This story appears in the March 2026 issue of Utah Business. Subscribe.
Each year, we celebrate Utah’s most accomplished professionals — the CEOs who have led their organizations with vision, courage and determination, who have made it their mission to elevate the way business is done in Utah. Congratulations to this year’s CEO of the Year honorees.
Photography by Michael Ori
Judging Committee
Silvia Castro Bennett | CEO & President | Suazo Business Center
Trevor Farnes | Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer | MTN OPS
Brandy Grace | CEO | Utah Association of Counties
Mike Linton | CEO | VLCM
Candie Perkins | Co-Founder & CEO | Datafy
Scott Porter | Founder, CEO, Chief Churro Officer | San Diablo Churros



























