The SEO Annual Awards Dinner brings together sponsors, partners, alumni, and other passionate supporters to honor remarkable leaders, celebrate our students, and raise critical support for the work we do together every day.


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  • 2024 Sponsors

    Underwriter Sponsors
    Susan & John B. Hess
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis
    Nyssa & Chris Lee* / Lee Family
    Amelia & Adebayo Ogunlesi
    The Roberts Foundation
    UBS

    Pacesetter Sponsors
    Anonymous
    Hara H. Amdemariam*
    Joseph Bae* & Janice Lee
    Frank Bisignano
    Orlando & Katy Bravo
    Deloitte
    Hythem T. El-Nazer – TA
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Nic Humphries – Hg
    Kenneth B. Mehlman
    Kammy Moalemzadeh*
    Scott & Amie Nuttall
    Susan & Joe Plumeri
    Anjuli & Raj Rao
    Julian & Ana Salisbury
    Siris Capital
    Tishman Speyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

    Platinum Sponsors
    Bank of America
    BlackRock
    Bloomberg Philanthropies
    The Carson Family Charitable Trust
    Kenneth & Kathryn Chenault
    Maya Chorengel
    Chubb
    Citi
    Chase and Stephanie Coleman
    Amy Ellis*
    Dr. & Mrs. Bienvenido Fajardo
    Mark Gallogly & Lise Strickler
    Gilbert Andrew Garcia* (Class of 1983) and Garcia Hamilton & Associates
    Hearst
    Thomas & Paula McInerney
    Matthew Miller, National Land Tenure Co., LLC
    Morgan Stanley
    News Corp
    Paulson Family Foundation
    Verdun S. Perry*
    Reverence Capital Partners
    Kim & Ralph Rosenberg
    S&P Global
    Menna* & Eli Samaha
    Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
    Alex Tahsili, Alkeon Capital
    Edward Tam* & Tara Hart
    TP ICAP
    TPG

    Benefactor Sponsors
    Anonymous
    Accenture LLP
    Acquavella Family Foundation
    American Express
    Eva Andersson & Glenn Dubin
    Artemis Real Estate Partners & Hunter Point Capital
    Banco Santander
    Lisa & Jeff Bewkes
    Gloria & Mark Bieler
    Broadridge Financial Solutions
    Brookfield
    Natalie & Billy Butcher
    Cabrera Capital Markets LLC
    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
    Capital Group
    CC Capital
    Cerberus
    Chatham Financial
    John Civantos*, Avance Investment Management
    Clarion Partners, LLC
    Tonika & Taj* Clayton
    Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP
    Clifford Chance
    Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Lord, Abbett & Co.
    Crow Holdings Capital
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Deerfield Foundation
    Eastdil Secured
    Eaton Vance Management
    EGF Accelerator
    Evercore
    EY
    Fiserv
    Franklin Templeton
    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
    GCM Grosvenor
    General Atlantic Foundation
    Goldman Sachs
    Carla Harris*
    Hudson Yards (Related Companies and Oxford Properties)
    IBM
    ICONIQ Capital
    Kimberly Kravis & Jonathan Schulhof
    Kroll, LLC
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Lazard
    Lexington Partners
    Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
    Madison Avenue Partners
    Ninon Marapachi* & Meck Khalfan
    The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation
    Crystal McCrary & Raymond J. McGuire
    MJR Foundation LLC
    National Hockey League
    Natixis Investment Managers
    Nuveen, a TIAA Company
    Oaktree Capital Management
    OnPoint HR & Joshua Endler
    Michael & Maria Osheowitz
    Dinesh & ILA Paliwal
    Palladium Equity Partners, LLC
    Patterson Belknap
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    George Petrocheilos & Dr. Jacob Vogelstein
    PGIM Investments and First Eagle
    PwC
    Ihsan Saleem*
    Salesforce
    Bob Scully & Nancy Peretsman
    Silver Lake
    Silversmith Capital Partners
    Adam & Melanie Smith
    Amy & David Sorkin
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Turner Construction Company
    Warburg Pincus
    Wells Fargo
    George C. Whipple, III
    Keith* & Marla Wofford

    Opportunity Sponsors
    Anonymous
    Affinius Capital Management
    AllianceBernstein
    BDT & MSD Partners
    BNF/Alton Road Development
    BNY Mellon
    CBRE
    Chartres Lodging Group, LLC
    Cinven
    Crescent Heights
    Cushman & Wakefield
    Suzanne & Matthew Donahoe
    Cheryl & Blair Effron
    Empire Office
    Fortress Investment Group
    Michelle & Brandon Freiman
    William A. Goodloe
    Invesco
    KKR Capstone
    Eric & Emmie Lee
    Robert & Dana Lewin
    Henry & Laura McVey
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    PIMCO
    RBC Capital Markets
    Riker Danzig LLP
    Kim & Ralph Rosenberg
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    State Street Global Advisors SPDR
    WilmerHale
    Oliver Wyman

    Patrons
    James Atwater*
    Joseph Azrack
    W. Jeffrey Beckham
    Boston Consulting Group
    Lon Dolber
    EOS Investors
    Irene M. Esteves & Steven J. Pearce
    Ferguson Partners
    Fidelity Investments
    Karen & Jeffrey Fine
    Todd & Christine Fisher
    Friedman Family Foundation
    Goldman Sachs
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Agnes Gund
    HarbourVest Partners
    Anna & Tony Hass
    Howard & Howard
    Mark Hudspeth
    Duane Hughes*, SEO Investment Banking ’85
    John Hancock Investment Management
    JP Morgan Asset Management
    Keesal, Young & Logan
    Steven Klinsky
    Kohlberg & Company
    Wesley & Evan LePatner
    Kathleen McCarthy & Matthew Baldwin
    McConnell Valdes LLC
    New Mountain Capital
    Kevin O’Mara, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    Partnership for New York City
    Michael A. Pearson
    Tai Ramos Emeghebo
    Restaurant Associates
    Janice Cook Roberts
    Matt & Elizabeth Salem
    Sidley
    Lerone Vincent*
    Matty Yohannan*

    Supporters
    645 Ventures
    Craig Blanchard
    Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
    ClearBridge Investments
    Paul & Lizzie Fine
    Francis Idehen
    Nadeem Meghji
    Bill Mott
    Neuberger Berman
    Roudi Pezeshkian
    Restaurant Associates
    Ropes & Gray LLP
    Sherman Atlas Sylvester Stamelman LLP
    Joel & Carolyn Traut

    Friends
    Nicholas Antoine
    Ashton Chan*
    Matthew Burke
    Capital Dynamics
    Robert Davies
    Nancy & David Dini
    Daniel Hunt
    Ben & Laurel Langworthy
    Anthony* & Molly Lehman
    Deborah McAneny
    Neuberger Berman
    Avinash G. Samudrala*, Standard Digital Capital LLC
    Jamie & Mariel Sholem
    Squires Family Charitable Trust
    Danielle & Abraham Tiamiyu*

  • Sponsorship Levels

    Underwriter Sponsor: $250,000
    Two premier tables for ten; Twenty tickets to the Chairman’s Reception; Prominent recognition in all event-related materials as an Underwriting sponsor; Premium placement of full-page ad in dinner journal; prominent placement on Awards Dinner Step & Repeat; Premier recognition in event materials

    Pacesetter Sponsor: $100,000
    One premium table for ten; Ten tickets to the Chairman’s Reception; Prominent recognition in all event-related materials as a Pacesetter sponsor; Premium placement of full-page ad in dinner journal; Placement on Awards Dinner Step & Repeat; Recognition in event materials

    Platinum Sponsor: $50,000
    One premium table for ten; Five tickets to the Chairman’s Reception; Listing in all event-related materials as a Platinum sponsor; Preferred placement of full-page ad in dinner journal; Recognition in event materials

    Benefactor Sponsor: $25,000
    One preferred table for ten; Two tickets to the Chairman’s Reception; Listing in all event-related materials as a Benefactor sponsor; Placement of half-page ad in dinner journal; Recognition in event materials

    Opportunity Sponsor: $15,000
    One half of a table (five seats); Five tickets to the general reception; Listing in the dinner journal; Recognition in event materials (Limited Availability)

    Patron: $5,000
    One ticket to the dinner with premium seating; One ticket to general reception and to the Chairman’s Reception; Listing in dinner journal; Recognition in event materials

    Supporter: $2,500
    One ticket to the dinner with preferred seating; One ticket to the general reception; Listing in dinner journal; Recognition in event materials (Limited Availability)

    Friend: $1,000
    One ticket to the dinner; One ticket to the general reception; Listing in dinner journal; Recognition in event materials (Limited Availability)

    SEO Alumni: $300
    One ticket to the dinner; One ticket to the general reception