Current Sponsors:


The 2004 New York “Ten Awards” Gala

October 21, 2004
6pm - 9pm
Gotham Hall, New York City
1356 Broadway (at 36th Street)
New York City

Watch the NASDAQ market opening.

Ten Awards press coverage:
Banker & Tradesman, DallasNews.com, Los Angeles Times

Keynote Speaker: David Neeleman
CEO of JetBlue
Master of Ceremonies: Tyler Mathisen
Co-anchor of CNBC’s "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and Tyler Mathisen"

The 2004 Ten Awards Finalists include:

  • L. Gordon Crovitz, Senior Vice President, Dow Jones & Co.; President, Electronic Publishing, Dow Jones, Inc.
  • Barry S. Sternlicht, CEO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
  • David Neeleman, CEO, JetBlue Airways
  • Bruce Mosler, President, Cushman & Wakefield
  • Harold McGraw III, CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies
  • Robert Catell, CEO, KeySpan Energy
  • Russell Simmons, CEO, RUSH Communications
  • Tim and Nina Zagat, Co-founders, Zagat Survey
  • Kenneth Chenault, CEO, American Express
  • Andrea Jung, CEO, Avon Products, Inc.
  • Charles Prince, CEO, Citigroup
  • Adam Moss, Editor in Chief, New York Magazine
  • Richard Korhammer, CEO, Lava Trading Corp.
  • Jonathan M. Tisch, CEO, Loews Hotels
  • B. Thomas Golisano, CEO, PayChex, Inc.
  • Stephen Messer, CEO, LinkShare
  • Ann M. Fudge, CEO, Young & Rubicam
  • Barbara Chang, Executive Director, NPowerNY
  • Antonio "LA" Reid, CEO, Arista Records
  • Chris Albrecht, CEO, HBO
  • Cathy Martine, SVP Internet Telephony, AT&T

Mission Statement
The New York Ten Awards is an annual selection of ten individuals in the greater New York business community who have, through their innovation, significantly impacted their organization and industry - whether it be financial services, information technology, media, publishing, telecom or retail. Innovation is the cornerstone of any successful enterprise. But, innovation is not just about business. It's also about people and their individual contributions that allow their companies and customers to do business better.

The goal of the event is to act as an annual milestone highlighting the achievements of New York's business community and our city. Our vision is that by following their example, innovation and inspiration will continue to be the cornerstone of the New York business community.

About Executive Council of New York
Executive Council of New York is a non-profit association that brings together New York's business community for the purposes of fostering knowledge-sharing and business networking in a professional environment. Executive Council of New York programs focus on critical business and leadership issues at the intersection of technology and business, with unique industry programs focusing on venture capital, security, and corporate governance, among others. Our initiatives and corporate members contribute to the economic prosperity of the region while fostering knowledge and information sharing, professional development and partnership opportunities for our members. The Exec. Council Corporate Members range from AT&T, IBM and Microsoft to AOL TW, Citibank, and Merrill Lynch as well as many other large and emerging growth technology and financial services companies and major law and accounting firms.