Established Leaders Category

Leaders whose track record of accomplishments is substantial and who, in the jury’s judgement, are likely to continue to make important, positive contributions in their chosen field.

Jamila Afghani

Jamila Afghani

Jamila Afghani, Afghanistan

2015 Winner

Educating Afghani imams about women’s rights

Yevgenia Albats

Yevgenia Albats

Yevgenia Albats, USA

2022 Winner

Reporting hard truths to protect democratic values

Rodrigo Rubido Alonso

Rodrigo Rubido Alonso

Rodrigo Rubido Alonso, Brazil

2017 Winner

Building communities and fulfilling dreams

Andrew Bastawrous

Andrew Bastawrous

Andrew Bastawrous, UK

2023 Winner

Rethinking the supply chain and leveraging technology to help millions overcome vision impairment

Pashtana Durrani

Pashtana Durrani

Pashtana Durrani, Afghanistan

2021 EMERGING LEADER

Promoting digital literacy for children and training girls in menstrual hygiene management & reproductive health

Sylvia A. Earle

Sylvia A. Earle

Sylvia A. Earle, USA

2020 Winner

Saving the oceans to save the planet

Christiana Figueres

Christiana Figueres

Christiana Figueres, Costa Rica

2016 Winner

Innovative diplomacy that led to the Paris Agreement

Jared Genser

Jared Genser

Jared Genser, USA

2020 Winner

Freeing political prisoners worldwide

Anne Goldfeld

Anne Goldfeld

Anne Goldfeld, USA

2019 Winner

Physician-scientist at the interface of scientific research, delivery of medical care, and human rights.

Chido Govera

Chido Govera

Chido Govera, Zimbabwe

2022 EMERGING LEADER

Developing resilient communities through food security

Saul Griffith

Saul Griffith

Saul Griffith, Australia

2019 Winner

Engineering solutions for a clean energy, zero carbon economy.

Tristan Harris

Tristan Harris

Tristan Harris, USA

2023 Winner

Making technology more humane, ethical, and aligned with humanity’s best interests

Becca Heller

Becca Heller

Becca Heller, USA

2017 Winner

Enforcing Legal and Human Rights for Refugees

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda

2022 Winner

Developing new approaches to human/wildlife health

Sunitha Krishnan

Sunitha Krishnan

Sunitha Krishnan, India

2016 Winner

Fighting sex trafficking and helping victims to recover their lives

Faustin Linyekula

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

Lala Lovera

Lala Lovera

Lala Lovera, Venezuela

2022 EMERGING LEADER

Fighting for the inclusion of migrants in host communities

Margaret Lowman

Margaret Lowman

Margaret Lowman, USA

2023 Winner

Protecting the health of the forests that sustain life on Earth using science, advocacy and education

Elias Mastoras

Elias Mastoras

Elias Mastoras, Greece

2022 EMERGING LEADER

Reimagining football to include visually impaired kids in play

Sam Muller

Sam Muller

Sam Muller, The Netherlands

2022 Winner

Making justice systems deliver for everyone

Tero Mustonen

Tero Mustonen

Tero Mustonen, Finland

2021 Winner

Combining indigenous knowledge with academic research to protect and restore biocultural diversity

Christian Ntizimira

Christian Ntizimira

Christian Ntizimira, Rwanda

2021 EMERGING LEADER

Bringing equity and dignity to palliative care in low- and middle-income countries

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan

2018 Winner

Shining light on uncomfortable truths through film, crafting compelling narratives to evoke change

Kristian Olson

Kristian Olson

Kristian Olson, USA

2024 Winner

Transforming healthcare with human-centered design and empowering frontline innovators

Fiorenzo Omenetto

Fiorenzo Omenetto

Fiorenzo Omenetto, Italy

2017 Winner

Replacing plastics with silk

PCRC

PCRC

Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses de Centrafrique, Central African Republic

2018 Winner

Clerics working to overcome religious and civil strife

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