AWARDS BREAKFAST 2025
The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change is pleased to announce the 2025 Awards Breakfast, honoring Andrew S. Gundlach ’01 and Lindsay Kruse ‘06.
The annual 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 22, 2025 | 8:00–9:30 AM
THE METROPOLITAN CLUB
One East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
Horton Award for Excellence in Climate and Social Impact
ANDREW S. GUNDLACH ’01
BLEICHROEDER LP
PRESENTED BY DEAN COSTIS MAGLARAS,
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
Andrew S. Gundlach ’01 will accept The Horton Award in recognition of his leadership role in the Columbia Business School community, including longstanding support of executive education programs for New York City’s leading cultural institutions.
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
LINDSAY KRUSE '06
ALL MEANS ALL
PRESENTED BY SANDRA NAVALLI ’03,
THE TAMER INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE AT COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lindsay Kruse ‘06 will accept the Leadership Award for her dedication as a visionary advocate for equitable education, especially for students with disabilities and other marginalized groups.
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 climate and social enterprise.
DREW DIPRINZIO ’25
TADESH INAGAKI ’25
FRANCESCA BRUNA PIPINO ’25
ABBY TRUSLER ’25
Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!
In formation.
UNDERWRITER
First Eagle Investments
Marina Kellen French Foundation
Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation
Sandra and Tony Tamer
Lulu C. Wang ’83
PHILANTHROPIST
David Greenspan ’00
Shaiza Rizavi ’96 and Jon Friedland ’97
S. Mona ’93 and Ravi Sinha
Rula and Ford Tamer
Three Cairns Group
SUSTAINER
Claudia Fleming and George Bitar ’91
Carmen and Ray Debbane
Karim Tabet / TAP Advisors
ADVOCATE
Joseph Baratta
Sandy and Paul Edgerley
Kristin Gilbertson
Mark Gorenberg
James P. Gorman ’87
Agnes Gund
Marie-France and René Kern
Allan Levine ’95
Ronnie Planalp ’86
Carole and Oscar Seikaly
SUPPORTER
Mimi ’90 and Michael ’90 Boublik
Evercore
Susanne Cornfeld Hurowitz ’94
Lara and Habib Kairouz ’90
Andrea Turner Moffitt ’07 and Steve Moffitt
Paula Resnick
CONTRIBUTOR
Candace K. Beinecke
Brian Frank
Seema Khanna
Alison Overseth ’84
Ellen B. Strickler ’78
Templeton Family Foundation
Sandi Drucker Wright ’04TC
BENEFACTOR
Bill Cody ’88
Emily Stone Gelb
Pritpal Singh Kochhar ’77
Harrison T. LeFrak, Esq. ’98
Mary Clare Reilley
Jonah Sonnenborn ’05
Charbel Tagher
The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson Foundation
Questions?
For more information or inquiries, please contact Heather Waters at haa2114@gsb.columbia.edu.