Builders of the New New York Awards Gala 2013

Past Builders Honorees

2012
Cristóbal Conde
Former President and CEO, SunGard
Robert Greifeld
Chief Executive, the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
John B. King, Jr.
Commissioner, NYS Department of Education
Jose Antonio Vargas
Founder, Define American
Estela Vazquez
Executive Vice President, SEIU Local 1199

2011
Marcos A. Rodriguez
Managing Member, Palladium Equity Partners
Joseph J. Salvo
Director, Population Division, New York City Department of City Planning
The Honorable Thomas R. Suozzi
Former County Executive of Nassau County

2010
Hector Figueroa
Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Local 32BJ
Jay Hershenson
Senior Vice-Chancellor for University Relations, City University of New York
Kathryn S. Wylde
President and CEO, Partnership for New York City

2009
Alan Aviles, LaRay Brown, and Michael Stocker
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
M. Patricia Smith
Solicitor of Labor, US Department of Labor
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez
U.S. House of Representatives

2008
Wyclef Jean
Musician and Humanitarian
Margie McHugh
Co-Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Composer, “In the Heights”
Mort Zuckerman
Publisher, The New York Daily News

2007
May Y. Chen
International Vice-President, UNITE HERE!
Frank Flores
Vice President, Spanish Broadcasting System
Michael Posner
Human Rights First

2006
Napoleon Barragan
Chairman & CEO, 1-800-MATTRESS
Nelson Castillo
President, Hispanic National Bar Association
Jackie Elias and Lisa Philp
JP Morgan Private Bank
Diego P. Recalde
Chair of the Board, New America Alliance Institute

 Sponsors
The NYIC would like to thank our major sponsors for their generous contribution: 

1199SEIU
Bloomberg
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP  
The City University of New York
Ernst & Young  
James S. and Merryl H. Tisch Foundation
Latino Commission on AIDS
NASDAQ OMX Group
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
New York State United Teachers
Open Society Institute
Palladium Equity Partners
SEIU Local 32BJ, AFL-CIO
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Tom Suozzi
Tiger Baron Foundation
United Federation of Teachers
Verizon
Western Union

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Builders of the New New York Honorees, presenters, and NYIC Leadership during the 20th Anniversary celebration  

Comedian Hari Kondabolu performs at the 2011 Builders of the New New York Awards

Guests enjoying entertainment during dinner service