The “Global Excellence Council Awards”


Recognize individuals and organizations that have demonstrated Excellence in their defined areas of expertise. It is a mark of distinction to be a winner or to be shortlisted for any of the GEC Excellence Awards, as you are competing with entities that represent the best in their respective chosen domains. Ensure the Jury get a strong narrative that explains why your work represents ‘Excellence’ in its space. Also, include the impact of your work or initiative on relevant stakeholders (e.g. Organization, Business unit, Client, the Economy, etc.)

You can choose to nominate your entry either in the Organizational Awards or the Individual Awards; or in both.

GEC Awards Proudly Felicitates Exceptional Individuals & Organizations

Most Influential Global Business Leader
Bill Marriott

Bill Marriott

Former CEO

Marriott International
Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg

COO

Meta Platforms
Adar Poonawalla

Adar Poonawalla

CEO

Serum Institute of India
Jeffrey Gennette

Jeffrey Gennette

Chairman & CEO

Macy's, Inc.
Most Influential Global HR Leader
Donna Morris

Donna Morris

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer

Walmart
Beth Whited

Beth Whited

President, Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific
Katarina Berg

Katarina Berg

CHRO

Spotify
Roseann Lynch

Roseann Lynch

Chief People Officer

Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation
Christine Rogers-Raetsch

Christine Rogers-Raetsch

Chief People Officer

Duolingo
Mona Malone

Mona Malone

CHRO and Head People, Culture and Brand

BMO Financial Group
Frank Lopez

Frank Lopez

CHRO

Ryder System, Inc
Russ Hagey

Russ Hagey

Partner & Worldwide Chief Talent Office

Bain & Company
Gloria Chen

Gloria Chen

Chief People Officer & EVP

Adobe
Sergio Ezama

Sergio Ezama

CHRO

Netflix
India's Most Influential Woman Entrepreneur
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Founder

Biocon Limited
Ritu Kumar

Ritu Kumar

Fashion designer

Most Influential Global Mentor
Sal Khan

Sal Khan

Founder & CEO

Khan Academy
Tim Draper

Tim Draper

Founder

Draper University
Sylvia Acevedo

Sylvia Acevedo

CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scouts of the USA
Most Influential Global Coach
John Baldoni

John Baldoni

Executive Coach, Speaker & Author

John Mattone

John Mattone

Executive Coach & Founder

Intelligent Leadership Movement
Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield

Author & Motivational Speaker

Grant Cardone

Grant Cardone

Author, Coach & CEO

Cardone Capital
Ram Charan

Ram Charan

Leadership Consultant

India's Most Influential Coach
Rahul Malodia

Rahul Malodia

CEO

Malodia Business Coaching
Vikram Dhar

Vikram Dhar

Founder

NLP Coaching Academy
Snehal Kamble

Snehal Kamble

CEO

Snehalniti
India's Most Influential Educationist
Ashish Rajpal

Ashish Rajpal

Chief Executive

iDiscoveri Education
Dr. Mithu Alur

Dr. Mithu Alur

Chairperson

(SSI) and (NRCI)
RanuKawatra

Ranu Kawatra

President & Chief Executive

Pearson Education (India)
Global Woman Achiever
Falguni Nayar

Falguni Nayar

Founder & CEO

Nykaa
Julie Sweet

Julie Sweet

CEO

Accenture
Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg

Climate Activist

Naina Lal Kidwai

Naina Lal Kidwai

Chairman

Advent Private Equity India
Most Impactful CEO
Marc Benioff

Marc Benioff

Salesforce

Robert M. Davis

Robert M. Davis

Merck

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta Platforms

Patrick Pouyanne

Patrick Pouyanne

Total Energies

Doug McMillon

Doug McMillon

Walmart Inc

India’s Most Impactful Investor
Azim Hashim Premji 

Azim Hashim Premji 

Ex Chairman & Philanthropist

Wipro
Mukul Agrawal

Mukul Agrawal

Angel Investor

Vani Kola

Vani Kola

Founder & Chairman

Kalaari Capital
Global Fin Tech Excellence
Stripe Inc

Stripe Inc

Revolut

Revolut

Mastercard

Mastercard

Coinbase

Coinbase

Ripple

Ripple

Global Edu Tech Excellence
edex

edex

Unacademy

Unacademy

Dreambox learning

Dreambox learning

Donorchoose

Donorchoose

Global HR Tech Excellence
Ethicontrol

Ethicontrol

Darwinbox

Darwinbox

Paycor

Paycor

Mettl

Mettl

Global New Technology Excellence
INTUIT

INTUIT

Ola

LEIDOS

boAt

LITEON

India's Most Innovative Start-up
Meesho

Meesho

Ola

Ola

boAt

boAt

Razorpay

Razorpay

Leading Digital Marketing Firm
Carat

Carat

Rankz

Rankz

Growth Hackers

Growth Hackers

Webchutney

Webchutney

Most Innovative Global HR Consulting Firm
Deloitte

Deloitte

Astron Solutions

Astron Solutions

PA Consulting

PA Consulting

Tri Net

Tri Net

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company

Best-in-class Online Learning Firm
Instructure

Instructure

Lessonly By Seismic

Lessonly By Seismic

Engagedely

Engagedely

Mintbook

Mintbook

Most Innovative Educational Institute
De VerWondering - Netherland

De VerWondering - Netherland

NuVu Innovation School - Boston, MA

NuVu Innovation School - Boston, MA

Sri Sri Academy Kolkata

Sri Sri Academy Kolkata

Aga Khan Foundation

Aga Khan Foundation

Best-in-class Global Training Firm
Nomadic Learning

Nomadic Learning

AllenComm

AllenComm

Build Labs

Build Labs

Sandler Training

Sandler Training

Most Influential Global Business Leader
BILL MARRIOTT

BILL MARRIOTT

Former CEO

Marriott International
Gautam Shantilal Adani

Gautam Shantilal Adani

Founder

Adani Group
Carsten Spohr

Carsten Spohr

CEO

Lufthansa Group
Jeff Weiner

Jeff Weiner

Executive Chairman

LinkedIn
Most Influential Global HR Leader
Carol Surface

Carol Surface

Medtronic

Lisa Chang

Lisa Chang

The Coca-Cola Company

Stacy Green

Stacy Green

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Katie Burke

Katie Burke

HubSpot

Teuila Hanson

Teuila Hanson

LinkedIn

Monique Matheson

Monique Matheson

Nike, Inc

Sven Oddens

Sven Oddens

Just Eat Takeaway

Cristina A. Wilbur

Cristina A. Wilbur

Roche

Lynne Oldham

Lynne Oldham

Zoom

Anne Lebel

Anne Lebel

Capgemini

India's Most Influential Woman Entrepreneur
Shubhra Chadda

Shubhra Chadda

Co-founder

Chumbak
Vandana Luthra

Vandana Luthra

Founder

VLCC
Most Influential Global Mentor
Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Co-Founder

City Year
Atul Tandon

Atul Tandon

CEO

Opportunity International
Benno Dorer

Benno Dorer

Former CEO of Clorox. Board of Director, Advisor, Philanthropist

Most Influential Global Coach
Marshall Goldsmith

Marshall Goldsmith

Executive Leadership Coach & Author

John C. Maxwell

John C. Maxwell

Author, Speaker & Pastor

Jagmohan Bhanver

Jagmohan Bhanver

C-Suite Leader & CEO

Talgro
Anthony Robbins

Anthony Robbins

Author, Coach & Speaker

Ali Brown

Ali Brown

Founder & CEO

The Trust
India's Most Influential Coach
Shailesh Lakhani

Shailesh Lakhani

Managing Director

Sequoia Capital
Ankur Warikoo

Ankur Warikoo

Founder

WebVeda
Vishal Gondal

Vishal Gondal

Founder & CEO

GOQii
India's Most Influential Educationist
Madiha Murshed

Madiha Murshed

Managing Director

Scholastica Limited
Mihir Mankad

Mihir Mankad

Global Communication Expert

Tufts, Harvard, ISB, MU
DR. REJIE GEORGE PALLATHITTA

DR. REJIE GEORGE PALLATHITTA

Professor

IIM-Bangalore
Dr. Madhu Chitkara

Dr. Madhu Chitkara

Pro Chancellor

Chitkara University
Global Woman Achiever
Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi

Former CEO

PepsiCo
Mary Barra

Mary Barra

CEO

General Motors
Leena Nair

Leena Nair

CEO

Chanel
Daphne Koller

Daphne Koller

CEO & Founder

Insitro, Coursera
Most Impactful CEO
Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella

Microsoft

Tim Cook

Tim Cook

Apple

Jensen Huang

Jensen Huang

Nvidia Corporation

Shantanu Narayen

Shantanu Narayen

Adobe

Lisa Su

Lisa Su

Advanced Micro Devices

Jianjun Wei

Jianjun Wei

Great Wall Motor

Ma Huateng

Ma Huateng

Tencent

Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai

Google

Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings

Netflix

Henry Schuck

Henry Schuck

Zoominfo

India’s Most Impactful Investor
Ashish Dhawan

Ashish Dhawan

Investor & Founder

The Convergence Foundation
Lt. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Angel Investor & Trader

Radhakishan Damani

Radhakishan Damani

Investor, Retailer

Avenue Supermarts
Global Fin Tech Excellence
Paypal

Paypal

Visa

Visa

Nubank

Nubank

Wise

Wise

Square

Square

Global Edu Tech Excellence
Udemy

Udemy

Coursera

Coursera

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Blackboard

Blackboard

Global HR Tech Excellence
Bamboo Hr

Bamboo Hr

Elevatus

Elevatus

Workday

Workday

Belong

Belong

Global New Technology Excellence
QISDA

QISDA

TIETOEVRY

TIETOEVRY

WORKDAY

WORKDAY

India’s Most Innovative Start-up
Inmobi

Inmobi

Udaan

Udaan

Paytm

Paytm

Cred

Cred

Leading Digital Marketing Firm
Porter Novelli

Porter Novelli

Cuker Agency

Cuker Agency

Leo Burnett

Leo Burnett

Most Innovative Global HR Consulting Firm
Mercer

Mercer

Bain & Co

Bain & Co

Korn Ferry Hay Group

Korn Ferry Hay Group

Wills Towers Watson

Wills Towers Watson

Boston Consulting Group

Boston Consulting Group

Best-in-class Online Learning Firm
Udacity

Udacity

360 Learning

360 Learning

Moodle

Moodle

Skillshare

Skillshare

Most Innovative Educational Institute
Haas School Of Business

Haas School Of Business

Insead Business School France

Insead Business School France

Isb Hyderabad

Isb Hyderabad

Greenschool- Bali

Greenschool- Bali

Best-in-class Global Training Firm
Josh Bersin Academy

Josh Bersin Academy

Brainstation Inc

Brainstation Inc

Lessonly Inc

Lessonly Inc

Spoon

Spoon

Excellence is seldom accidental. More often than not, it is the consequence of highly directed, consistent and persistent effort accompanied by flawless execution. Organizations and people who deliver excellence do it not by chance but by choice and through indefatigable effort.

- J.B.