Prestigious business awards such as Best in Biz Awards, which for the past 14 years were primarily reserved for C-suite executives such as CEOs, CTOs, and other high-ranking officials, are for the first time offering technology and business professionals a chance to shine.
In the 15th annual Best in Biz Awards, we are for the first time offering categories to recognize the achievements of non-Executive-level technology professionals and tech leaders. These new categories recognize the significant contributions of tech experts who might not hold executive titles, but are crucial to their organizations’ and companies’ successes.
Please see below for finalists and honorees in Best in Biz Awards for non-executive professionals. Finalists in these categories will be announced on a rolling basis, throughout the calendar year, with new finalists unveiled every month. Please keep in mind that Best in Biz Awards’ usual strict judging criteria are used in these categories as well, so not all applicants will be selected as finalists. Every three months, out of the finalists, the very best will be crowned honorees. Since entries in these new categories have just begun to be accepted in August 2025, so a month ago, the list is initially short – please bear with us as we receive and score more entries each month.
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Technology Professional of the Year – IT Engineer
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Meta |
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Vivekananda Reddy Chittireddy, Data Engineer, Meta Platforms, Inc. |
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Technology Professional of the Year – IT Strategist
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Inovalon |
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Nachiketh Gudipudi, Principal Software Data Engineer |
Finalist and Honoree resources
Finalists and honorees are able to right away order certificates and trophies by visiting this page.
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Finalists and honorees can also use the finalist and honoree logos, and quote their achievements in legal documents or on LinkedIn profiles. See right for finalist and honoree logos. Higher resolution versions of the files are available on request. |
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About Best in Biz Awards
Since 2011, Best in Biz Awards has been one of the most prestigious awards programs in North America and globally and it remains the only independent business awards program judged only by well-known writers and editors from a wide spectrum of top-tier publications. Yes, that’s correct – unlike in other business awards, our judges are not regular mid-level business professionals. Best in Biz Awards judges are esteemed members of the press, with years of experience researching and evaluating companies and thus best suited to crown the most deserving winners and discover the next big business success.
Best in Biz Awards judges have ranged from Associated Press – through Businessweek, CNET, Fast Company, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Inc., Network World, PC Magazine, Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Wired – to the Wall Street Journal. You name it, we’ve had them on our judging panels over the past 15 years.
From ADP to Zappos, winners in Best in Biz Awards since 2011 span the business spectrum, from the most admired global brands through mom-and-pop shops and Shark Tank sensations to some of today’s most innovative start-ups. Among the many notable winners over the years: 1-800-Flowers, Aflac, AT&T, Best Western, Burger King, Chipotle, Citrix, Dell, Dyson, Epson, Ernst & Young, Experian, Hilton, HP, IBM, LifeLock, Microsoft, National Association of Realtors, Planet Fitness, Safelite, Sandisk, Santander Bank, Sheraton, StubHub, Symantec, UnitedHealthcare, Wells Fargo, YMCA, and more.
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Some of Best in Biz Awards 2011-2024 winners
How to submit your Non-Executive technology professional entry
Categories:
Out of the 23 Executive categories offered in the 15th annual Best in Biz Awards, the following non-Executive categories are open to non-Executive-level professionals. These categories accept submissions and announce winners on a rolling basis, i.e. throughout the calendar year, irrespective of deadlines in regular Best in Biz Awards programs. Furthermore, expedited judging is available in these categories.
Please see the non-Executive categories page for submission requirements and helpful tips to simplify the submission of multiple entries.
Submission process:
Best in Biz Awards entry process is straightforward and any business professional can submit entries without the help of a public relations department.
Each Best in Biz Awards entry should consist of three parts. For a detailed description of the requirements and entry fees, please refer to the non-Executive categories page.
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