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GABA Awardees<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” wpex_shape_divider_bottom=”tilt” wpex_shape_divider_bottom_flip=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1600176695661{margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #08509f !important;}” wpex_shape_divider_bottom_height=”50″ visibility=”visible-phone”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1595401149969{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”” color=”#ffffff”]\n

GABA Awardees<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1713358946559{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In 2013 GABA celebrated the 10th anniversary with its first Gala at the City Club of San Francisco. After receiving overwhelming positive feedback, the Gala<\/a> became GABA\u2019s most high profile signature event which brings together the very best of business and technology. Each year, an outstanding individual receives the GABA Award of Excellence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To find out more about the GABA Gala visit the Gala website<\/a> and the GABA Gala history page<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column]

Meet the Winners of the GABA Award of Excellence<\/span><\/h2>
\"Richard<\/a><\/div>

Richard Socher<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2025<\/div>

Founder and CEO, You.com<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Petra<\/a><\/div>

Petra Vorsteher<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2024<\/div>

Founding Partner of the AI.GROUP and Co-Founder of Smaato<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ragnar<\/a><\/div>

Ragnar Kruse<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2024<\/div>

Founding Partner and Managing Director of the AI.GROUP and Co-Founder of Smaato<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ulrike<\/a><\/div>

Ulrike Malmendier<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2023<\/div>

Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Cyriac<\/a><\/div>

Cyriac Roeding<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2022<\/div>

Co-Founder and CEO, Earli<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Florian<\/a><\/div>

Florian Leibert<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2020<\/div>

Co-Founder and Chief Cloud Officer, Mesosphere<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Thomas<\/a><\/div>

Thomas S\u00fcdhof<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2019<\/div>

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Konstantin<\/a><\/div>

Konstantin Guericke<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2018<\/div>

Co-Founder, LinkedIn<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Hartmut<\/a><\/div>

Hartmut Esslinger<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2017<\/div>

Co-Founder and long-time CEO, Frog Design<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Patricia<\/a><\/div>

Patricia Birgit Roller<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2017<\/div>

Co-Founder, Frog Design and Strategic Advisor<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Margit<\/a><\/div>

Margit Wennmachers<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2016<\/div>

Partner, Andreessen Horowitz<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Hasso<\/a><\/div>

Hasso Plattner<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2015<\/div>

Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, SAP<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sebastian<\/a><\/div>

Sebastian Thrun<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2014<\/div>

CEO, Udacity<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Andreas<\/a><\/div>

Andreas Bechtolsheim<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2013<\/div>

Chairman and Chief Development Officer, Arista Networks<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Gerhard<\/a><\/div>

Gerhard Casper<\/a><\/h3>
GABA Award 2013<\/div>

President Emeritus, Stanford University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” wpex_shape_divider_bottom=”tilt” visibility=”hidden-phone” wpex_shape_divider_bottom_color=”#000000″ wpex_shape_divider_bottom_height=”200″ css=”.vc_custom_1598009988635{padding-bottom: 200px !important;}”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” wpex_shape_divider_bottom=”tilt” visibility=”visible-phone” wpex_shape_divider_bottom_color=”#000000″ wpex_shape_divider_bottom_height=”50″ css=”.vc_custom_1598010033648{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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