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

California 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: Regional
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 Joseph Hurley
AVORS Medical Group 		51
2 Maher Qubain
TelAir Group 		<10
3 +1 Antoinette Ortega
AO Network TV 		<10
4 +18 Usman Khalid
TransData 		<10
5 +2 Moe Nada
SupportFinity 		<10
6 +2 Nick Connor
Daisy 		<10
7 +2 Arshad Hisham
inGen Dynamics Inc. 		<10
8 +2 Tibor Deme
LifeBoostFit 		<10
9 +2 Katie Holt
Dreamwork Solutions 		<10
10 +2 Boris Markosian
Placenta Products 		<10
11 +2 Satheesh Kanchi
 <10
12 +3 Dr. Blanca Espinoza
 <10
13 +3 Cihan Fuat Atkin
 <10
14 +3 Jason Moreau
 <10
15 +3 Curtis Northcutt
 <10
16 +3 Deriche Zakaria
 <10
17 +3 Damian Jenkins
 <10
18 -15 Tracy Carson
 <10
19 +2 Giovanni Higareda
 <10
20 +36 Lukas Rezanina
 <10
21 -1 John Mccartney
 <10
22 +1 Christine Perakis
 <10
23 +1 Chris Husong
 <10
24 -10 Robert Ancill
 <10
25 Amit Sharma
 <10
26 +47 David P. Hott
 <10
27 Ashish Garg
 <10
28 Gino Cabanas
 <10
29 Robert Fair
 <10
30 Bernard Klein
 <10
31 Eric Wise
 <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:1010
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 10719
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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