AWARDS BREAKFAST 2024
Online registration has closed, and this event is at capacity. Please contact Allison Kline ’20 (abk2170@gsb.columbia.edu with any questions.
The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change invites you to the 2024 Awards Breakfast. This year, we look forward to celebrating our two extraordinary honorees N. Robert (Bob) Hammer ’67 and Kesha Cash ’10.
The Awards Breakfast showcases the impact of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, which trains the next generation of leaders to address social and environmental challenges.
TUESDAY
April 30, 2024 | 8:00–9:30 AM
THE METROPOLITAN CLUB
One East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
Please contact Allison Kline ‘20 (abk2170@gsb.columbia.edu) for more information.
Horton Award for Excellence in Climate and Social Impact
N. ROBERT (BOB) HAMMER ’67
HAMMER VENTURES
PRESENTED BY DEAN COSTIS MAGLARAS, COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
N. Robert (Bob) Hammer ‘67 will accept the Horton Award for Excellence in Climate and Social Impact, recognizing his extraordinary four decades as a chief executive and entrepreneur in the technology industry as well as his bold commitment to Columbia Business School initiatives in digital transformation and climate change.
About the Horton Award
The Horton Award recognizes individuals or organizations who are dedicated to social or environmental causes and have used management skills to benefit society. This award is named for Professor Ray Horton, who established social enterprise as a program at Columbia Business School.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LEADERSHIP AWARD
KESHA CASH ‘10
IMPACT AMERICA FUND
PRESENTED BY JOSH MAILMAN, SERIOUS CHANGE INVESTMENTS
Kesha Cash ’10 will accept the Social Enterprise Leadership Award as a pioneer in her field, investing in a future where people of color experience true agency and participation in the American economy.
About the Social Enterprise Leadership Award
The Leadership Award recognizes mid-career alumni who use business tools and entrepreneurial and management skills to address social and environmental challenges. Recipients demonstrate dedication to the field of social enterprise, making outstanding contributions to their organizations.
CARSON FAMILY CHANGEMAKER AWARD
About the Carson Family Changemaker Award
The Changemaker Award is named in honor of the Carson family, recipients of the 2016 Horton Award, for their longtime support of social enterprise at Columbia Business School and the nonprofit community in NYC. The award recognizes current students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to and leadership in the field of social enterprise.
JENNIFER BURDICK ’24
HUDSON HOYLE ’24
RAY LU ’24
Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!
UNDERWRITER
The Hammer Family Charitable Foundation
Rula and Ford Tamer
Sandra and Tony Tamer
PHILANTHROPIST
Impact America Fund
S. Mona ’93 and Ravi Sinha
Three Cairns Group
SUSTAINER
Claudia Fleming and George Bitar ’91
Nazanin and Roald Smeets
Karim Tabet / TAP Advisors
ADVOCATE
Allan Levine ’95
Ronnie Planalp ’86
Shaiza Rizavi ’96 and Jon Friedland ’97
Carole and Oscar Seikaly
SUPPORTER
Rima and Zak Alameddine
Rima Al-Sabah
Mimi ’90 and Michael ’90 Boublik
Ciara Burnham ’93
Marie-France and René Kern
Patti and Jonathan Kraft
Andrea Turner ’07 and Steve Moffitt
Alison Overseth ’84
Anwar Zakkour
CONTRIBUTOR
Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Ellen B. Strickler ’78
Templeton Family Foundation
Lisa Williams ’11
BENEFACTOR
Jean Abouhamad
Keith Beverly, Re-Envision Wealth
Bill Cody ’88
Pritpal Singh Kochhar ’77
Sid Malhotra, Kactus Capital
Questions?
For more information or inquiries, please contact Allison Kline ‘20 at abk2170@gsb.columbia.edu.