Recipients

Co-Founders and Co-Presidents of A Better Balance, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that advances supportive workplace policies and justice for workers

Founder and CEO of HOPE, a Jackson, Mississippi-based community development financial organization working to combat the factors that limit an individual’s ability to prosper

Economist documenting the impact of globalization and technology advancement on the American worker

Co-founders of Rising Tide Capital, who created an inclusive model to mentor entrepreneurs and business owners in low-income communities

Founder of Coalfield Development, who developed a workforce model that is building a new economy in Appalachia

Driver of social change who helps high-impact entrepreneurs overcome cultural and financial barriers to growth

Chemist who developed advanced technologies in nanoparticle fabrication, 3D printing and precision medicine

Entrepreneur and web developer who changed web publishing with open-source WordPress, and an early champion of remote work

Innovative scientist using nanotechnology for tissue regeneration and other medical advances

Social entrepreneur who provided digital employment and empowerment to thousands in the world’s poorest regions

Chemical engineer revolutionizing the way we produce medicine, energy and chemicals using synthetic biology

Molecular biologist who developed rapid virus detection technology