United States CEO of the Year 2026

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STATUS: Active LEVEL: National

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Rank	+/-	Nominee		Points
1			Brian J. Esposito Esposito Intellectual Enterprises	4318
2			Joseph Hurley AVORS Medical Group	51
3			Gailord Bovrisse Whuups	15
4			Maher Qubain TelAir Group	<10
5	+16		Tim Alan Third Day Entertainment	<10
6	+1		Misha Ford 3TG Staffing Solutions	<10
7	+3		Antoinette Ortega AO Network TV	<10
8	+11		Jeffrey Friedman Medwood Services	<10
9	-3		Archer Chiang Giftpack, Inc.	<10
10	+12		Usman Khalid TransData	<10
11	+12	Moe Nada		<10
12	+13	Nick Connor		<10
13	+13	Arshad Hisham		<10
14	+13	Tibor Deme		<10
15	+13	Rehman Siddiq		<10
16	+13	Katie Holt		<10
17	+13	Boris Markosian		<10
18	+13	Satheesh Kanchi		<10
19	+14	Dr. Blanca Espinoza		<10
20	+14	Cihan Fuat Atkin		<10
21	+14	Stefan Gunnarsson		<10
22	+14	Jason Moreau		<10
23	+14	Curtis Northcutt		<10
24	+14	Deriche Zakaria		<10
25	-13	Assaf Dagan		<10
26	+14	Zackrey Ceasar		<10
27	+12	Luca Dayz		<10
28	+13	Roberto R. Muñoz		<10
29	+13	Damian Jenkins		<10
30	+13	Julio Gonzalez		<10
31	+13	Erez Saf		<10
32	-23	Tracy Carson		<10
33	+14	Shar Woehl		<10
34	+15	Paul Andre Huet		<10
35	+13	Tal Shahar		<10
36	+10	Marco Antonio Granados		<10
37	+13	Heather McGee		<10
38	+13	Ryan Flint		<10
39	+13	Moses Gross		<10
40	+13	Ronald Principe		<10
41	+13	Giovanni Higareda		<10
42	+13	Kent Christopherson		<10
43	+13	Lukas Rezanina		<10
44	+13	William White		<10
45	-37	Warren Bobrow		<10
46	-41	Nabil GEBEILY		<10
47	-36	Leesa Robinson		<10
48	-30	Angela Cusack		<10
49	-29	John Mccartney		<10
50	-36	Enrico Cortesano		<10

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Season 2026 Overview
Key Facts and Figures

Start*:		Jan 1 2026 18:00 GMT
End:		Dec 30, 2026 17:00 GMT
Winners Announcement:		Dec 30, 2026 18:00 GMT
Nominees:		1009
Countries:		80

* The start date is symbolic, as nominees can join throughout the year. To learn more about the rules, visit the Rules and Guidelines page.

Wael Aloufi

CEO of the Year 2025, Top Ranked CEO 2026 & All-Time CEO

All-Time Rankings

1	Wael Aloufi	20706
2	Dr. Rashid Mohammed Zubair Al Farooq	15522
3	Abdulaziz Almasradi	10718
4	Khalid Al Gahtani	10266
5	Farrukh Adeeb	10261
6	Brian J. Esposito	9483
7	Dr. Soleiman I. Al Towyan	8094
8	Mario Kern	7812
9	Omar Haddad	5631
10	Kishore Kumar Yedam	4523
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