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Herizon Awards 2026: Alison Hill Leads 58 Winners

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Business Intelligence Group announced 58 Herizon Awards 2026 winners on 27 October, with LifeStraw's Alison Hill named Overall Winner. Explore the full list.

Last checked against official sources: 30 October 2026

* Dates and timings are subject to change, please check directly with the awards organisers.

Business Intelligence Group announced the 2026 Herizon Awards results on 27 October 2026, recognising 58 winners and 7 finalists. The global programme celebrates women transforming individuals, teams, companies, industries and the globe. This year's winners span the United States, Canada, Switzerland and Nepal.

Alison Hill of LifeStraw is the Overall Winner, recognised in Executive Influencer — Transformed the Globe. The organiser highlights her work building LifeStraw from a humanitarian water-filtration product into a standalone consumer company, alongside its school-based safe-water programme, local training and continuing maintenance.

Executive Influencer

  • Transformed the Globe: Alison Hill — LifeStraw (Overall Winner); Tani Austin — Starkey (Category Winner).
  • Transformed an Industry: Carly Savar — Steno (Category Winner); Michelle Cooper — NiCE; Lisa Giacinti — BetterHelp; Daniela Herrmann — Dynex; Pia Brantgärde Linder — Speria; Pam Reynolds — Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC); Larysa Zakirova — INFUSE.
  • Transformed a Company: Renee Gala — Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Category Winner); Rebecca Adams — Cohesity; Venessa Fraguio — The MRKT; Niyoka McCoy — K12; Laura Olsen — Dechra; Kelly Sia — Curriculum Associates; Stephanie Trunzo — MERGE.
  • Transformed a Team or Department: Kathleen Pomento — ProcureAbility (Category Winner); Vanessa Hering — Beyond Finance; Caitlin Kamm — Envoy; Naomi Wheeless — Nextech.
  • Transformed an Individual: Melva Wallace — Huston-Tillotson University (Category Winner); Margaret Dawson — SUSE; Sally Lyons Wyatt — Circana.

Founder/Visionary

  • Transformed an Industry: Kathy Zhu — Streamline AI (Category Winner); Lorna Borenstein — Grokker; Melissa Burdick — Pacvue; Dr. Gillian Goddard — Board-Certified Endocrinologist; Sharalyn Green — Everlinx LLC; Amy Reczek — Sales & Presence; Laura Remaker — G2 Startup Advisors LLC; Michelle Risinger — Rising Solutions; Kelly Waltrich — Intention.ly; Aimei Wei — Stellar Cyber.
  • Transformed a Company: Laura Carabello — CPR Strategic Marketing Communications (Category Winner); Priyanka Priyadarshini — Mayrake Aura Pvt Ltd.; Alexi Venneri — DAS Technology.
  • Transformed an Individual: Tina Murray — MIND DANCE MARKETING (Category Winner).

Established Leader

  • Transformed an Industry: Shreya Sridhar — Medtronic Inc (Category Winner).
  • Transformed a Company: Noe Ramos — Agiloft (Category Winner); Lauren Dorsch — Dechra; Sonya Soparkar — East West Manufacturing.
  • Transformed a Team or Department: Katrina Tavanlar — BLN24 (Category Winner); Ann Beal — RxLogic; Sabine Enright — AscellaHealth; Anne Harrell — Pacvue; Caroline Ho — Octane; Linda Englander Mills — Clean Water Technology.
  • Transformed an Individual: Hayley Dickson — Kantiv (Category Winner).

Emerging Leader

  • Transformed an Industry: Dikla Shabtay — Eve Security (Category Winner).
  • Transformed a Company: Jordanya Reeves — TD Bank (Category Winner); Melina Tabares — Geographic Solutions.
  • Transformed a Team or Department: Pratikshya Bhandari — BlinkNow Foundation (Category Winner); Foteini Giannopoulou — Harvard Business School Foundry; Hailey Helquist — Nu Skin; Sarah Magluyan — Agero; Kay Manning — Pacvue; Keerthi Santosh Varier — EY.

Rising Talent

  • Transformed an Individual: Reagan Collins — CC&A Strategic Media (Category Winner).

Build Your Leadership Story Around What Changed

The five roles offer a useful starting point for choosing a nomination that fits your career stage. The transformation categories ask a different question: whose situation improved because of your work? A strong individual nomination needs more than a job title or a list of responsibilities.

Start with the problem, explain your own contribution and show the result. Combine a baseline and measurable change with an example from a customer, colleague or community. Hill's recognition connects business development with a continuing safe-water programme; your story should make the connection between your decisions and their practical impact equally clear. Crafting Winning Awards Entries can help you structure that evidence.

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