CED Honors Six CEOs at Distinguished Leadership Awards Celebration

Tomorrow evening, the Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board, will honor six business leaders and their companies for outstanding leadership in challenging times. The annual CED Distinguished Leadership Awards Celebration will take place in New York City.

For more than a quarter century, the CED Distinguished Leadership Awards have been honoring executives who exemplify CED's mission by demonstrating strong corporate citizenship and a commitment to public policy in the nation's interests.

This year's awards pay special tribute to those who have worked to advance equal opportunity during a time of national economic uncertainty, build a more civil and just society, and uphold a rules-based international order.

"Each of this year's honorees exemplifies the vision, resilience, and responsibility that demonstrate bold leadership," said David K. Young, President of CED. "Their ability to meet today's economic and geopolitical challenges with innovation and collaboration underscores the role of business in shaping solutions that strengthen our communities, nation, and the world."

CED congratulates the recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Leadership Awards:

• Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder, Zscaler
• Award presented by Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture

• Joaquin Duato, Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson 
• Award presented by Anne Mulcahy, Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation

• Stephanie Ferris, CEO and President, FIS 
• Award presented by Jeffrey Goldstein, Senior Advisor, Canapi Ventures

• Jeff Harmening, Chairman and CEO, General Mills 
• Award presented by Richard Olson, Chairman and CEO, The Toro Company

• Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN, CEO and President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 
• Award presented by Julie Jones, Chair, Ropes & Gray

• Linda Rendle, Chair and CEO, The Clorox Company 
• Award presented by Tarang Amin, Chairman and CEO, e.l.f. Beauty

About the Honorees 
To learn more about this year's honorees, visit CED's Awards Celebration website and watch or listen to the Leadership in Challenging Times discussion series. In candid conversations, the honorees speak about the unprecedented challenges facing our nation and how they are helping to chart a path forward for their companies and the nation-at-large.

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The Committee for Economic Development (CED) is the public policy center of The Conference Board. The nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. CED Trustees are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies who bring their unique experience to address today's pressing policy issues. Collectively, they represent 30+ industries and over 4 million employees. ConferenceBoard.org/us/Committee-Economic-Development