On May 8, 2023, the ABANA Foundation honored John J. Mack, former Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, with the first-ever ABANA Legacy Award, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. This award intends to recognize leaders who – over the course of their career – have made an extraordinary impact on the finance and investment industry and positively influenced the US Arab and Middle Eastern community.

In accepting the award, John J. Mack joined a fireside chat with David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Carlyle, to reflect on his own life and legacy. He was introduced by James Gorman, Chairman & CEO, Morgan Stanley (via video), and Mayree Clark, Independent Director and former Morgan Stanley Executive.

Proceeds from the event raised money for the ABANA Fellowship, through the ABANA Foundation, ABANA’s 501(c)(3) charitable arm. The Fellowship will sponsor rising young talent with a stipend for graduate studies along with access to all ABANA events and a summit designed to inform and connect these fellows to senior professionals in emerging industries.

For more information on the ABANA Fellowship and the Foundation, please click here.  You can also donate to our Fellowship here.

Thank you to our sponsors:

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Legend:

Morgan Stanley	PJT Partners
Tishman Speyer	Colm Kelleher | UBS
Sadek Wahba

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Mayree Clark, Silverleaf Foundation	Stone Point Capital
Ray Dalio	Marie Josee and Henry R. Kravis Foundation
Mary Meeker	Hutham Olayan and Robert Raucci
David Rubenstein	Ruth Porat & Anthony Paduano
Chuck Phillips	Thierry Porte

Champion:

KPMG
Michael Armstrong	Mr. & Mrs Walid A. Chammah
Stephen D’Antonio	Kenneth deRegt
R. Bradford Evans	Heather Ibrahim-Leathers
Sonny Kalsi/BGO	Robert and Sydney Kindler Foundation
Raymond McGuire	Terry Meguid
Amal Moussa | Goldman Sachs	Amr Nosseir
May Nasrallah, deNovo Partners	Joseph Perella
Owen and Jennifer Thomas	Jack and Susy Wadsworth

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