Awards Breakfast 2023
TUESDAY, MAY 16 | 8:00–9:30 AM
Congratulations to our two extraordinary honorees S. Mona Sinha ’93 and Andrea Turner Moffitt ’07. We are thrilled to celebrate their achievements and impact, alongside the winners of the Carson Family Changemaker Award, who exemplify the mission of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and the future of leadership on social and environmental issues.
Thank you to our generous sponsors, supporters, and partners for making this celebration possible!
HORTON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
S. MONA SINHA ’93
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EQUALITY NOW
S. Mona Sinha ’93 accepted the Horton Award for her dedication to the social enterprise community at Columbia University, and for her extraordinary strategic and philanthropic leadership to elevate women’s issues worldwide.
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
ANDREA TURNER MOFFITT ’07
CO-FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNER OF PLUM ALLEY INVESTMENTS
Andrea Turner Moffitt ’07 accepted the Social Enterprise Leadership Award for her support of women-led businesses and social ventures, and her commitment to expanding social enterprise at Columbia Business School.
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
Wilburt Carpenter ’23 and Silvia Gelonch Fernandez ’23 accepted this year’s award, recognizing their leadership on social and environmental issues across so many programs of the center. We were also pleased to recognize Kyle Finck ’20, Natasha Gabbay ’21, and Meg Johnson ’20 for their leadership while at CBS.
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.
Thank you for joining us!
Thank you to our Sponsors and supporters!
HONORARY CHAIR
Russell L. Carson ’67 and Cecily Carson
UNDERWRITER
Ravi Sinha
Sandra and Tony Tamer
Cherine and Ahmed Tayeb
PHILANTHROPIST
Carmen and Ray Debbane
Three Cairns Group
SUSTAINER
Claudia Fleming and George Bitar ’91
Habib Kairouz ’90
Karim Tabet / TAP Advisors
ADVOCATE
Sandy and Paul Edgerley
Evercore
Zeina and Nijad Fares
Ann Kaplan ’77
Steve Moffitt
Philippa Portnoy ’90
Shaiza Rizavi ’96 and Jon Friedland ’97
Carole and Oscar Seikaly
SUPPORTER
Anthony R. Abraham Foundation
Hania and Mike Ahmar
Ahmed S. Boomrod
Mimi ’90 and Michael ’90 Boublik
Ciara Burnham ’93
Abigail E. Disney
Bradford Evans ’70
Susanne Cornfeld Hurowitz ’94
Shikha and Rohit Kapoor
Marie-France and René Kern
Patti and Jonathan Kraft
Micheline and Dr. Francois Nader
Alison Overseth ’84
Ronnie Planalp ’86
Manal and Ghassan Saab (friends of ATFL)
CONTRIBUTOR
Eleanore and Domenico De Sole
Holly Fogle
Rachel Lipschutz
Carroll Pierce
Templeton Family Foundation
BENEFACTOR
Bill Cody ’88
Ahmad Deek
Annie Gergi
Vicki Gross
Ali Kamin
Janet Montag
Ellen B. Strickler ’78
Questions?
For more information or inquiries, please contact Heather Waters at haa2114@gsb.columbia.edu.