IncQuery founder and CEO Felipe Ochoa named CEO of the Year by the 2026 Tech Ascension Awards

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—IncQuery, the end-to-end primary research partner for consulting and investment firms, today announced that Felipe Ochoa, Founder and CEO, has been named a winner in the CEO of the Year category of the 2026 Tech Ascension Awards. The recognition honors exceptional technology leaders who demonstrate strategic vision, business excellence, a commitment to innovation, and a lasting impact on their organizations and industries.

Ochoa founded IncQuery in 2016 after seeing firsthand, as a strategy consultant, how slow and uncertain survey-based research could be when a critical recommendation depended on it. Today, IncQuery supports more than 250 client offices worldwide, has saved clients more than 200,000 hours of work and has supported research associated with approximately $2 trillion in deal value.

“High-stakes decisions don’t leave room for research you only mostly trust,” said Ochoa. “As AI makes quick analysis available to everyone, the advantage shifts to teams that can produce proprietary evidence based on data they can actually stand behind. This recognition belongs to our team, who bring that discipline to every project, often on tight timelines that leave no margin for error.”

In 2026, Ochoa led a strategic transformation that repositioned IncQuery from a survey programming provider to an end-to-end research partner, built around a single idea: research teams should be able to move faster without compromising the quality of their data or their confidence in the evidence. This year, IncQuery:

• Relaunched its brand with “Always Be Sure™,” anchoring the company around confidence in the evidence behind important decisions
• Introduced AI Moderation and AI-powered survey authoring tools that help teams draft surveys faster and gather richer follow-up responses for open-ended question types
• Enhanced its quality controls to give research teams greater visibility into and confidence in their data quality
• Began a research collaboration with UCLA’s Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, exploring automated survey verification

IncQuery pairs purpose-built technology with hands-on research expertise and panel-agnostic respondent sourcing, so clients can see how their research is designed, fielded and checked at every stage.

The Tech Ascension CEO and Leadership Awards celebrate outstanding executives and innovators who are shaping the future of the technology industry. Winners are evaluated on their ability to drive business growth, lead meaningful innovation, demonstrate strategic and operational excellence, foster strong organizational cultures, and create lasting value for their companies, employees, customers, and industries.

“Exceptional leadership is measured not just by business success, but by the ability to inspire innovation, empower teams, and create meaningful, lasting impact,” said David Campbell, CEO of the Tech Ascension Awards. “Felipe Ochoa of IncQuery embodies these qualities, demonstrating the vision, determination, and leadership needed to drive organizations forward and help shape the future of the technology industry.”

For more information about the Tech Ascension Awards, please visit www.techascensionawards.com. For more information about IncQuery, visit incquery.com.