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Corporate Support 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 +1 Dr. Blanca Espinoza
Charismatic Talent 		10
3 Robert Ancill
TNI Group 		<10
4 Tracy Carson
Carson Consulting Corp 		<10
5 Antoinette Ortega
AO Network TV 		<10
6 John Mccartney
Jmac PR LLC 		<10
7 Usman Khalid
TransData 		<10
8 +17 Moe Nada
SupportFinity 		<10
9 Nick Connor
Daisy 		<10
10 +18 Arshad Hisham
inGen Dynamics Inc. 		<10
11 Tibor Deme
 <10
12 Katie Holt
 <10
13 Boris Markosian
 <10
14 +19 Satheesh Kanchi
 <10
15 Cihan Fuat Atkin
 <10
16 Jason Moreau
 <10
17 Curtis Northcutt
 <10
18 Deriche Zakaria
 <10
19 Damian Jenkins
 <10
20 Giovanni Higareda
 <10
21 Lukas Rezanina
 <10
22 +39 Maher Qubain
 <10
23 Christine Perakis
 <10
24 Chris Husong
 <10
25 +47 Amit Sharma
 <10
26 David P. Hott
 <10
27 Ashish Garg
 <10
28 Gino Cabanas
 <10
29 +50 Robert Fair
 <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:937
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.
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6 Brian J. Esposito 9466
7 Mario Kern 7810
8 Omar Haddad 5631
9 Kishore Kumar Yedam 4523
10 Ezzedine Zammel 4329
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