The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) will honor Dina Bingham at their Annual Awards Gala in Miami
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — When an executive’s work is described as fixing the foundation before building the house, it’s worth paying attention. Dina Bingham, an Enterprise Operating Model and Transformation Executive, has earned that reputation—and now, she has the award to match. The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) has selected her for the Transformational Leader of the Decade Award for 2026, recognizing her leadership, dedication, and commitment to the industry. IAOTP, a global professional organization known for its prestigious annual awards gala and exclusive vetting process, honors only the most accomplished and influential professionals each year.
Earning a spot among IAOTP’s honorees is no small feat—only a select group of distinguished professionals receive this elite membership annually. Selection is based on professional excellence, academic achievements, leadership capabilities, longevity in the field, meaningful affiliations, and community contributions. All recipients are invited to IAOTP’s year-end awards gala, a celebration dedicated to honoring the achievements of these top professionals.
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Bingham’s philosophy is straightforward: operating model decisions must come before technology decisions. In 2026, she released her white paper, The BPO Reversal: Retain, Renegotiate, Reinsource, or Reinvent: An Operational Excellence Framework in the World of AI. The paper introduces the ROOT Assessment (Readiness, Ownership, Outsourcing Fit, Timing), a practical tool designed to help executives determine the best path forward for their operations. She discussed the framework in a 2026 Forbes interview.
“AI ambition is moving faster than organizational readiness,” said Bingham. “Leaders who fix the foundation first are the ones who get real value from AI.”
With more than 25 years of global operations and client leadership experience at IBM, where she most recently served as Partner and Executive Market Leader, Bingham brings deep expertise in digital finance, operations, procurement, talent management, and risk management. She has led multigenerational, cross-functional teams and advised senior executives on complex transformation decisions. In 2026, she completed the UC Berkeley Haas Chief Operating Officer Program and attended MIT’s AI Executive Academy. She also holds executive education credentials from Wharton and Harvard.
In 2022, Bingham partnered with two other women to establish Course Crew, a platform aimed at uplifting and nurturing aspiring individuals. In 2024, she co-authored You’re Working Too Hard with Anouk McIntyre, a book offering practical guidance for personal and professional growth.
Bingham’s leadership has not gone unnoticed. In 2024, IAOTP selected her for the Empowered Woman Award and Top Executive and Partner of the Year, and she was displayed on the Nasdaq Billboard in Times Square. She was featured in New York Weekly in 2023 and recognized by Marquis Who’s Who in 2021. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Hype Magazine, and CEO Weekly, and she has been interviewed on Wake Up with Marci on the CBS morning show and on Dominique Benn’s KSLA show in Shreveport, LA. She will be honored at IAOTP’s annual awards gala at the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City this December for her selection as Transformational Leader of the Decade for 2026.
Bingham continues to empower people and help organizations prepare for what comes next. Learn more at DinaBingham.com or visit her LinkedIn profile.
About IAOTP
The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization that handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries. These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers, and help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join. You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.
IAOTP’s experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped them build their branding empires. IAOTP prides itself on being a one-of-a-kind boutique networking organization that handpicks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals together.
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Why it matters: Bingham’s recognition signals a growing emphasis on operational readiness as a prerequisite for AI adoption—a shift that executives across industries will need to watch closely. Her ROOT Assessment framework offers a practical starting point for leaders navigating the gap between AI ambition and organizational capability.
