Selection Process

Judging process

Nominations for the 2021 awards were invited from a group of more than 75 executives and academics who serve on one of the Baumhart Center’s advisory committees. Nominated companies were then evaluated by an twelve-person judging committee on four criteria:

• Quality of Innovation: Does the company’s approach represent a truly new way of integrating business strategy and social purpose?
• Depth of Impact: Has the company’s approach led to deep and measurable impact?
• Scalability of Innovation: Does the innovation provide valuable best practices for other companies who seek to lead business for good?
• Commitment of Leadership: Does the company’s leadership show a deep and authentic commitment to harnessing the positive power of business?

Judging committee

Emily Barman

Vice Provost & Dean,
Loyola University Chicago

Jason Feifer

Editor-in-Chief,
Entrepreneur Magazine

Connie Lindsey

EVP and Head of CSR and Global DEI, Northern Trust

Rob Parkinson

Partner,
Vistria Group

Richard Robb

Manager,
CVF, LLC

Sunil Sanghvi

Senior Advisor and Senior Partner Emeritus,
McKinsey & Co.

Sonal Shah

Founding Executive Director,
Beeck Center of Georgetown University

Julia Stasch

Immediate Past President,
MacArthur Foundation

Kevin Stevens

Dean,
Quinlan School of Business

Nancy Tuchman

Dean, School of Environmental Sustainability Loyola University Chicago

Kevin Washington

President and CEO,
YMCA of the USA

Greg Wasson

President,
Wasson Enterprise
and Former CEO,
Walgreens