Join the most inspiring night of the year celebrating a new era of mental health.
The Project Healthy Minds annual Gala in New York City unites cultural, artistic, business, and civic leaders to champion mental health awareness. The gala highlights the transformative power of community in fostering new conversations about mental health and shaping cultural perspectives. Through this vibrant celebration, the event aims to inspire collaboration and accelerate progress in the mental health field.
Savannah Guthrie & Mike Feldman • AMY & BRIAN Koppelman
Sanaa Lathan • Lisa Licht
Lisa Stone Pritzker • Jennifer & JOE Remling
KYLE RICHARDS • Carolyn Risoli & Joe Silvestri
Sandy Torchia • Peter Tunney
DINNER CHAIRS
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Jacqui & Joe Canney Sheri & Roy P. Disney Stan & Susanne Galanski Savannah Guthrie & Mike Feldman AMY & BRIAN Koppelman Sanaa Lathan Lisa Licht Lisa Stone Pritzker Jennifer and Joe Remling KYLE RICHARDS Carolyn Risoli & Joe Silvestri Sandy Torchia Peter Tunney
HOSTED BY
CarSON DALY
Host & Producer of NBC's "The Voice" and Co-Anchor of "The TODAY Show"
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Trailblazer of the Year Award & Musical Performance bY
CHANCE THE RAPPER
Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter, producer, and activist
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PRESENTATION BY
DEMI LOVATO
GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning musician, actor, advocate, and New York Times best-selling author
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STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR AWARD
MICHAEL D. RATNER
Founder and CEO, OBB Media
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HUMANITARIANS OF THE YEAR AWARD
GAIL AND JEFF YABUKI
The Yabuki Family Foundation
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CORPORATE VISIONARY OF THE YEAR AWARD
KPMG LLP
Award accepted by Paul Knopp, Chair and CEO, KPMG LLP
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HOSTED BY
CarSON DALY
Host & Producer of NBC's "The Voice" and Co-Anchor of "The TODAY Show"
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Trailblazer of the Year Award & Musical Performance bY
CHANCE THE RAPPER
Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter, producer, and activist
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PRESENTATION BY
DEMI LOVATO
GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning musician, actor, advocate, and New York Times best-selling author
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STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR AWARD
MICHAEL D. RATNER
Founder and CEO, OBB Media
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HUMANITARIANS OF THE YEAR AWARD
GAIL AND JEFF YABUKI
The Yabuki Family Foundation
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CORPORATE VISIONARY OF THE YEAR AWARD
KPMG LLP
Award accepted by Paul Knopp, Chair and CEO, KPMG LLP
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THE GALA ARTISTIC CURATOR
Each year, Project Healthy Minds invites a world-class visionary to be the Artistic Curator for our World Mental Health Day Gala. We ask the artist to conceive of an immersive experience that is their commentary on mental health, stimulating cultural conversations and bringing this topic out of the shadows and into the zeitgeist. Their creative vision will serve as the theme for the gala.
We're thrilled to announce that this year's art curator is...
Each year, Project Healthy Minds invites a world-class visionary to be the Artistic Curator for our World Mental Health Day Gala. We ask the artist to conceive of an immersive experience that is their commentary on mental health, stimulating cultural conversations and bringing this topic out of the shadows and into the zeitgeist. Their creative vision will serve as the theme for the gala.
We're thrilled to announce that this year's art curator is...
Stacey Bendet is the CEO and Creative Director of the brand alice + olivia and the Co-Founder of BIGFEELINGS, a sleep to streetwear concept with proceeds going to Project Healthy Minds. Bendet is also the Founder of Creatively, a networking platform for the creative industry, and Co-Founder of the #ShareTheMicNow movement, which was created in an effort to help amplify black women's voices.
Bendet is a wife and mother of three daughters who makes supporting charity endeavors a priority in her personal and professional activities. She is a member of the board of trustees of New York-based GOOD+ Foundation, supports Ronald McDonald House, and is a member of the board of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, her alma mater.
STAY TUNED for the reveal of this year's theme...
Stacey Bendet is the CEO and Creative Director of the brand alice + olivia and the Co-Founder of BIGFEELINGS, a sleep to streetwear concept with proceeds going to Project Healthy Minds. Bendet is also the Founder of Creatively, a networking platform for the creative industry, and Co-Founder of the #ShareTheMicNow movement, which was created in an effort to help amplify black women's voices.
Bendet is a wife and mother of three daughters who makes supporting charity endeavors a priority in her personal and professional activities. She is a member of the board of trustees of New York-based GOOD+ Foundation, supports Ronald McDonald House, and is a member of the board of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, her alma mater.
STAY TUNED FOR THE REVEAL OF THIS YEAR's theme...
OUR SPONSORS
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GALA SUPPORTERS
Project Healthy Minds gratefully acknowledges the following for supporting this year’s gala.
PATHFINDER
KPMG LLP Dr. Suku Nagendran
INNOVATORS
Jacquiand Joe Canney Fanatics Charitable Foundation Rob Heyvaert Jennifer and Jim Koman Carolyn Risoli and Joseph Silvestri Gail and Jeff Yabuki
CHAMPIONS
Anonymous Sheri and Roy P. Disney Kevin Huvane Bill Kolb Paul Knopp Motive Partners RBC Capital Markets Universal Music Group Sheri Sobrato
Benefactors
Chris Abele AXIS Capital Lori Csaszar and Chris Barbin Broadridge Fiserv Susanne and Stan Galanski Goldman Sachs Indianapolis Colts Kicking the Stigma InvestCloud Ronnie and Michael Kassan LGT Capital Partners Blythe Masters Sam May Pfizer Lisa Stone Pritzker Nina Bogosian Quigley and Matthew Quigley Rebecca and Fernando Rivas ServiceNow Sportsradar Val and Drew Weisman
Advocates
Mark Azroomanian Sloan Barnett Kiva Barr Matthew Bergman Frank Bisignano Chisolm Thomas Family Fund Stephen Daffron Debbie Dupre Rachel and Lenny Esmond Laurie Franz Jeff Gates and Mike Moran Andrew Kronfeld Jane and Tom Lacy The Lisa and Andy Licht Family Kumar Mahadeva Diane and Paul Manning Maurice Marciano Foundation Steve McCanne Nasdaq Nespresso NFL Foundation Susan and Bill Oberndorf David Roter Leland Schermer Dawn Stepp Sandy Torchia Byron Vielehr
PATRONS
Jeanette Calandra Patrick Canney Christopher and Anne Noyes Charitable Gift Fund Dale Cox Inna and Andrew DiGeronimo Afa and Aaron Dworkin Andy Dunn Greg Flood GUESS Foundation Julie Johnson Scott Kauffman Joshua Laterman Carol and Michael Lowenstein Sara Manning Michael McKenna Brian C. Offutt Dennis O’Leary Gil Peri Sasha Pinto Robert W. Baird & Co The Stevens/Smith Charitable Fund David Togut The University of Milwaukee Foundation Weber Shandwick Sonali Weerackody The Windhover Foundation – Caran & Joel Quadracci
Supporters
Susie Arons Deirdre Bigley Jennifer Bossin Robert Bruchman Pamela Cantor Lisa Cohen Matthew DiGirolamo Adam Friedman David Galperin Prasanna Gavindankutty GordonMD Global Investments Elizabeth Fotheringill Tera Hanks Ann Haugh The Heil Family Foundation Alex Jilla Jennifer Jilla Rustom Jilla Paula Kaplan Stephanie Kramer William Kurtz David Lang Adam Leibovich The Libitzky Family Foundation Doug Locke LVMH Isvari Mahadeva Karla Martin Holly and Rob Martins Craig Melvin Jodi Pokorski Briony Raymond Samantha Reiss Jennifer Remling Denise Rich Sandstone Foundation Sydney Sadick Matthew Sheerin Jim Sherman Austin Smith Marybeth Strobel Mark Thomas Thomas Tuttle Carol and Michael Weisman Amy Whang Britt Zarling Conrad
*Updated as of October 30
GALA SUPPORTERS
Project Healthy Minds gratefully acknowledges the following for supporting this year’s gala.
TRAILBLAZERS
KPMG LLP Dr. Suku Nagendran
INNOVATORS
Jacquiand Joe Canney Fanatics Charitable Foundation Rob Heyvaert Jennifer and Jim Koman Carolyn Risoli and Joseph Silvestri Gail and Jeff Yabuki
CHAMPIONS
Anonymous Sheri and Roy P. Disney Kevin Huvane Bill Kolb Paul Knopp Motive Partners RBC Capital Markets Universal Music Group Sheri Sobrato
Benefactors
Chris Abele AXIS Capital Lori Csaszar and Chris Barbin Broadridge Fiserv Susanne and Stan Galanski Goldman Sachs Indianapolis Colts Kicking the Stigma InvestCloud Ronnie and Michael Kassan LGT Capital Partners Blythe Masters Sam May Pfizer Lisa Stone Pritzker Nina Bogosian Quigley and Matthew Quigley Rebecca and Fernando Rivas ServiceNow Sportsradar Val and Drew Weisman
Advocates
Mark Azroomanian Sloan Barnett Kiva Barr Matthew Bergman Frank Bisignano Chisolm Thomas Family Fund Stephen Daffron Debbie Dupre Rachel and Lenny Esmond Laurie Franz Jeff Gates and Mike Moran Andrew Kronfeld Jane and Tom Lacy The Lisa and Andy Licht Family Kumar Mahadeva Diane and Paul Manning Maurice Marciano Foundation Steve McCanne Nasdaq Nespresso NFL Foundation Susan and Bill Oberndorf David Roter Leland Schermer Dawn Stepp Sandy Torchia Byron Vielehr
PATRONS
Jeanette Calandra Patrick Canney Christopher and Anne Noyes Charitable Gift Fund Dale Cox Inna and Andrew DiGeronimo Afa and Aaron Dworkin Andy Dunn Greg Flood GUESS Foundation Julie Johnson Scott Kauffman Joshua Laterman Carol and Michael Lowenstein Sara Manning Michael McKenna Brian C. Offutt Dennis O’Leary Gil Peri Sasha Pinto Robert W. Baird & Co The Stevens/Smith Charitable Fund David Togut The University of Milwaukee Foundation Weber Shandwick Sonali Weerackody The Windhover Foundation – Caran & Joel Quadracci
Supporters
Susie Arons Deirdre Bigley Jennifer Bossin Robert Bruchman Pamela Cantor Lisa Cohen Matthew DiGirolamo Adam Friedman David Galperin Prasanna Gavindankutty GordonMD Global Investments Elizabeth Fotheringill Tera Hanks Ann Haugh The Heil Family Foundation Alex Jilla Jennifer Jilla Rustom Jilla Paula Kaplan Stephanie Kramer William Kurtz David Lang Adam Leibovich The Libitzky Family Foundation Doug Locke LVMH Isvari Mahadeva Karla Martin Holly and Rob Martins Craig Melvin Jodi Pokorski Briony Raymond Samantha Reiss Jennifer Remling Denise Rich Sandstone Foundation Sydney Sadick Matthew Sheerin Jim Sherman Austin Smith Marybeth Strobel Mark Thomas Thomas Tuttle Carol and Michael Weisman Amy Whang Britt Zarling Conrad
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