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Global Leadership Prize Winners
Each year we recognize leaders who demonstrate the willingness and capacity to address the complexity of 21st-century challenges and whose work is global in aspiration or implication and is rooted in universal values. They are honored not only for what they have accomplished now but also for their future potential.
Kristian Olson
Kristian Olson, USA
2024 Winner
Transforming healthcare with human-centered design and empowering frontline innovators
María Teresa Ronderos
María Teresa Ronderos, Colombia/Argentina
2024 Winner
Strengthening journalism through collaborative investigative reporting
Fernando Trujillo
Fernando Trujillo, Colombia
2024 Winner
Visionary scientist and conservation leader protecting aquatic ecosystems
Andrew Bastawrous
Andrew Bastawrous, UK
2023 Winner
Rethinking the supply chain and leveraging technology to help millions overcome vision impairment
Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris, USA
2023 Winner
Making technology more humane, ethical, and aligned with humanity’s best interests
Margaret Lowman
Margaret Lowman, USA
2023 Winner
Protecting the health of the forests that sustain life on Earth using science, advocacy and education
Yevgenia Albats
Yevgenia Albats, USA
2022 Winner
Reporting hard truths to protect democratic values
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda
2022 Winner
Developing new approaches to human/wildlife health
Sam Muller
Sam Muller, The Netherlands
2022 Winner
Making justice systems deliver for everyone
Chido Govera
Chido Govera, Zimbabwe
2022 EMERGING LEADER
Developing resilient communities through food security
Lala Lovera
Lala Lovera, Venezuela
2022 EMERGING LEADER
Fighting for the inclusion of migrants in host communities
Elias Mastoras
Elias Mastoras, Greece
2022 EMERGING LEADER
Reimagining football to include visually impaired kids in play
Pashtana Durrani
Pashtana Durrani, Afghanistan
2021 EMERGING LEADER
Promoting digital literacy for children and training girls in menstrual hygiene management & reproductive health
Tero Mustonen
Tero Mustonen, Finland
2021 Winner
Combining indigenous knowledge with academic research to protect and restore biocultural diversity
Christian Ntizimira
Christian Ntizimira, Rwanda
2021 EMERGING LEADER
Bringing equity and dignity to palliative care in low- and middle-income countries
Asha de Vos
Asha de Vos, Sri Lanka
2021 Winner
Challenging colonial traditions and paving a way for the next generation of scientists, marine biologists and ocean educators
Sylvia A. Earle
Sylvia A. Earle, USA
2020 Winner
Saving the oceans to save the planet
Jared Genser
Jared Genser, USA
2020 Winner
Freeing political prisoners worldwide
Nithya Ramanathan
Nithya Ramanathan, USA
2020 Winner
Leveraging technology to save lives
Anne Goldfeld
Anne Goldfeld, USA
2019 Winner
Physician-scientist at the interface of scientific research, delivery of medical care, and human rights.
Saul Griffith
Saul Griffith, Australia
2019 Winner
Engineering solutions for a clean energy, zero carbon economy.
Faustin Linyekula
Faustin Linyekula, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2019 Winner
Infusing poetry into daily life, his work poses the question of how to speak to a city from its most fragile parts
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan
2018 Winner
Shining light on uncomfortable truths through film, crafting compelling narratives to evoke change
PCRC
Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses de Centrafrique, Central African Republic
2018 Winner
Clerics working to overcome religious and civil strife
Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste, Spain
2018 Winner
Exploring the ethical consequences emerging from the confluence of neurotechnology and artificial intelligence
Rodrigo Rubido Alonso
Rodrigo Rubido Alonso, Brazil
2017 Winner
Building communities and fulfilling dreams
Becca Heller
Becca Heller, USA
2017 Winner
Enforcing Legal and Human Rights for Refugees
Fiorenzo Omenetto
Fiorenzo Omenetto, Italy
2017 Winner
Replacing plastics with silk
Bright Simons
Bright Simons, Ghana
2017 Winner
Fighting counterfeit medicine with technology
Christiana Figueres
Christiana Figueres, Costa Rica
2016 Winner
Innovative diplomacy that led to the Paris Agreement
Sunitha Krishnan
Sunitha Krishnan, India
2016 Winner
Fighting sex trafficking and helping victims to recover their lives
Jamila Afghani
Jamila Afghani, Afghanistan
2015 Winner
Educating Afghani imams about women’s rights
Martin von Hildebrand
Martin von Hildebrand, Colombia
2015 Winner
Helping the planet breathe