Business & Community Leadership Dinner
Recognizing leaders in our community who make a difference while inspiring rising leaders to take an active role in community impact.
Celebrate & Recognize
Honor leaders in Greater Boston who excel at contributing to our economy while impacting our community through service.
Engage & Inspire
Energize 8,000 Greater Boston HBS alums to recognize their potential as both leaders in business and in service to their communities.
Support & Enhance
Event proceeds fund programs across HBSAB’s three pillars: Leadership; Entrepreneurship; and Social Enterprise.
Funds raised from this event allow HBSAB to take its programming to the next level for even greater impact in the years to come. This includes our Community Actions Partners (CAP) program that actively works in our communities providing pro-bono services to non-profit organizations.
“The Inaugural Business & Community Leadership Dinner was a great success in celebrating the impact of top leaders in the Boston area. Proud to sponsor the event and honor those who have done so much for our community.”
~ Bill Ho, CEO of Biscom
Highlights from 2018 Inaugural Leadership Dinner
2018 Business & Community Leader of the Year
Stephen Pagliuca, MBA 1982
Co-Chairman of Bain Capital and
Co-Owner of the Boston Celtics
(Pictured below accepting the award from Stephen Pittman, HBSAB President)
HBS Association of Boston’s Inaugural Business & Community Leadership Dinner was held on October 3, 2018 at the Harvard Club of Boston, Back Bay.
Emceed by WBZ award winning journalist Lisa Hughes, news anchor for WBZ-TV news, the event brought together 300 business and community leaders along with HBS alumni for an evening of celebration while inspiring rising leaders to make a difference in their communities.
Stephen Pagliuca was recognized for his outstanding contribution to leadership, and his unwavering dedication and commitment to numerous nonprofits in Boston and beyond. The event included an inspiring fireside chat with Steve and Lisa Hughes on the importance of leadership with a purpose.
The evening also celebrated HBSAB’s Community Action Partners (CAP) 25th Anniversary while honoring CAP’s founder Brooks Fenno.
Fireside Chat Between Stephen Pagliuca & Lisa Hughes
(Business & Community Leader of the Year, Stephen Pagliuca, and Award Winning Journalist, Lisa Hughes, discuss the importance of leadership with a purpose.)
Program for Inaugural Business & Community Leadership Dinner
(use arrows below to turn pages of 2018 Program)
More than 300 Business & Community Leaders in Attendance
More than 100 Top Business Organizations Represented
25 Nonprofit Organizations Represented
2018 Photo Gallery
Leadership Dinner Sponsors
Baker Scholar Sponsors
Crimson Sponsors
Community Champions Sponsors
Media Partners
2nd Annual Leadership Dinner – Fall 2019
- 2019 Business & Community Leader of the Year Honoree: TBA Early 2019
- Fall 2019: Date to be Confirmed in Early 2019
- Location: Harvard Club of Boston, Back Bay, 374 Commonwealth Avenue
- Corporate Engagement & Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Contact: Christina E. Thirkell at (617)-515-3241 or cthirkell@hbsab.org