ABOUT THE INNOVATORS AND DISRUPTORS AWARDS
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View our video recap of the 2024 Innovators and Disruptors Awards
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America On Tech's 2025 National Innovators and Disruptors Awards presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at Current at Pier 59, Chelsea Piers from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
The event will bring together our honorees, sponsors, key partners, and additional special guests as we honor the achievements of this year's awardees for an evening of networking and celebration. Guests will enjoy an open bar, passed hors d'oeuvres, a plated dinner and a few other special surprises. 100% of the proceeds will support America On Tech, a national nonprofit preparing the next generation of technology leaders from underestimated communities. |
2026 ESTEEMED HONOREES
The 2026 Honorees are scheduled to beannounced during the summer of 2026
The 2026 Honorees are scheduled to beannounced during the summer of 2026
Ashish Desai
Executive Vice President AI & Enterprise Innovation at NBCUniversal |
Lori Driscoll
Global Tech, Media, and Telecom Consulting Leader at PwC |
Vanessa Fiola Partner, Applied AI Practice Co- Lead, Qvest |
Kiki Del Valle Division President, North Latin America at Mastercard |
Shaown Nandi Director, Technology at Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Brian Cheung
Business and Data Correspondent at NBC News,
Co-Host of Here’s the Scoop Podcast
Business and Data Correspondent at NBC News,
Co-Host of Here’s the Scoop Podcast
2025 COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
LEGACY HONOREE
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IMPACT HONOREE
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2026 NATIONAL IDA COMMITTEE
Michelleta Razon
Co-chair of the event Independent Director at Green Dot Corporation |
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Event Committee Members:
Harry Leshner
Partner Development Director at Snowflake |
Will Swank
SVP, Private Equity & Real Estate Technology at Blackstone |
Erica Marie Dionne
SVP, Release Planning & Business Operations at NBCUniversal |
Robert A. Prado
Managing Director at PwC |
2026 HOST COMMITTEE
Reginald Acloque
Director, Product Management at Amazon 
Jina Braynon
Public Service Strategy & Consulting Managing Director at Accenture 
Dohenny Cuello
Director of Delivery, North America and Latin America at Sana Commerce 
David Drew
Vice President at Blackstone 
Amita Gill
Market Leader, Digital Business Operations, Banking and Financial Services at Cognizant 
Katie Hudson
Director of Development at Syracuse University 
Todd Montabana
Managing Director, Global Leadership Council, Communications and Media Leader, and New York Metro City Council at Accenture 
Michael VanPatten
CFO at Summitry 
Effie D. Silva
SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Del Monte 
Anthony Vigilante
Chief Information Security Officer Vigilant Innovation Group |
Yang Adija
SVP, Strategy & Business Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery 
Kendra Brown
SVP, Senior Director of Banking & Sell Side Research at FactSet 
Kelly Cutler
Lead Deal Partner, Portfolio Investments at New Profit (Governance Chair) 
Ray Estevez
Principal Owner at Ray Estevez Advisory 
Kara Gillette
Principal at PwC (Audit Chair) 
Lauren Hunter
Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase (Secretary) 
Trinh Nguyen
Sr. Director of Technology, News Group Digital at NBCUniversal 
Jason Pagano
Senior Director at TEKsystems 
Kwamara Thompson
Founder at TEC 
Neha Vijay
Senior Advisor & AI Principal at JLA Advisors |
Patricia Arundel
Director, Platforms and Devices Partnerships at Google 
Taylor Clark
Associate Director, Strategic Acceleration for the Spark Shopper Team at Walmart E-Commerce 
Garfield DeBarros
Senior Vice President, Lead Analytics & Strategy at Blackstone 
Eli Frankel
Director, Product Management at Factset 
Mike Gursha
Co-founder, Chairman & CEO at Point Curve, Inc. 
Greg Jensen
Managing Director, Media & Entertainment (M&E) at Accenture 
Deniz Onal
Director BNY Mellon 
Nimisha Patel
CFO of Technology at Mastercard 
Mike Texidor
Marketing Executive |
Laurie Becker
President of E.P. Dine, Inc. (Vice Chair) 
Terance Clement
Manager, National Sales Strategy at Comcast 
Jeff Delaney
Strategic Partner Lead Google (Treasurer) 
Jessica Fredican
Senior Director, Product Management at National Grid 
Lamar Hawkins
Co-Founder at Nybrila Enterprises & Principal Security Consultant at Stratascale 
Grant Johnson
Co-founder & CEO at Interpret 
Robert A. Prado
Managing Director at PwC (Finance Chair) 
Michelleta Razon
Independent Director at Green Dot Corporation (Chair) 
Eve Perez-Torres
Senior Attorney, Corporate Integrity & Compliance at FedEx |
Andrea Berry
EVP, Operations and Technology at NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises 
Joe Crescitelli
Chief Information Officer, EVP of Technical Operations at NBCUniversal 
Erica Marie Dionne
SVP, Release Planning & Business Operations at NBCUniversal 
Lisa Gleason
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Co-President, FactSet Charitable Foundation 
Tomi Hodonu
Director of Technology Strategy at Deluxe Corporation 
Harry Leshner
Partner Development Director at Snowflake 
Maria Ponce
Senior Managing Director, Credit Card Strategy at Webster Bank (Fund Development Chair) 
William Swank
Senior Vice President, Private Equity & Real Estate Technology at Blackstone 
Andrea Uribe
IT Director, Digital Manufacturing at The Campbell’s Company |
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
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