Congratulations to our 2026 winners!
The Transform 10: Meet the 2026 Winners
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.
Amira Barger
Professor, Communications, Marketing & Change Management, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Ana White
EVP & Chief People & AI Enablement Officer
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES
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Alessandra Lezama
CEO and Founder
TOOTRIS
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Christine Heckart
CEO and Founder
XAPA
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Claude Silver
Chief Heart Officer
VAYNERX
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Jenny Dearborn
Chief People & Enterprise Excellence Officer
GREENFIELD GLOBAL
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Jacqui Canney
Chief People and AI Enablement Officer
SERVICENOW
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Alexi Suvacioglu
CEO
BECAUSE
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Barbry McGann
Managing Director and SVP, Workday Ventures
WORKDAY
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Houri Tamizifar
CEO
CYNURIA
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2026 Transform Category Award Winners
Transformative Technology
Recognizes the companies with the most transformative tech-enabled solutions and products impacting the way we work and live.
Transformative Impact
Recognizes the company that exhibits passion for serving others, and making a positive impact in the lives of their employees and local communities.
Transformative Resource
Recognizes the most inspiring and valued educational resource for the Transform community. A resource may be a blog, podcast, online community, email series, etc.
Transformative Workplace AI Initiative
Honors organizations that have used AI to improve efficiency, decision-making, employee experience, and business outcomes while ensuring fairness, transparency, and a human-centered approach.
Transformative Executive Duo
Celebrates the power of partnership to drive transformation. This pair exemplifies how strategic alignment between business and people operations drives positive outcomes for the business and its people.
How are nominations judged?
Each nomination is evaluated and scored by a panel of expert independent industry judges.
When are winners announced?
Winners were announced in a community awards celebration on Tues, March 24th, at Transform 2026.
How are winners recognized?
We celebrate the winners onsite at Transform 2026 throughout the event, social media and more!
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.