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People’s Choice Award 2026
RANKINGS: World / United States

United States CEO of the Year 2026

CEO rankings are a league where leaders are ranked based on a combination of points earned from votes and verified performances. Rankings are available at Global, National, Regional, and Local levels.
STATUS: Active LEVEL: National
Status Active with an asterisk means that the number of entities who joined the leaderboard has not yet reached the minimum threshold. This means that the leaderboard is active and entities can receive votes, but the winners will be awarded only if the minimum threshold is reached (min 20 entities).
Rank +/- Nominee Points
1 Brian J. Esposito
Esposito Intellectual Enterprises 		4344
2 Joseph Hurley
AVORS Medical Group 		51
3 Gailord Bovrisse
Whuups 		15
4 Dr. Blanca Espinoza
Charismatic Talent 		10
5 Maher Qubain
TelAir Group 		<10
6 +1 Robert Ancill
TNI Group 		<10
7 +41 Nabil GEBEILY
G-TECH OFFSHORE JSC 		<10
8 +4 Archer Chiang
Giftpack, Inc. 		<10
9 Misha Ford
3TG Staffing Solutions 		<10
10 +37 Warren Bobrow
Klaus, LLC 		<10
11 +23 Tracy Carson
 <10
12 -2 Antoinette Ortega
 <10
13 +36 Leesa Robinson
 <10
14 +13 Assaf Dagan
 <10
15 +43 Krishna Mohan
 <10
16 +36 Enrico Cortesano
 <10
17 +36 Franklin Wilson
 <10
18 +36 Robin Gaines
 <10
19 +127 Mohammed Zabalawi
 <10
20 +30 Angela Cusack
 <10
21 -10 Jeffrey Friedman
 <10
22 +29 John Mccartney
 <10
23 -15 Tim Alan
 <10
24 -11 Usman Khalid
 <10
25 -11 Moe Nada
 <10
26 +42 Nicole Whitbeck-Dohnal
 <10
27 -12 Nick Connor
 <10
28 -12 Arshad Hisham
 <10
29 -12 Tibor Deme
 <10
30 -12 Rehman Siddiq
 <10
31 -12 Katie Holt
 <10
32 -12 Boris Markosian
 <10
33 -12 Satheesh Kanchi
 <10
34 -12 Cihan Fuat Atkin
 <10
35 -12 Stefan Gunnarsson
 <10
36 -12 Jason Moreau
 <10
37 -12 Curtis Northcutt
 <10
38 -12 Deriche Zakaria
 <10
39 -10 Luca Dayz
 <10
40 -12 Zackrey Ceasar
 <10
41 -11 Roberto R. Muñoz
 <10
42 -11 Damian Jenkins
 <10
43 -11 Julio Gonzalez
 <10
44 -11 Erez Saf
 <10
45 +22 Jose Valls
 <10
46 -8 Marco Antonio Granados
 <10
47 -12 Shar Woehl
 <10
48 -11 Tal Shahar
 <10
49 -13 Paul Andre Huet
 <10
50 -11 Heather McGee
 <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:1002
Countries:79
* 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 10318
4 Khalid Al Gahtani 10266
5 Farrukh Adeeb 10223
6 Brian J. Esposito 9466
7 Dr. Soleiman I. Al Towyan 8094
8 Mario Kern 7812
9 Omar Haddad 5631
10 Kishore Kumar Yedam 4523
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