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2023

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top COOs in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2023 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2023 on April 25th.

EXPLORE THE 2023 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 COO AWARD WINNERS

  • Adrian De La Rosa | Chief Operating Officer | Paradigm Investment Group LLC

  • Andrew Roberts | Chief Operating Officer | Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

  • Ashwini Jambekar | COO | PGIM DC Solutions

  • Beth Kotarba | COO | Native Roots Cannabis Company

  • Carl Pinto | VP, COO North America ISO at Lenovo | Lenovo NA

  • Chris Marinak | Chief Operations and Strategy Officer | Major League Baseball

  • Clint Szubinski | COO-EVP | Meritage Homes Corp.

  • Cody Guymon | COO, Global Sales | Qualtrics

  • David Sangster | COO | Nutanix

  • Depelsha McGruder | COO | Ford Foundation

  • Edward Huang | Chief Operating Officer | Avenues The World School

  • Ellen Bower | Chief Operating Officer | Women's Care

  • Evelyn Akers | COO | Malloy Auto Group

  • Garry Hennis | Chief Operating Officer | Westminster Communities of Florida

  • Ivan Tornos | COO | Zimmer Biomet

  • James Hill | Chief Operating Officer | University Hospitals, Parma Medical Center

  • Jim Ingram | President, COO | Bartlett Tree Experts

  • John Cunningham | Digital & Emerging Technologies - COO | EY

  • Josh Procopis | COO | Harcourts North America

  • Karen Holliday | COO | Innovairre

  • Kasi Ravindran | COO - SAP Digital Commerce | SAP

  • Kate Stonestreet | Global COO | Baker McKenzie

  • Lindsey Pearson | Chief Operating Officer | Badger Liquor Co., Inc.

  • Lisa Scott-McKenzie | Chief Operating Officer | NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull

  • Matt Quinn | COO | TIBCO

  • Melissa Franks | Chief Operating Officer | Allianz Technology of America

  • Michelle Zatlyn | Co-Founder, President & COO | Cloudflare

  • Miron Washington | Vice President & GM HDQC | Home Depot

  • Olga Sudvarg | Chief Operating Officer, Data | Invesco

  • Olivier Kohler | EVP and COO | Trinet

  • Patrick Levar | Chief Operating Officer | Chicago Park District

  • Peter Kay | COO | Juice Press

  • Raghu Krishnaiah | Chief Operating Officer | University of Phoenix

  • Raj Naik | Chief Operations Officer | The Real Brokerage

  • Raj Ramanan | Chief Operating Officer | Scorpion

  • Robin Roberts | Co-Founder, COO and Head of Strategy | Novartis Biome

  • Ross Kanzleiter | COO | Fincantieri Marinette Marine

  • Russell Napurano | COO Investment Management Technology | Morgan Stanley

  • Samantha Ku | COO | Square Financial Services at Block

  • Sandra Brown | Chief Operations Officer | US House of Representatives

  • Sarita Canedo | COO | Southwest Airlines

  • Scott Frisch | EVP & COO | AARP

  • Stephan Daoust | Chief Operating Officer | TaskUs, Inc.

  • Steven Reich | COO | Finance of America Mortgage

  • Tiffany Gesumaria | Head of Business Operations & Strategy, Yahoo Platforms Engineering | Yahoo

  • Tom Douglas | Chief Operating Officer | Diversified Restaurant Group

  • Trevor Akervik | COO | Marco technologies

  • Valerie Hoecke | Chief Operating Officer | Dia & Co

  • Wesley Tidwell | Chief Operating Officer | Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

  • Zachary Zerbonia | Owner, Managing Director | Agility Senior Living Advisors

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TOP 50 COO AWARD WINNERS

  • Amber Collins | Chief Operating Officer | Peak Dental Services

  • Andre Boyd | Chief Operating Officer | The Christ Hospital Health Network

  • Anne Raimondi | Chief Operating Officer | Asana

  • Boris von Bieberstein | COO | Oerlikon Surface Solutions

  • Britney Scott | COO | DeTar Hospital System

  • Cathy Alt-Shoemaker | Chief Operating Officer | Clear Resolution Consulting, LLC

  • Chuck McQueary | Executive VP & COO | Advocare, LLC

  • Daisy Hernandez | Chief Strategy and Operations Officer | Zuora

  • Daniel Schotland | COO | Linqia

  • David Yencarelli | COO | American Electrical Contracting

  • Denny Britt | COO | Jackson Preparatory School

  • Diego Garcia Lagos | COO Latam Cargo | LATAM Cargo

  • Edmund Mackey | COO | Aptive Environmental

  • Ivan Canales | COO, Mexico | Nubank

  • Jason Dixon | COO | California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence

  • Jay Bellissimo | COO | Vonage

  • Jennifer Alter Warden | Chief Operating Officer | Baird & Warner

  • Jerome Hamilton | COO | Warecorp

  • Jon Chesnik | Chief Operating Officer | Stability Healthcare

  • Josh Davis | Chief Operations Officer | Chesterfield County Public Schools

  • Justin Crotty | COO | Anaqua

  • Kamal Biswas | President & COO | Xybion

  • Kate Bertram | COO | Christian Horizons

  • Kellie Spencer | Chief of Administrative Services | Midland ISD

  • Laura Drew | COO | Piedmont Health Care

  • Laurie Damsky | COO | Ellenhorn

  • Lisa Fallert | Chief Operations Officer | University of Utah Health Insurance Plans

  • Michele Wong | COO | Active Wellness

  • Nick Peacock | Chief Operating Officer | Baker Botts LLP

  • Nicole Brown | Chief Operating Officer | Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems

  • Nicole Curtis | Chief Operating Officer | Heartland Human Care Services

  • Rachel McClements | Chief Operating Officer | Five Acres

  • Radoslav Nedelchev | COO of dentsu Southeast Europe | dentsu

  • Rob Reilly | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Canadian National Railway

  • Robert Baldwin | COO | The Wilburn Company

  • Scott Anderson | COO | The Human Bean

  • Sirisha Gummaregula | Chief Operating Officer | QuisLex

  • Stephanie Jenkins | COO | Drive Social Media

  • Vickie Anenberg | Chief Operating Officer | Supplemental Healthcare

  • Zanelle Nichols | Chief Operations Officer | ECHO

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TOP 10 COO AWARD WINNERS

  • Anne Gole | Global Business Manager & COO - Fixed Income Spread Products | RBC Capital Markets

  • Craig Dexheimer | COO / Data Privacy & Security Officer | Global Tax Network

  • Darrell Blackburn | COO | Full Scale

  • Kevin Burnett | COO | Gerber Collision & Glass

  • Lauren Langston | COO | Mavenlink / Kantata

  • Rob Pace | COO | Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN PT)

  • Ryan Schram | President & COO | IZEA

  • Stephan Weiss | COO | Zollner Electronics Inc.

  • Tess Burleson | Chief Operating Officer | Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

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COO OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Carrie Hansen | Chief Operating Officer | AssetMark, Inc.

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