Visionary Leader Award | Catalyst Award | Rising Star Award |
2024 | Neda Shamie, MD Cataract, Refractive, and Corneal Surgeon and Partner Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute | Ranna Jaraha Co-founder YoungMD Connect Executive Director of New Media Bryn Mawr Communications | Zaiba Malik, MD Medical Director and Therapeutic Lead Medpace |
2023 | Thomas G. Frinzi President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board STAAR Surgical | Tammy Bogetti, MBA Co-Founder YoungMD Connect |
Maáza Martin Senior Director of Marketing Tarsus Pharmaceuticals |
2022 | Jeannette Bankes President and General Manager, Global Surgical Franchise Alcon | Magda Michna, PhD Chief Global Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Officer AcuFocus | Jacqueline Armani, OD, FAAO, MSL-BC Regional Director, Medical Science Liaisons – East Alcon |
2021 | Abigail Markward National Director, PentaVision Live! PentaVision LLC | Arthur Chan, MD, MBA Vice President - Medical Affairs Tarsus Pharmaceuticals | Alanna Nattis, DO
Director - Clinical Research | Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon SightMD |
2020 | Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS Founder and Director Stephenson Eye Associates | Renee Bovelle, MD, MS Owner and Medical Director Envision Eye & Laser Center | Kristen Brotherson Vice-President, Marketing Alcon US Surgical |
2019 | Monty Montoya President and CEO
CorneaGen | Amy Jacobs | Zaina Al-Mohtaseb |
2018 | Alison Shuren Partner Arnold & Porter Law Firm | Brad Fundingsland President The Fundingsland Group | Jennifer Loh, MD Founder & Medical Director Loh Ophthalmology Associates |
2017 | Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, ABES Founder & Medical Director Matossian Eye Associates
| Beth Marsh Sr. Global Commerical Lead Shire | Bindu Manne Associate Director Market Development Shire |
2016 | Marsha Link, PhD Principal Link Consulting | Williams Trattler, MD Center for Excellence in Eye Care | Marjan Farid, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology UC Irvine |
2015 | Audrey Talley Rostov, MD Northwest Eye Surgeons | Laurie Brown, MBA, COMT, COE, CPC, OCS, OSA, OSC, CPSS Senior Consultant BSM Consulting | Erin Schallhorn Zeiss |
2014 | Jane E. Rady Divisional VP Business Development Abbott Medical Optics | Georgette Pascale Founder & CEO Pascale Communications, LLC | Tamara Bogetti Publisher Bryn Mawr Communications |
2013 | Adrienne Graves, PhD Board Member
Akorn, TearLab, Aerpio, Encore | Heather Ready Senior Manager Marketing, Sugical Johnson & Johnson Vision | Sheryl Stevenson |
2012 | Marguerite McDonald, MD Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island |