About The Fulbright Awards Dinner

Each year, One To World honors outstanding individuals who have furthered Senator J. William Fulbright’s vision of peace through intercultural awareness and understanding at the One To World Fulbright Awards Dinner. The late Senator Fulbright was honored at this event in 1993, and Harriet Mayor Fulbright served as Honorary Chair in his memory for many years.

The One To World Fulbright Awards Dinner is a benefit event aimed at raising money for One To World programs as well as awareness of the Fulbright program. Awards are presented by visiting Fulbright grantees currently affiliated with New York area academic institutions before an audience of international leaders in business, higher education, the arts, and government!

One To World 2026 Fulbright Awards Dinner

The One To World 2026 Fulbright Awards Dinner will be held in May 2026 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. More updates will be provided as the event approaches.

One To World 2025 Fulbright Awards Dinner

The One To World 2025 Fulbright Awards Dinner was held on Tuesday, May 13, at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. We encourage you to check out a full video of the event on our YouTube channel.

In 2025, One To World is proud to have honored:

James E. Berger is a litigation partner at DLA Piper. He focuses his practice on international disputes and crossborder enforcement and asset recovery, representing clients in a broad range of international and domestic conflicts before U.S. courts and arbitral tribunals. He has served as lead counsel in some of the most cutting-edge, cross-border cases to be litigated in U.S. trial and appellate courts in recent years. James speaks and writes regularly on topics related to international dispute resolution and enforcement and has been a guest lecturer at law schools in New York City and Beijing.

David Buckley is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Growth Acceleration at General Atlantic. Before joining General Atlantic in 2011, David worked at McKinsey & Company. Previously, he served as a Captain in the United States Army as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He is a Fulbright alumnus to Poland and serves as a member of the advisory board to the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. He received a BA in History and Government from the University of Notre Dame and an MPP from Princeton University.

Kirsty Graham is CEO of Edelman U.S. She was formerly the Global President of Edelman’s Practices and Sectors and also served as the Global Chair of Health. Kirsty, originally from New Zealand, has lived in the U.S. for 24 years, and her career has spanned business, government, media, and civil society. She was with Pfizer Inc for 10 years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs for their Biopharmaceuticals Group. Kirsty spent 16 years in the New Zealand Foreign Service, and from 2006–2010, she was New Zealand’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations.

Miki Kapoor is a healthcare executive with expertise in technology operations and private equity. As an Operating Partner at Linden Capital Partners, he guides strategy and operational excellence across portfolio companies. His record of scaling companies that transform healthcare delivery and patient outcomes is exemplified by founding or leading multiple healthcare organizations that have been acquired or have gone public while he was at the helm. A passionate and recognized global health advocate, he has served on numerous nonprofit boards, been a visiting professor at universities, and spearheaded healthcare operations across Africa and India as EVP at the Clinton Foundation.

The Honoree Circle

The Honoree Circle is One To World’s official recognition of the distinguished individuals we have been privileged to honor since the first Fulbright Awards Dinner in 1991. Members include:

2025

JAMES E. BERGER, DLA Piper

DAVID BUCKLEY*, General Atlantic

KIRSTY GRAHAM, Edelman U.S.

MIKI KAPOOR*, Linden Capital Partners

2024

KAREN FANG, Bank of America

JACQUELINE NOVOGRATZ, Acumen

AARON J. SCHLAPHOFF*, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

2023

AUDREY CHOI*, Global Sustainability Leader

SOOK NYUL CHOI*, Author & Lecturer

THOMAS M. MORIARTY, CVS Health

HAMDI ULUKAYA, Chobani

2022

RAM JAGANNATH*, Blackstone

GEORGE M. LOGOTHETIS, Libra Group

MORGAN RADFORD*, NBC News

TONI G. VERSTANDIG, Verstandig Family Foundation

2021

ESTHER T. BENJAMIN, World Education Services

ISABELLE DE LA HOUSSAYE , Material Culture

GEORGIA LEVENSON KEOHANE*, Columbia Business School

SARA MILLER MCCUNE, Sage Publishing

2019

ERICA BERTHOU, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

GEORGIA GARINOIS-MELENIKIOTOU*, Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

JAMES C. RHEE, FirePine Group

2018

CREIGHTON CONDON, Shearman & Sterling LLP

AMBASSADOR EDWARD E. ELSON, Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark

KEN FORDE Former Board Chair, One To World

ALLISON GUSHÉE MOLKENTHIN*, Bentley Associates L.P.

2017

MADELYN ANTONCIC, PH.D. The World Bank

JEFFREY BEERS*, Jeffrey Beers International

THE HON. FRANK J. GUARINI, U.S. House of Representatives; Representative, U.N. General Assembly

WHITNEY TILSON, Kase Capital Management

2016

DIDRIC CEDERHOLM*, Lion Point Capital

TERRENCE F. MARTELL, PH.D., Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch College, CUNY

CLARKE MURPHY, Russell Reynolds Associates

WENKE B. THOMAN STERNS, Industrial Mineral Holdings, Inc.

2015

JAMES B. MILLIKEN, The City University of New York

ALAN J. POMERANTZ, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Kimberlite Group, LLC

THE HON. KENNETH D. TAYLOR, Former Canadian Ambassador to Iran

DR. PATRICIA E. TAYLOR*, Epidemiologist

2014

ÁSLAUG MAGNÚSDÓTTIR*, Tinker Tailor

BOB MORITZ, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

FERNANDO NAPOLITANO, Italian Business & Investment Initiative

JOHN ZOGBY, Zogby Analytics

2013

GIANLUIGI ESPOSITO*, Altieri Esposito & Minoli

SUSAN E. CARMEL, American University’s Initiative for Russian Culture

ISAAC SHAPIRO*, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

DR. DAVID STEINBERG*, Long Island University

2012

J. FRANK BROWN, General Atlantic

MARTIN GARBUS*, Eaton & Van Winkle

SUSIE GHARIB, PBS’ Nightly Business Report

FEREYDOUN NAZEM, Nazem and Company

2011

JACOB HAAR*, Minlam Asset Management

ROELFIEN KUIJPERS, DB Advisors, Deutsche Bank

GARY G. MUELLER*, Eagle Capital Management

SHERRY LEE MUELLER, PH.D., National Council for International Visitors

2010

MARGARET BRENNAN*, Bloomberg Television

DAVID W. HELENIAK, Morgan Stanley

MARCO V. MASOTTI*, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

WENDELL MOTTLEY, Credit Suisse

2009

VANESSA B. KERRY, M.D.*

STEPHEN F. MOSELEY, Academy for Educational Development

WILLIAM R. RHODES, Citibank, Citi

BETSI AND CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

MATT H. AND MELANIE L. YILDIZLAR, Yildizlar Education Fund

2008

EMILY ALTMAN, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

BARBARA CROSSETTE*, The New York Times

MATTHEW A. DALIO, China Care Foundation

KEVIN E. PARKER, Deutsche Asset Management*

2007

CHRISTOPHER B. BURNHAM, Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Management

MEERA GANDHI
VIKRAM GANDHI, Credit Suisse
JEAN KAROUBI*, The LongChamp Group, Inc.
PHYLICIA RASHAD

2006

CORNELIUS B. PRIOR*, Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

ROBERT J. SCHWEICH, Burnham Securities Inc.

DR. MARJORY E. SEARING, Pfizer Inc.

THE HON. CLIFFORD M. SOBEL, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil

2005

MARIAM ASSEFA, World Education Services

EVE BURTON*, The Hearst Corporation

ROHIT M. DESAI, Desai Capital Management Inc.

STEVEN C. ROCKEFELLER, JR., Grameen Foundation USA

2004

DR. DAVID A. CAPUTO*, Pace University

ALEXANDRE DE LESSEPS, BlueOrchard Finance

DR. GABRIEL HAWAWINI*, INSEAD

MARIA FIORINI RAMIREZ, Maria Fiorini Ramirez, Inc.

2003

ROBERT J. BRENNAN, American Institute for Foreign Study, Inc.

THOMAS S. JOHNSON, GreenPoint Financial

LORIN MAAZEL*, New York Philharmonic

VIOLY MCCAUSLAND-SEVE, Violy & Co.

2002

VICTOR J. MENEZES, Citibank, N.A.

WASHINGTON SYCIP, The SGV Group

CAROLINE A. MATANO YANG, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

2001

E. GERALD CORRIGAN, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

EDNA FUERTH LEMLE, World Gratitude Day

RANGU SALGAME, Edgix

2000

DR. JOHN BRADEMAS, New York University

HARRIET MAYOR FULBRIGHT, J. William & Harriet Fulbright Center

DR. CLAIRE L. GAUDIANI*, Connecticut College

1999

PETER MAYER*, The Overlook Press

PAUL AND DAISY SOROS, Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

1998

CITIBANK, N.A., Corporate Sponsor of Fulbright Scholarships, Received by: Shaukat Aziz

RODMAN C. ROCKEFELLER, U.S.-Mexico (Fulbright) Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange

MARY A. THOMPSON, Co-Founder, Metro International (Now One To World)

1997

DR. RITA E. HAUSER* The Hauser Foundation

JOHN B. HURFORD*, BEA Associates

DR. L. JAY OLIVA, New York University

1996

DR. ALICE STONE ILCHMAN, Sarah Lawrence College & The Rockefeller Foundation

JOSH S. WESTON*, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Master of Ceremonies: Alan Alda

1995

STANLEY H. KAPLAN, Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center, Ltd.

DR. YASUMITSU NIHEI*, Keio Academy of New York

Master of Ceremonies: Bill Irwin*

1994

NELL MERLINO*, Count Me In

J. RICHARD MUNRO, Time Warner Inc., Master of Ceremonies: Carol Jenkins

1993

J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, U.S. Senator & Author of Fulbright Act of 1946

1992

MILTON GLASER*, Milton Glaser, Inc., Special Award

CASSANDRA A. PYLE, Council for International Exchange of Scholars

Special Guests: Peter, Paul and Mary

1991

RUTH STEINKRAUS-COHEN, International Hospitality, Committee of Fairfield County

ALBERTO VITALE*, Random House 

Master of Ceremonies: Roger Rosenblatt*

 

  

*Fulbright grantee

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