The Council’s annual Global Leadership Awards honor the outstanding achievements of individuals in the realms of international relations, global thought leadership, and philanthropy. This year we will award leaders advancing equity in global health and safety, and celebrate the Council’s commitment to ensuring effective US global engagement to support a more inclusive, equitable, and secure world.
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HONOREES
Global Honoree
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD
Cofounder and Chief Strategist, Partners in Health; Professor, Harvard University
National Honoree
Helene Gayle, MD, MPH
President and CEO of Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Honoree
Keith E. Williams
Former President and CEO, UL LLC
HOSTS
John F. and Mary Manley
2020 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS COCHAIRS
Jenny Scanlon, UL Inc.
Dona & Sam Scott
Carole Segal
Rick Waddell, Retired Chairman and CEO, Northern Trust
Special thanks to our sponsors this year!
Cochairs
Abbott
The Crown Family
ITW
Pamela and David ‘Duke’ Reyes
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan and Family
Jenny Scanlon, UL Inc.
Dona and Sam Scott
Rick Waddell
Leah Joy Zell, The Joy Foundation
Vice Chair
Greg and Anna Brown
William M. Daley and Bernadette Keller
Kent and Liz Dauten, Keystone Capital
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Mary and Paul Finnegan
Future Wanxiang Foundation
Chris and Cindy Galvin
Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund
Becky and Lester Knight
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky
Holly and John Madigan
Susan and Bob Morrison
Suzanne and Michael Moskow
GCM Grosvenor
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Northern Trust
Margot and Thomas J. Pritzker Family Foundation
The Segal Family Foundation
Patron
ADM
Jim Brady, alliantgroup
Mark Angelson
Rita and John Canning
ComED, An Exelon Company
John R. Ettelson, William Blair & Company
Jim and Karen Frank
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds
GPD Charitable Trust
Harris Family Foundation
J. Douglas Gray, Marshall Street Capital
Jared Kaplan and Maridee Quanbeck
Mark Hoplamazian and Rachel Kohler
Koch Family Foundation
Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel & John H. Krehbiel, Jr.
Craig Martin, Willkie Farr, & Gallagher LLP
Andrew J. McKenna
Mesirow Financial
Joan and Charles Moore, The Banc Funds Company
Bill & Penny Obenshain
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Alejandro Silva and Diamond Family Foundation
Adele Simmons
Ambassador Louis and Marjorie Susman
Jackie and Glenn Tilton
United Airlines
Samuel Zell
Robert Zimmer