Honorees

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Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins is the anchor of The Source with Kaitlan Collins and chief White House correspondent at CNN.

On The Source, Collins chases the facts, asks the tough questions, and connects with her sources so viewers can get the very latest in primetime. Previously, Collins was the co-anchor and chief correspondent of CNN This Morning. Prior to the launch of the morning show in November 2022, she served as CNN’s chief White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Since joining the network in 2017, Collins has broken several stories in her coverage of both the Biden and Trump administrations, including major staff departures and consequential policy decisions.

Collins was named to 2024’s TIME100 Next List and been included in Mediaite’s annual list of the Most Influential People in News Media since 2018. She was also named to Crain’s NewsPro’s 12 to Watch in TV News in 2019, as well as one of Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30: Media in the same year. In 2023, she was named on Variety’s New Power of New York list.

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Jeffrey Goldberg

Jeffrey Goldberg is the editor in chief of The Atlantic, and is the moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic on PBS. He joined The Atlantic in 2007 as a national correspondent and in 2016 was named editor in chief, the 15th person to serve as editor in publication's 168-year history. During his editorship, The Atlantic has set new audience and subscription records, and won its first-ever Pulitzer Prizes.

Before joining The Atlantic, Goldberg served as the Middle East correspondent and then the Washington correspondent for The New Yorker. Earlier in his career, he was a writer for The New York Times Magazine. He began his career as a police reporter for The Washington Post. Goldberg is the author of Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror and On Heroism: McCain, Milley, Mattis, and the Cowardice of Donald Trump.

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Hubert Joly

Hubert Joly is a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School and the former chairman and CEO of Best Buy. At HBS, Joly is the co-leader of a portfolio of programs intended to support the growth of CEOs and senior executives of the world’s foremost corporations.

Joly is also a member of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson and S&P Global, a member of the International Advisory Board of HEC Paris, and a Trustee of the New York Public Library. Joly has been recognized as one of the top 100 CEOs in the world by the Harvard Business Review, one of the top 30 CEOs in the world by Barron’s, and one of the top 10 CEOs in the United States by Glassdoor.

He is the author of the best-selling book The Heart of Business – Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism.

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Kelli Parsons

Kelli Parsons brings deep experience driving growth, innovation and operational excellence to her new role as CEO of Avoq, a strategic communication and advocacy firm.

A seasoned strategist and former global CEO of Hill & Knowlton, Parsons is a sought-after corporate affairs and marketing leader, earning a reputation for creating value in defining moments. She advises clients on reputation capital and resiliency, corporate and financial communication, regulatory and public affairs, litigation and business transformation. Parsons has expertise in stakeholder engagement to align and mobilize strategy across organizations and among constituents.

Previously, as chief communication and marketing officer for Fortune 50 companies, Parsons focused on value creation and protection during business and cultural transformations. She led the multi-stakeholder communication strategy for United Technologies during its acquisition and integration of Rockwell Collins, spins of Carrier and Otis as independent public companies, and $74 billion merger with Raytheon.