Currently the 108th Mayor of the City of New York, a Johns Hopkins graduate and a Harvard Business School Graduate ('66), Michael Bloomberg created Bloomberg LP. Today, Bloomberg LP, with 9,500 employees in over 130 cities, has over 250,000 subscribers to its financial news and information service.

As his company grew, Michael Bloomberg started directing more of his attention to philanthropy, donating his time and resources to many different causes including Johns Hopkins University, where, as Chairman of the Board, he helped build the Bloomberg School of Public Health into one of the world's leading institutions of public health research and training.

Upon entering office only two months after 9/11, Mayor Bloomberg cut crime by 20 percent; created jobs by supporting small businesses; unleashed a building boom of affordable housing; expanded parks and worked to revitalize the waterfront; implemented ambitious public health strategies, including the successful ban on smoking in restaurants and bars; expanded support for community arts organizations. In addition, he won control of New York's schools from the broken Board of Education, and began turning around the nation’s largest school district by injecting standards into the classroom. In 2005, Mayor Bloomberg was re-elected by a diverse coalition of support to tackle balancing the budget and driving unemployment to a record low. Mayor Bloomberg has launched an innovative program to combat poverty that encourages work, undertaken a far-reaching campaign to fight global warming, and prepare New York for an estimated million more residents by 2030.

During thirty years in international finance, James Wolfensohn's remarkable successes only strengthened his belief that those who prosper in business are obligated to serve the greater good. His decadelong presidency of the World Bank provided the ultimate opportunity to pursue that mission on a global scale. Wolfensohn's subsequent involvement with the Middle East peace process, and recent endeavors to nurture businesses in emerging economies and promote sustainable sources of energy, show his continuing determination to bridge the gap between policies and people. He is currently relishing the opportunity to work with his son, Adam, and daughter Naomi at Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a privately held firm that invests in alternative energy initiatives and backs companies that do business in emerging economies. In addition to a distinguished business career, Wolfensohn, MBA ’59, was a member of his homeland, Australia’s, 1956 Olympic fencing team and more recently, became a serious student of the cello.

Elaine Wolfensohn  

For over forty years, Elaine Wolfensohn has been involved in the field of education and arts education while raising her family. Her work in Australia and the United States has included teaching in private schools, creating teen tutoring programs in inner city schools, and training adult volunteers to tutor high school students. Mrs. Wolfensohn was educated at Wellesley College, where she received her B.A. She went on to receive her M.A. in French Literature from Columbia and her M.Ed in counseling psychology from Teachers College. Mrs. Wolfensohn's commitment to education also extends into her community advisory work. She sits on several boards, including Young Audiences and American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic, where she is President of the Board of Directors. In addition, she serves on the board of the Graduate School of Education of the Jewish Theological Seminary, as well as the advisory committees of the Park City Mathematics Oversight Board at the Institute of Advanced Study and Teachers College at Columbia University. During her husband's presidency of the World Bank, Mrs. Wolfensohn worked closely with the Bank on issues of education, early child development and gender equity.

John Whitehead Social Enterprise Award:

An accomplished social entrepreneur with expertise in health care, labor issues, and public policy, Cheryl Dorsey was named President of Echoing Green in May 2002. She is the first Echoing Green Fellow to lead this global nonprofit, which has awarded more than $27 million in start-up capital to over 450 social entrepreneurs worldwide since 1987.

As a public policy innovator, Cheryl has served as a White House Fellow advising the Clinton administration on health care issues and at the U.S. Labor Department, where she helped develop family-friendly workplace policies and spearheaded the labor secretary's pay equity initiative.

She holds a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges, an M.D. from the Harvard Medical School and an M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. She writes and speaks widely on minority affairs, social justice, social entrepreneurship, and maternal and child health issues.

ABOUT THE  HBSCNY LEADERSHIP DINNER:  HBSCNY sets aside a night each year for a gala event to recognize the accomplishments of extraordinary individuals.  Through its Business Statesman Award and Leadership Awards, HBSCNY honors individuals who have excelled in business as well as making major contributions to the community.   In addition, proceeds from the dinner are used to fund HBSCNY's programs for alumni, scholarships, and the annual social enterprise summit for NYC non-profit leaders.  Scholarships include the HBSCNY Fellowship Fund at HBS and two full scholarships for local non-profit leaders to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management Course at HBS.  HBSCNY's Community Partner Program provides pro-bono consulting to local non-profits as well as placement on nonprofit boards through an alliance with BoardAssist.  Please click on the link http://www.hbscny.org/article.html?aid=365 for more information about the Dinner.