Minhee Cho
Media Relations Associate
mcho@rfkhumanrights.org
RIPPLE OF HOPE AWARD
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s 2020 Ripple of Hope Remarks
Colin Kaepernick’s 2020 Ripple of Hope Remarks
Dolores Huerta’s 2020 Ripple of Hope Remarks
We hope you'll stand with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as we honor this year's laureates, whose work for equal justice touches every corner of society, often at great personal cost: Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Dolores Huerta (President and Founder, Dolores Huerta Foundation; Co-Founder, United Farm Workers of America), Colin Kaepernick (Human Rights Activist, Co-Founder of Know Your Rights Camp, Super Bowl Quarterback), Dan Schulman (President and Chief Executive Officer, PayPal), and Dan Springer (Chief Executive Officer, DocuSign).
About the Award
Celebrating leaders of the international business, entertainment, and activist communities who have demonstrated a commitment to social change and reflect Robert Kennedy’s passion for equality, justice, basic human rights, and his belief that each of us can make a difference.
Special Guests
We are thrilled to welcome an extraordinary group of Special Guests this year, each of whom will make the evening more memorable than ever.
Our Gala Committee
Ethel Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Jim and Wendy Abrams, Peter and Pamela Barbey, Tonio Burgos, Tim Cook, Gail Evertz, Ken Goldman, Alex Gorsky, Ambassador Douglas T. Hickey, Phil Johnston, Vicki Strauss Kennedy, Susan Clark Livingston, Franz Paasche, Marvin Rosen, Jeffrey Sachs, Robert F. and Hope Smith, Donato Tramuto, Glen Tullman, Marianna Vardinoyannis, and George Vradenburg.
The Kennedy Family
With Thanks to our Gala Donors
54 Madison Partners
Susan and Bill Abrams
Wendy and Jim Abrams
Danielle Alexandra-Clemmer
The Alexander Bodini
Foundation
Allianz Global Investors
Apple
Ariel Investments
Frank Baker
Ajay Banga
Bank of America
Mark Baumgartner
Milton Berlinski
Afsaneh Beschloss
Swati and Bharat Bhise
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Daniele Bodini
Sam Britton
Kim Brizzolara
John and Tania Burke
Michele Cameron
Carahsoft Technology Corp.
Carpenters and Joiners of
America (UBC)
Tom Christopoul
Citizens Energy
The Coca Cola Company
Nancy Conk
Michael Connor
Dr. Stephen DeCherney
Edward Creedon
Caroline Croft
Michael Dalton
Thomas Delaney
Teju Deshpande
Wallace Dietz
Discovery
DocuSign
John and Ann Doerr
Shane Dolgin
Edward and Charity Dong
Eric Dong
Richard Dong
Linda Donovan
Kristi Drew
David Dreyer
Maddy and Ken Dychtwald
Dick Ebersol and
Susan St. James
Edelman
Peter Edelman
Ben Erwin
Arnold Fege
David and Nina Fialkow
Anne Finucane
David Firestein
Alan Fleischmann and
Dafna Tapiero
William Freeman
Freeman Webb Company
Mary and Mark Freitas
Charleen Gavette
George Gresham
Nick Giovanni
Candy Glazer
John Glazer
Goldman Sachs
The Goodhart Family
Robert Gottlieb
Guggenheim Partners
Agnes Gund
Jason Hanold
Jim Harris
Lynn Harris
Mark Hawkins
Andrew and Shannon Hayden
Health eVillages
Healthcare Education Project
Healthcare of Ontario
Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Capital Partners
Mary Kay Henry
Hillspire Organization
Richard Iannuzzi
Intesa Sanpaolo Group
John Jacobs
Jackie Jaros
Quintara Jean
Hali Jilani
Johnson & Johnson
Margaret Keane
Andrew Kearns
Chris and Sheila Kennedy
Joe and Beth Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises
Kennedy King Memorial Initiative
Cynthia Kersey
Rose Kirk
Bill Klein
Alan and Gabia Konce
Korn Ferry
Orin Kramer
Jeff and Terri Krasnoff
Kuta Rock LLP
Pam Kwatra
Sheri Layton
Ginger Lew
Betty Liu
Longmeadow Democratic
Committee
Kasey Madden
Vincent Mai
Making HerStory Project
Matthew Malone
Barbara Maloof
Patricia Maloof
Mark Edward Partners, LLC
David Marlin
Marlin Law
MasterCard
Colin Mault
John McAuliff
Patricia McCall
Patrick McGinnis
McKinsey & Co.
Judith J. Miller
Martha Minow
Morgan Stanley
Diane Mulcahy
Roshvan Muradov
Andre Myers
Howard Nations
Gerrit Nicholas
Nike, Inc.
Nizami Ganjavi International
Center
Greg and Lynne O’Brien
Dan Olofsson
Open MIC
Orion Energy Partners
Maureen Orth
Oya Solutions
Dr. Mark Parker and
Eric Johnson
Pencils for Promise
Scott Pittman
Public Advocacy for Kids
Gene Rackley
Rock Creek Group
John Rogers
Tanya Ramos
Dr. Howard Rubin and Family
St. Martin DePorres High School
Salesforce
Craig Samitt
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Eric Schmidt
SCG Retail
The Semans Company, LLC
Karen Seitz
Daniel Serpico
Valerie and Lee Shapiro
James and Monica Shay
Andy Silins
Henry Silverman
Michael Siminoff
Peter Siwinski
Dr. Mary Kay Siren
Siris Capital Group
Jean Shafiroff
Dan Slack
Kurt and Angela Small
Smart Entertainment
Kevin Sneader
Spaulding Ridge
Richard and Alexis Sternhell
Barbra Streisand
Synchrony Bank
Thoughtstep LLC
Andrew Tobias
Pedro Torres Mackie
Tramuto Foundation
University of Illinois Foundation
Thomas VanDyck
Verizon Foundation
Vishal and Savita Verma
Sean and Heather Ward
Catherine Warwick
David Weinraub
Elizabeth, Maxwell, and Stephen
Whisnant
John White
Anthony Williams
Susan Wilson
Winrock
David Zaslav
About the 2018 Ripple of Hope Award Ceremony
