The McNulty Prize
Over fifteen years of galvanizing efforts to address the foremost social, economic, and environmental challenges of our time.
Overview
THE JOHN P. McNULTY PRIZE celebrates breakthrough leaders for their moral courage, bold vision, and deep, lasting impact. Created in 2008 by Anne Welsh McNulty in honor of her late husband, the McNulty Prize is awarded in partnership with the Aspen Institute and has now recognized over 60 visionary leaders for their courage and lasting impact.
The McNulty Prize strategically invests at the critical point between proof of concept and global scale, where few other supporters operate, to position leaders and mid-stage ventures for greater impact. McNulty Prize Winners receive $150,000, plus the equivalent of $200,000 in media and communications, coaching and strategic advising, and convening support.
A New Vision
Meet Our Laureates
Over 60 Laureates are working in more than 26 countries, using their entrepreneurialism and professional expertise to move the needle on seemingly intractable challenges in their communities.
Meet Our Jurors
A distinguished international jury, including Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, international statesman Olara Otunnu, Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey, and development expert Brizio Biondi-Morra, select the winners. Previous juries have included the late Madeleine Albright, Mary Robinson, Bill Gates, Sr., and Sir Richard Branson.
The juryThe McNulty Prize has honored the kind of entrepreneurial, grassroots leadership that is values-based, rooted in community, and an antidote to the cynicism of our time.
History
The McNulty Prize was created in honor of John P. McNulty to recognize his leadership, his creativity, his energy and the spark he carried and ignited in others.
Explore Our Leadership Case Studies
Explore the pivotal moments that catalyzed McNulty Prize Laureates into action, and hear their stories of struggle, determination and ultimately success.
McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund
Building on the success of the McNulty Prize, the Catalyst Fund was established to provide support for high-potential ventures at earlier, critical junctures on their path to impact.