Atul Vashistha, Founder and Chairman of New York-based Aokah, has been named Strategic Leader of the Year at the 2025 Global Sourcing Association (GSA) Awards, held on October 1 in London. This prestigious recognition highlights individuals reshaping global enterprise outcomes through innovation, collaboration, and impactful leadership.
The award celebrates Aokah’s mission to empower organizations in executing complex global programs with clarity, speed, and confidence. Leveraging its AI-powered Execution Intelligence and Orchestration Platform, Aokah enables businesses to transition from static consulting approaches to adaptive, real-time decision-making, ensuring that every initiative produces measurable results.
Reflecting on the accolade, Vashistha stated, “This recognition reflects the success of our clients and partners who are redefining how execution happens. At Aokah, we focus on helping organizations anticipate disruption, govern precisely, and scale responsibly. The true achievement is seeing our clients transform complexity into clarity, faster, smarter, and more resilient than ever.”
The GSA Awards annually recognize organizations and leaders driving innovation, operational excellence, and collaboration in global service delivery. This year’s submissions showcased breakthroughs in sourcing, digital transformation, and AI-driven operations.
GSA CEO Kerry Hallard praised Vashistha’s leadership, noting that Aokah has developed a unique orchestration model built on five integrated pillars: Program, Geo, Talent, Ecosystem, and Delivery Wisdom. By unifying governance, data, and AI, the platform empowers enterprises to build and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) that dynamically adapt to change.
Clients of Aokah benefit from faster time-to-value, reduced execution risk, predictive recovery capabilities, and enhanced operational resilience, all while maintaining strong governance standards.
The Global Sourcing Association serves as a leading authority on best practices, standards, and innovation in strategic sourcing, outsourcing, and global services. Aokah, through its AI-powered orchestration platform, continues to help enterprises achieve precise, intelligent, and resilient execution, unifying strategy, talent, location, vendor, and delivery insights for faster scaling and proactive risk mitigation.
