Annual Gala

CBC's Dinner is a must-attend event for New York's business and civic leaders. Each year, the CBC bestows the Medal for High Civic Service to a current or former public servant who exemplifies CBC’s values and a dedication to serving the public. The Felix Rohatyn Award is given to honor an individual whose career exemplifies Felix Rohatyn’s public service and commitment to New York’s sound fiscal management.

The 92nd Annual Gala was held on February 29, 2024. Watch a recording, look at photos, and see the list of supporters here.

    Medal for High Civic Service Recipients

    The CBC bestows the Medal for High Civic Service to a current or former public servant who exemplifies CBC’s values and a dedication to serving the public.

    • 2024   John C. Williams, President & CEO, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    • 2023   Kathy Hochul, Governor, State of New York
    • 2021    Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation 
    • 2020    The Office of the New York State Attorney General, with Special Recognition of Solicitor General Barbara D. Underwood 
    • 2019    Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
    • 2018    Scott Stringer, Comptroller, City of New York
    • 2017    Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator
    • 2016    Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the United States
    • 2015    Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
    • 2014    Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury
    • 2013    The Fiscal and Economic Team of the Bloomberg Administration: former Deputy Mayors for Economic Development Daniel Doctoroff and Robert Lieber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert Steel, original First Deputy Mayor Marc Shaw, and Mark Page, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
    • 2012    Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor, State of New York
    • 2011    Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
    • 2010    Lawrence Summers, Director of the White House Economic Council & Past Living CBC Chairs
    • 2009    Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury
    • 2008    Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, State of New York
    • 2007    Eliot Spitzer, Governor, State of New York
    • 2006    Bill Thompson, Comptroller, City of New York
    • 2005    Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator, State of New York
    • 2004    Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, State of New York
    • 2003    Charles B. Rangel, Member of Congress
    • 2002    Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
    • 2001    Charles E. Schumer, Senator, State of New York
    • 2000    H. Carl McCall, Comptroller, State of New York
    • 1999    Raymond D. Horton, former President, Citizens Budget Commission
    • 1998    Rudolph Crew, Chancellor, New York City Board of Education
    • 1997    Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury
    • 1996    Alan G. Hevesi, Comptroller, City of New York
    • 1995    George E. Pataki, Governor, State of New York
    • 1994    Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor, City of New York
    • 1993    Vincent Tese, Director of Economic Development, State of New York
    • 1992    David Rockefeller, Chairman, The Rockefeller Group, Inc.
    • 1991    Edward V. Regan, Comptroller, State of New York
    • 1990    David N. Dinkins, Mayor, City of New York
    • 1989    Vartan Gregorian, President, Brown University
    • 1988    Gerald Crotty, Secretary to the Governor, State of New York
    • 1987    E. Gerald Corrigan, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    • 1986    Richard Ravitch, Chairman, Bowery Savings Bank
    • 1985    Nathan J. Leventhal, President, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
    • 1984    Harrison J. Goldin, Comptroller, City of New York
    • 1983    Mario M. Cuomo, Governor, State of New York
    • 1982    James Robinson III, Chairman, American Express Company
    • 1981    Edward I. Koch, Mayor, City of New York
    • 1980    Felix Rohatyn, Chairman, Municipal Assistance Corporation

     

    Felix G. Rohatyn Award Recipients

    The Felix Rohatyn Award is given to honor an individual whose career exemplifies Felix Rohatyn’s public service and commitment to New York’s sound fiscal management.

    • 2024    Daniel L. Doctoroff
    • 2023    Stephen Berger
    • 2022    Eugene Keilin
    • 2021    Alair Townsend
    • 2020    Richard Ravitch
    • 2019    Stanley S. Shuman
    • 2018    Stanley Fischer
    • 2017    Felix Rohatyn