Evening of Readings & Gala Dinner
Save the Date
June 8th, 2026
6:30 pm
Pier Sixty
New York City
2026 Honorees
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Gala Committee
GALA CO-CHAIRS
Joni Evans
Courtney E. K. Lewis
GALA COMMITTEE
Laurie Bienstock
Tinika Brown Davis
Katharine Raymond Hinton
Jordan Pavlin
Elizabeth Peabody
John Rosso
Finley Shaw
Calvin Siemer
Sponsors
VISIONARIES
The Joan Ganz Cooney Fund
News Corp
TRAILBLAZERS
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Barbara Tober
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
PATRONS
Sonia Chaliha & Anne Boyle
Joni Evans & Bob Perkins
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Courtney E. K. Lewis & Keelan Lewis
Marshall Wace
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Newmark
Penguin Random House
Lesley Stahl
BENEFACTORS
Laurie Bienstock
Patricia Cornwell
DLA Piper
The Ganek Family Foundation
Gladstone Place Partners
Kristina Hammond & Mike Cassidy
HarperCollins
Aureon Herron-Hinds
Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
W. Ross Honey
RyAnn & Richard Hooper
LexisNexis
Sabastian & Rina Niles
Macmillan Publishers
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Lucinda & John Rosso
Seward & Kissel LLP
Finley & Patrick Shaw
Calvin Siemer
Simon & Schuster
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Sherrie and David Westin
Writers House
PARTNERS
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Barrett Golden
Hernan Lopez Family Foundation
Jennifer Lynn
Morrison & Foerster
Elizabeth Peabody
Mike & Kemp Steib
Ventas
FRIENDS
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Brooklyn Heights Talent & Studio Partners
Cynthia Cannell
Christine Gartland
Jamie Gorelick
Chad Johnson
Ali Jaffe Ramis
Ben & Donna Rosen
Ellie & Alex Silverman
Elizabeth Zhang
CONTRIBUTORS
Peter A. Bienstock
Lee Eastman
Amy Ellis
Diana & Bill Gray
Joy & Eric Kaye
ReaderLink
Naama Rosen
Donna Satow
Leo Strine, Jr.
Listing as of May 29, 2026.