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.

Houri Tamizifar

Amira Barger

Professor, Communications, Marketing & Change Management, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Houri Tamizifar

Ana White

EVP & Chief People & AI Enablement Officer
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES

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Houri Tamizifar

Alessandra Lezama

CEO and Founder
TOOTRIS

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Houri Tamizifar

Christine Heckart

CEO and Founder
XAPA

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Houri Tamizifar

Claude Silver

Chief Heart Officer
VAYNERX

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Houri Tamizifar

Jenny Dearborn

Chief People & Enterprise Excellence Officer
GREENFIELD GLOBAL

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Houri Tamizifar

Jacqui Canney

Chief People and AI Enablement Officer
SERVICENOW

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Houri Tamizifar

Alexi Suvacioglu

CEO
BECAUSE

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Houri Tamizifar

Barbry McGann

Managing Director and SVP, Workday Ventures
WORKDAY

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Houri Tamizifar

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.

Award Winner:
tootris
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.

Award Winner:
Nextdoor
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.

Award Winner:
San Francisco Giants logo
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.

Award Winner:
wagmo
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.

Award Winner:
Mission Fed
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.