Recognizing measurable impact
Award categories
Six national categories recognizing leadership excellence across innovation, operations, resilience, equity, and transformation.
Year 1 categories
Select a category to view definition, examples of measurable impact, and what judges look for.
Transformational Leader of the Year
Lasting change at scale through vision, governance, and measurable outcomes.
OpenInnovation & Service Delivery
New approaches that improve speed, access, quality, and citizen/customer outcomes.
OpenOperational Excellence
Reliability, performance, throughput, and cost efficiency with accountable execution.
OpenCyber Risk & Resilience
Risk reduction, readiness, incident response maturity, and resilient operations.
OpenEquity & Community Impact
Leadership that measurably expands access, fairness, and community benefit.
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Tip: Strong nominations include metrics, scope, constraints, and evidence (dashboards, reports, audits, documented outcomes).