The 2019 McNulty Prize Laureates

The McNulty Foundation’s programs reach individuals at different stages in their leadership journey from propelling young people to reach their greatest potential, to elevating proven leaders. The McNulty Prize features an international jury, including Madeleine Albright, Olara Otunnu, Brizio Biondi-Morra, and Darren Walker. The Institute recognized the laureates in New York at the Annual Awards Dinner.

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MARIA PACHECO AND ALEXANDRA KISSLING
VITAL VOICES CENTRAL AMERICA

Central America Leadership Initiative
Initiated by Maria Pacheco and carried on by Alexandra Kissling, a coalition of Central Americans are tackling gender equality across the region, from economic empowerment and access to the formal economy to changing the narrative about the role of women and gender in society.
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SRIKUMAR MISRA
MILK MANTRA

Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Global executive turned entrepreneur Srikumar Misra is transforming livelihoods for rural farmers in Eastern India and disrupting India’s massive dairy market by using ethical sourcing and a socially conscious, innovation-led business model.
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JOSHIN RAGHUBAR
CAPE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE (CiTi)

Africa Leadership Initiative, South Africa
Entrepreneur Joshin Raghubar is building an inclusive technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cape Town, South Africa, and beyond. He is incubating thousands of companies, training a diverse workforce of young people, and working across government, business, and society.
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On May 1–2, 2025, the Aspen Institute and the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance convened 100 experienced practitioners — nonprofit and foundation leaders, former government administrators, CEOs, and scholars — to discuss “Leadership for Large-Scale Change.”

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AI governance requires trustworthy, values-driven leadership

What does values-driven leadership look like in the world of artificial intelligence (AI)? And what responsibilities do AI consumers have?

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The National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership is transforming how we understand and teach values-based leadership. In this Behind the Impact interview, we speak with Joe Waring (Liberty Fellow) who serves on the Center’s board, and Dr. Justin Habash, the Center’s Senior Vice President of Leadership Programs and Chief Learning Officer. Together, they share insights on how Medal of Honor values translate to everyday leadership decisions, the power of moral courage, and why this approach to leadership development is especially relevant in today’s rapidly changing world.

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If factions are a feature — not a bug — of a society, creative conflict helps us design new ways forward.

How do we listen even when we are the most hurt? How do we disagree without disappearing? At the Resnick Aspen Action Forum, changemakers explored what it means — and what it takes — to stay at the table during the most difficult moments. This conversation turns toward clues in history, reminding us that the institutions of today were once the result of creative innovation. Taking inspiration from youth and the artistic community as sources of “research and development,” this conversation invites us to wrestle with tension rather than treating conflict as failure, allowing us to remain in relationship through our differences. Whether operating in small towns in a single U.S. state like South Carolina, or across multiple nations in the Middle East, panelists discussed the conditions that we can create in ourselves and in our communities to design new ways forward.

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