ISACA’s community is strengthened by the many individuals who strive to make remarkable impacts in their industry, communities and organizations. Each year, the ISACA Global Achievement Awards and Hall of Fame recognizes exceptional individuals for their accomplishments and contributions to the professional tech community. Recipients of the ISACA Awards and the 2026 Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at the ISACA Awards celebration on Thursday, 7 May, during ISACA’s 2026 North America Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
This year’s ISACA Global Achievement Award recipients are:
ISACA Technology for Humanity Award: Mercy Omollo, CISA, CRISC, CDPSE, Director IT & Digital Transformation, ISUZU East Africa (Kenya)
ISACA Educational Excellence Award: Pongpisit Wuttidittachotti, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE, Thailand Cyber Security & Privacy Officer (CSPO) (Thailand)
ISACA Inspirational Leadership Award: Sushila Nair, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, CEO, Cybernetic, LLC (United States)
ISACA’s Hall of Fame inductees are members honored for showing exemplary dedication to advancing ISACA’s purpose through volunteer service and/or member engagement activities, and are member-nominated inductees. The 2026 class of the Hall of Fame are:
- Gail Coury, CISA, CISM (USA)
- Marios Damianides, CISA, CISM (USA)
- Lucio Augusto Molina Focazzio, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE (Colombia)
The ISACA Eugene Frank Founders Award, the highest recognition bestowed upon an ISACA member, will be awarded to one of the 2026 Hall of Fame inductees. ISACA members may vote for this award at https://isaca.secure-platform.com/a/gallery?roundId=215. Voting closes on 15 February.
To learn more about the ISACA Awards Program, including the Certification Exam Top Score and Chapter Award recipients, visit www.isaca.org/awards.