TPRA Announces Winners of 2026 Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Service Provider Innovator Award

ANKENY, IOWA – 21 APRIL 2026 – The Third Party Risk Association (TPRA) today announced the winners of its 2026 Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Service Provider Innovator Award and Excellence Awards during its annual in-person conference on April 21, 2026.

Established to recognize and promote the critical role service providers play in advancing the TPRM industry, the TPRM Service Provider Innovator Award honors organizations that deliver innovative, efficient, and effective solutions to help practitioners assess, mitigate, and manage third party risk.

2026 Award Winners

TPRM Service Provider Innovator Award

Interos was selected as the 2026 overall Innovator Award winner for its transformative approach to third party and supply chain risk management. Through its AI-powered platform, Interos delivers a unified, near real-time view across six critical risk domains, enabling organizations to move beyond fragmented data toward a single, actionable intelligence framework. Its breakthrough solutions—itariffs and itracing—provide predictive insights into tariff exposure, multi-tier supplier dependencies, and product-level disruption impacts, setting a new standard for proactive, intelligence-driven risk management.

Excellence Award Winners

GRC/TPRM Platform: Aravo

Recognized for its innovations leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance multiple uses and views in the third party risk space, Aravo stood out for delivering advanced capabilities that improve visibility, efficiency, and decision-making for practitioners.

Image: Dean Alms (right), Chief Product Officer for Aravo, accepts the Excellence Award on the organization's behalf from Julie Gaiaschi, CEO of TPRA, at TPRA's 2026 Conference on April 21, 2026.

Risk Rating/Risk Intelligence Tool: Interos

In addition to earning the overall Innovator Award, Interos was recognized in this category for its comprehensive risk intelligence capabilities, providing near real-time insights across a broad spectrum of risk domains along with actionable mitigation guidance.

Image: Marty Clough (right), VP of Sales for Interos.ai, accepts Excellence Award on behalf of the organization from Julie Gaiaschi (left) during TPRA 2026 Conference on April 21, 2026.

TPRM Services: HITRUST

HITRUST was recognized for its standardization work that shifts the market from fragmented questionnaires toward a shared, defensible, and standardized assurance model that can be reused across vendor relationships.

Image: Ryan Patrick (right), EVP, Customer Solution for HITRUST, accepts the Excellence Award on behalf of the organization from Julie Gaiaschi (left), CEO of TPRA, during the TPRA's 2026 Conference on April 21, 2026.

Selection Process

Nearly 40 TPRM service providers submitted applications across three categories: GRC/TPRM Platforms, Risk Rating/Risk Intelligence Tools, and TPRM Services. A panel of TPRA Officers, Board Members, and Practitioner Members representing diverse industries evaluated submissions based on innovation, collaboration, social responsibility, and overall impact on advancing the TPRM industry.

Finalists underwent a multi-stage review process, including detailed scoring and live interviews, where judges assessed product capabilities, real-world applications, and contributions to the broader risk management community.

Dean Alms (right), Chief Product Officer for Aravo, and Julie Gaiaschi, CEO of TPRA.

Marty Clough (right), VP of Sales for Interos.ai, and Julie Gaiaschi (left), CEO of TPRA.

Ryan Patrick (right), EVP, Customer Solution for HITRUST, and Julie Gaiaschi (left), CEO of TPRA.

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The Third Party Risk Association (TPRA) is dedicated to advancing the practice of third party risk management by fostering collaboration, education, and innovation across the global TPRM community. Through its programs, events, and initiatives, TPRA supports practitioners and service providers in strengthening risk management practices and driving industry progress.