UKG
Todd Walrath
CEO
ShiftMed
Paul E. Wolfe
Human First Leadership Advocate
Category Award Finalists
Celebrating the most innovative programs and inspiring initiatives that positively impact workplaces, team cultures, and communities for the better.
The Innovators: Transformative Tech of the Year
Recognizes the companies with the most transformative tech-enabled solutions and products impacting the way we work and live.
Team Builder: Connected Culture of the Year
Celebrates the company with the most thoughtful and effective model for creating a thriving distributed workforce.
Inclusion Champion: DEI Initiative of the Year
Celebrates the company with the most sustainable and impactful approach to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Difference Maker: Social Impact Initiative of the Year
Recognizes the company that exhibits passion for serving others, making a positive impact in the lives of their employees and local communities.
Space Pioneer: Workspace Design of the Year
Recognizes the company that provides an innovative workspace design to inspire productivity, collaboration, and creativity in both traditional office settings and coworking spaces.
People Activator: Employee Experience of the Year
Goes to the company with the most exciting approach to building an incredible employee experience to attract, retain, and grow their people.
Team Magnet: Talent Strategy of the Year
Recognizes the company with the most exciting and exceptional approach to recruiting, onboarding, and growing both internal and external talent.
Rewards Trailblazer: Total Rewards Strategy of the Year
Recognizes the company with the most forward-thinking approach to total rewards that includes a compensation, equity, benefits, and perks package that reflects the true value they place in their people.
Wellness Advocate: Wellbeing Program of the Year
Recognizes the company with the most holistic approach to supporting individual and family mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
People Accelerator: L&D Program of the Year
Celebrates the company with the most forward-thinking approach to building an incredible employee experience to attract, retain, and grow their people.
Mission Messenger: Employer Brand of the Year
Recognizes the employer that’s making a name for itself among job seekers, employees, and the general public as being a simply great company to work for.
Data Master: People Reporting & Insights of the Year
Recognizes the employer setting the bar for use of data, analytics, and insights to improve their people-strategy decision making.
Power Pair: Executive Partnership of the Year
Celebrates the power of partnership to lead business transformation. This pair exemplifies how strategic alignment between business operations and people operations drives positive outcomes for the business and its people.
Industry Mobilizer: Inspiring Resource of the Year
Recognizes the most inspiring and valued educational resource for the Transform community. A resource may be a blog, podcast, online community, email series, etc.
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What are the Transform Awards?
Hear from past award winners and judges why the Transform Awards are so important, and the impact that recognition and celebration has on our community.
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