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OC Innovators Honored

Orange County businesspeople gathered to honor notable innovators within the community at Hotel Irvine for the Business Journal’s fifth annual Innovator of the Year Awards Wednesday.

Dean Stoecker, co-founder, chairman and chief executive of Alteryx Inc., delivered the keynote address at the luncheon, which recognized individuals for creating pioneering products and services.

The 2019 winners are:

• John Kao, founder and chief executive officer of Alignment Healthcare in Orange

• Neel Grover, founder and chief executive officer of Indi in Newport Beach

• Mark Bachman, founder and chief technology officer of Xidas in Irvine

• Ray Grainger, founder and chief executive officer of Mavenlink in Irvine

• Andrew Ninh, co-founder and chief executive officer of Docbot in Irvine

The Business Journal will profile Innovator of the Year Award winners in the Oct. 7 print edition.

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