34th Annual Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner
Join Boston College alumni, parents, friends, and leadership for a can’t-miss celebration to support the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship, which provides financial aid for the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program.
At this annual signature event, University President William P. Leahy, S.J., presents the President’s Medal for Excellence, recognizing an individual for their achievements in their chosen lifework.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
55 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Dinner 7:30 p.m.
Black tie
2024 President’s Medal for Excellence Honoree
Karen S. Lynch ’84
President and Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health®
Karen S. Lynch is president and chief executive officer of CVS Health®, the Fortune 10 leading health solutions company. Karen leads more than 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about delivering a superior health care experience for consumers by improving health outcomes, broadening access to care and lowering costs.
Under Karen’s leadership, CVS Health touches the lives of more than 100 million people through its health care benefits and pharmacy benefits management businesses, and presence in over 9,000 community health destinations across the United States. As part of the company’s commitment to sustainability, Karen has set bold goals to advance health equity and ensure a healthier planet for the people and communities CVS Health serves.
Karen has over three decades of experience in the health care industry. Prior to becoming president and chief executive officer in February 2021, Karen was executive vice president of CVS Health and president of Aetna®, where she was responsible for delivering consumer-centric, holistic health care to the millions of people Aetna serves.
Before joining CVS Health, Karen held executive positions at Cigna® and Magellan Health®, where she served as president. She began her career with Ernst & Young as a certified public accountant.
Karen was selected for the 2023 TIME100 annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world. She was named the top-ranking leader for the last three years on Fortune’s list of the Most Powerful Women in Business. In 2022, Fortune named Karen the Most Inspirational CEO. She was also included on the Bloomberg 50 list of people who have changed global business.
A graduate of Boston College and Boston University Questrom School of Business, Karen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from the University of Hartford in 2022, and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Becker College in 2015.
Table Benefactor Packages
There are many opportunities to support the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner as a benefactor. All levels of support include a table of 10 and recognition in marketing materials and throughout the evening.
To learn more, contact Lisa Beck at beckee@bc.edu.
$100,000+ Founder
Includes table of 10 with VIP seating, President’s Reception for you and one guest, and recognition as a founder in Tribute Dinner marketing materials ($97,000 tax deductible, $3,000 non-tax deductible)
$50,000+ Dinner Chair
$25,000+ Dinner Vice Chair
Includes a table of 10 with recognition as a dinner vice chair in Tribute Dinner marketing materials and program ($22,000 tax deductible, $3,000 non-tax deductible)
Please note that many donor-advised funds have specific guidelines regarding grants to support charitable events such as the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner. Please consult your fund’s custodian if you have any questions.
Individual Ticket
$2,500 ($2,200 tax deductible, $300 non-tax deductible)
Class of 2023
Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program Alumni Only
$50 (100% non-tax deductible)
Classes of 2020–2023
$200 (100% non-tax deductible)
Classes of 2015–2019
$350 ($50 tax deductible, $300 non-tax deductible)
Classes of 2012–2014
$750 ($450 tax deductible, $300 non-tax deductible)
Classes of 2009–2011
$1,250 ($950 tax deductible, $300 non-tax deductible)
About the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
Proceeds from the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner support the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship, provided through BC’s Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program.
Established in 1991, the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program provides a select group of students of outstanding talent and character the opportunity to embark on an integrated honors educational experience designed to embody the best of the University and its Jesuit heritage of educational excellence in service to society as “Eagles for others.”
Meet the Class of 2024 Presidential Scholars
Kinh-Kha (Kenny) Dao
The Gloria L. MS '96 and Charles I. Clough, Jr. '64 Presidential Scholarship Fund
Thank You to Our 2024 Benefactors
Founders
$1,000,000
Gabelli Funds
$250,000+
$100,000+
Jacqui ’89* and Joseph Canney, P’21
Dinner Chairs
$50,000+
Accenture
Tammy ’85, MEd’87, and Steven M. Barry ’85, P’14, ’17
Mia and Darin Davidson, P’21, ’25
Delta Air Lines
Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation
Won ’95 and Kenneth Giuriceo ’95
Jane Boyle Hentemann ’90 and Christopher Hentemann ’90, P’23, ’28*
Peggy and Al Kelly, P’09, ’11, ’13, ’16, ’26*
Susan and Michael White ’74, P’95
Dinner Vice Chairs
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Barbara and Mark Boisi ’75, P’01, ’03, ’04*
Norine ’69 and Geoffrey Boisi ’69, P’11*
Paul Bronzo Family
Virginia and David Butters ’64, P’95
Robin and James Carey ’88, JD’91, P’26
Flatley Foundation
Friends of the Heights
Sally ’75 and Vincent Gianatasio ’74, P’05, ’08
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
J.H. Management Company
Samina Kanwar and Thomas Majdanski ’02^
Allegra and Martin Kelly, P’26, ’28*
Heather Kennedy Miner ’00* and Mark Miner ’98
Patti and Jonathan Kraft, P’24
American Capital Management, Inc.
Tara Muller and Richard Jacobsen ’99, JD’03*
Maureen and David O’Connor ’86, P’16, ’18
Hugh O’Kane Electric Co., Inc.
Pfizer
Jonathan Serko, P’15, ’17, ’21*
Sarah and Patrick Grady ’04+
Brunswick Group, LLC
Michael Devlin ’88*
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc
Michelle ’98, MBA’05, MS’05+, and Lyle Knight
Virginia and David McAuliffe ’71
Carla and Kevin Smart ’99*
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Leslie Cascone Rohrbacker ’90
Kimberly ’95 and Christopher Conyers, P’24
Kristen and Daniel Forman ’09
Regina and Francis Gannon ’90, MA’92
Linda Sanchez and Gregory Ho, P’17
Charlene ’03 and Joseph Irineo ’03
Kristine ’03 and Jeffrey Jonas ’03+
Anna Kelleher ’00* and Justin Toumey ’00
Heidi Curley Kline and Alan Kline
Margaret Langan ’85 and Evan Ladouceur
Andrea ’96* and Erik Lisher
Jean and Kevin McLaughlin ’78*
MOD Worldwide-John Stanley, Jack Stanley, and Kristin Foley Class of ’94
Clare ’01 and Mark Mulcahy ’99*
Carrie ’00 and David Naulty ’00
Francesca and Christopher Santomero, P’26
Marisa ’07*+ and Timothy Sullivan ’07
Jennifer Theiss ’06*
Juan Alvarado ’20, MS’21
Mariana Arellano ’21
Christine and Aldo Arpaia, P’27
Aditya Ashok ’12+
Nicholas Aynilian ’14
Christopher Ayoub ’23
Harrison Bacon ’16+
Sarya Baladi ’19+
Caroline Bald ’23+
Sarah Baldassari ’21
Richard Beck ’86, P’23, ’24
Morgan Belforti ’19
Ryan Belforti ’23
Megan Berry ’19
Sophia Bicks ’20
Bruce Bohuny ’21
Bryan Boisi ’04^
Connor Brady ’19
Leonhard Brenninkmeijer ’21
Nigel Brenninkmeijer ’18
Michael Brue ’20
Stephen Buell ’15+
Allison ’99 and Turner Buford ’99+
Aidan Burke ’21
Matthew Burke ’21
Andrew Cammon ’18+
Robert Cerise ’22+
Nicole Chanthasoto ’15
Elizabeth Chrin ’23
Maria and John Chrin, P’23
Rose Christy ’20
Catherine Cirrotti ’22
Carmen and Robert Cochrane, P’07
Kathleen ’82 and John Corbet
Michael Cornet ’21
Emily Coyle ’20
Carla and Victor Crawford ’83
Jessica Creedon ’21
Peter DaGiau ’20
Katherine ’11+ and Cotter Davis ’11
Christopher Dearwester ’12^
Colleen DeConcini ’20
Kimberly, JD’16, and Jovalin Dedaj ’13, JD’16^
Clare DeMartini ’21
Deborah and Richard DeVerna ’86
Daniel DiCocco ’21
Grady Dittmaier ’21
Sarah Dolan ’19
Kathryn Doyle ’21
Emily Dukeman ’21
Joshua Elbaz ’19+
Colleen Ernst ’11+
Gregori Estime ’23+
Emma ’09, MA’11, and Paul Fanelli ’09
Sergio Farina ’20+
Meredith Fascett ’99+
Katherine Fell
Anthony Figura ’21
Ann ’66, H’14, and Arthur Finck, P’93, ’95, ’96, ’06, ’08
Andrew Frey ’01+
Julia Fuqua ’21
Dillon Gardner ’08+
Joseph Garvin ’21
Tanya ’04 and Matthew Gaul ’04+
Mary Jane ’16 and Michael Giacone ’16, MS’17^
Susan ’70 and Lawrence Gianinno ’70, P’93
Julianna Glafkides ’21
Meagan Gonzalez ’17+
Jessica Guo, MBA’97*, and Philip Chu, P’27
Rayan Habbab ’20
Katherine Hartigan ’21
Marie-Liliane Haub ’13^
Roland Heacock ’23
Olivia Hermanspan ’22
Julia Marguerite Sanchez Ho ’17^
HS Management Partners, LLC
Molly Hueston ’21
Anne Hughes ’21
Anna Husson ’21
Bridget Kiley ’21
Brigid Knowles ’23
John Knowles ’18+
Colin Knutson ’23
Sophie Krieger ’17
Ann ’15 and James Lizzul ’09
Anna Lizzul ’14^
Shannon-Nicole Lostracco ’21
Emily Ludwig ’17
Brianne Lynch ’11 and Gregory Pidgeon ’11^
Maeve Maloney ’21
Jessica Marenco ’14, MS’15
Alexander Martin ’20
Janet and Joseph Marzouca ’80, P’14
Sydney McAlister ’21
Claire McCann ’21
Jacob McErlean ’21+
Casey McNamara ’23
Scott Molony ’11+
Kathleen Morandi ’21
Isabelle Morford ’20
Siobhan Morse ’20
Sara Moyers ’23
Connor Murphy ’19+
Matthew Nacier ’14^
James Ng ’09
Hoa Nguyen ’96 and Kinh-Luan Dao, P’24, ’26
Mary Kate O’Neill ’17^
Madeleine O’Shea ’20
Amelia Orlando ’19
Reena Parikh ’06+
Celso Perez ’09, MA’10+
Maria Perez ’10+
William Peters ’21+
Danielle Pilla ’21
Peter Pinto ’22+
Joseph Reda ’21
Emily Rosato ’21
Dorsey and Edwin Roseberry ’93, P’24
Christopher Russo ’19^
Elizabeth Sarian ’21
Lindsey Sauerwein ’11 and Jose Perez ’11+
Adam Schadt ’23
Frederic Schroeder ’20
Christopher Scullin ’10+
Ian Serko ’15^
Brendan Shepard ’21
Eric Silva ’00
Connor Skorge ’23
Audrey Somers ’21
Amrita Sooklal ’22
Rishi Srinivasan ’23+
William Stone ’19
Neha Suneja ’23+
Grace Sunoo ’23
Suzanne Sweeney ’07^
Gregory Swenson ’19
Alexis Teixeira ’17^
Brad Theiss ’18
Taylor ’06+ and Leigh Tinmouth ’07, JD’10
Olivia Tobin ’21, MEd’22
Anne Tully ’19
Claire Tully ’23
Caroline Turansky ’20
Omo-Dafe Uvieghara ’21
Eva Valcic ’19^
Charles Viehl ’23+
Steven Wagner ’20
Anne Ward ’11+
Brian Ward ’21
Elizabeth Ward ’19^
Elizabeth Waring ’20
Frances Waring ’22
Kristin ’86 and Sumner Waring, P’20, ’22
Caroline Wenners, MHA’22
Madeline West ’21
Christopher Yu ’18+
Grace ’05* and Eric Zuncic
* Denotes members of the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Executive Committee
^ Denotes members of the Young Alumni Committee
+ Denotes alumni of the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
The Wall Street Business Leadership Council is a formal network of Boston College alumni, parents, and friends in the business sector. Led by the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Executive Committee and the Young Alumni Committee, the Council provides members of the University’s broader business community the opportunity to strengthen their connection with Boston College and each other through programming and networking opportunities. To learn more about getting involved, visit bc.edu/wsblc.