Past Honorees
2022
Gianrico Farrugia, M.D.President and Chief Executive Officer of Mayo Clinic
Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Mayo Clinic, leads the No. 1 ranked hospital by U.S. News and World Report and Newsweek. With a 73,000-person workforce, Mayo Clinic cares for more than 1.3 million people each year with serious or complex illnesses from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Dr. Farrugia served as CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida. Under his leadership, Florida established itself as a destination medical center for the Southeast. He also led the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, which brings genomics into routine clinical care, and co-founded the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. He is a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees and Governors, and is a professor of medicine and physiology.
Dr. Farrugia has been a Mayo Clinic physician for 32 years. He is jointly appointed in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, and the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering. He completed his undergraduate training at St. Aloysius College and earned his medical degree from the University of Malta Medical School.
Dr. Farrugia is the co-author of “Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast: A Blueprint for Transformation from the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation,” a book highlighting the need for change in the delivery of health care. Dr. Farrugia is a past president of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society. An active translational scientist and NIH researcher, he has published more than 330 academic articles.
Read more about Dr. Farrugia at Mayo Clinic
2019
Dr. Makaziwe MandelaChairman and Co-Founder of House of Mandela
As the oldest living child of Nelson & Evelyn Mandela, and a global activist in her own right, she has a unique world perspective and a passion for education.
After studying in South Africa, she earned her PhD from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Mandela has held senior posts at the University of the Witwatersrand, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Industrial Development Group, and now heads the House of Mandela, an organization which strives to continue Nelson Mandela’s work towards unity and compassion across global races, religions, and genders.
A world-class advocate for social issues, Dr. Mandela inspires us all to fully engage and become true global citizens.
We invite you to join us as we recognize her extraordinary contributions on the 101st anniversary of her father’s birthday.
Read more about Dr. Makaziwe Mandela at House of Mandela.
2016
Ken Burns Filmmaker
Ken Burns has been making extraordinary films for more than thirty years. Since his Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has directed and produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made.
His films include The Roosevelts, An Intimate History, The Central Park Five and The Civil War which was proclaimed by Real Screen Magazine as the "most influential documentary of all time." His style of using archival footage and photographs (including panning from still photography), is studied worldwide by cinematographers, and commonly referred to as the "Ken Burns Effect." Mr. Burns' films have won twelve Emmy Awards and two Oscar nominations, and he has been honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read more about Mr. Burns at PBS.
2014
Indra K. Nooyi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
Indra K. Nooyi is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo. In its global food and beverage portfolio, PepsiCo has 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. PepsiCo's main businesses include Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola. With more than $66 billion in annual net revenue, PepsiCo makes hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world.
Mrs. Nooyi is the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo’s promise to do what’s right for the business by doing what’s right for people and the planet. It’s the company’s commitment to sustained growth with a focus on Performance, Human, Environmental and Talent Sustainability. In keeping with this commitment, PepsiCo is proud to be listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
Read more about Mrs. Nooyi at PepsiCo.