Tech Leaders to Watch 2026
The founders and operators building what technology looks like next.
Programme
Leadership honour
Cycle
Annual 2026
Named
6
Published
28 January 2026
AO
Amara Osei
Chief Technology Officer · Northwind Cloud
For making governance a feature customers ask for, and complex infrastructure feel approachable.
DM
Diego Marín
Founder & CEO · Ledgerly
For a contrarian bet — that payments and the books are one system — now proving itself at scale.
JF
Jonas Feld
Founder · Cindershift
For refusing to accept that slow builds are inevitable, and building the fix.
KB
Kwame Boateng
Chief Executive Officer · Vaultline
For insisting security is measured by the friction it removes as much as the fraud it stops.
LV
Lena Vasquez
Chief Product Officer · Beacon HR
For redesigning how a platform tells the story of a person's growth at work.
PR
Priya Raman
Chief Executive Officer · Cobalt Labs
For leading applied AI with rare candour about where models belong and where they don't.
Methodology
How winners are selected
Individuals are nominated by peers, readers, and editors, then assessed on the significance of their current work, the trajectory of what they are building, and their contribution to the wider field. Selections are made by the editorial team. There is no fee to be nominated or named.
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