Next AI Leaders 26

We want to recognize the next generation of CTOs and CIOs, the VPs already leading across the industry, including in financial services, where the stakes for AI and infrastructure are especially high.

Every shift in technology has a small group of people who see it first. We spotlight 26 leaders already shaping how AI and software infrastructure will be built, secured, and scaled over the next decade.

26
spots in cohort
3
eligibility checks
Nov 2026
winners announced

Judging Committee.

Erwan Menard
SVP Product Management, Crusoe
Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec
VP of Technology, AWS
Tasso Argyros
VP of Engineering, Databricks

How it works.

01

Submit

Anyone can nominate any person - or themselves - using the form below.

July
02

Review

September
03

A senior committee reviews every nomination against the eligibility criteria.

The final cohort of 20 is revealed live at the NYSE.

November

Make your case.

Takes about three minutes. Specific, concrete answers review better than general praise.

Know someone who
should be on this list?
Or think it might be you?

Past Awards

Cyber 25, Women of Impact