Selection Process
Quote: "Throughout my career I have had the privilege of leading a global enterprise and have worked with some of the nation's most promising entrepreneurs. Across these experiences, I have been struck by the power of purpose to motivate higher performance in business. The Innovator Awards shine an important light on this connection between purpose and profit and I hope will inspire even more businesses to do well and do good, together." - Greg Wasson, Innovator Award Judge
Judging process
Nominations for the 2021 awards were invited from a group of more than 75 executives and academics who serve on one of the Baumhart Center’s advisory committees. Nominated companies were then evaluated by an twelve-person judging committee on four criteria:
- Quality of Innovation: Does the company’s approach represent a truly new way of integrating business strategy and social purpose?
- Depth of Impact: Has the company’s approach led to deep and measurable impact?
- Scalability of Innovation: Does the innovation provide valuable best practices for other companies who seek to lead business for good?
- Commitment of Leadership: Does the company’s leadership show a deep and authentic commitment to harnessing the positive power of business?
Jason Feifer
Editor-in-Chief,
Entrepreneur Magazine
Connie Lindsey
EVP and Head of CSR and Global DEI, Northern Trust
Rob Parkinson
Partner,
Vistria Group
Richard Robb
Manager,
CVF, LLC
Sunil Sanghvi
Senior Advisor and Senior Partner Emeritus,
McKinsey & Co.
Sonal Shah
Founding Executive Director,
Beeck Center of Georgetown University
Julia Stasch
Immediate Past President,
MacArthur Foundation
Kevin Stevens
Dean,
Quinlan School of Business
Nancy Tuchman
Dean, School of Environmental Sustainability Loyola University Chicago
Kevin Washington
President and CEO,
YMCA of the USA
Greg Wasson
President,
Wasson Enterprise
and Former CEO,
Walgreens
Judging process
Nominations for the 2021 awards were invited from a group of more than 75 executives and academics who serve on one of the Baumhart Center’s advisory committees. Nominated companies were then evaluated by an twelve-person judging committee on four criteria:
- Quality of Innovation: Does the company’s approach represent a truly new way of integrating business strategy and social purpose?
- Depth of Impact: Has the company’s approach led to deep and measurable impact?
- Scalability of Innovation: Does the innovation provide valuable best practices for other companies who seek to lead business for good?
- Commitment of Leadership: Does the company’s leadership show a deep and authentic commitment to harnessing the positive power of business?