Annual Gala
CBC's Dinner is a must-attend event for New York's business and civic leaders. Each year, the CBC bestows the Medal for High Civic Service to a current or former public servant who exemplifies CBC’s values and a dedication to serving the public. The Felix Rohatyn Award is given to honor an individual whose career exemplifies Felix Rohatyn’s public service and commitment to New York’s sound fiscal management.
The 92nd Annual Gala was held on February 29, 2024. Watch a recording, look at photos, and see the list of supporters here.
Medal for High Civic Service Recipients
The CBC bestows the Medal for High Civic Service to a current or former public servant who exemplifies CBC’s values and a dedication to serving the public.
- 2024 John C. Williams, President & CEO, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- 2023 Kathy Hochul, Governor, State of New York
- 2021 Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
- 2020 The Office of the New York State Attorney General, with Special Recognition of Solicitor General Barbara D. Underwood
- 2019 Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
- 2018 Scott Stringer, Comptroller, City of New York
- 2017 Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator
- 2016 Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the United States
- 2015 Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
- 2014 Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury
- 2013 The Fiscal and Economic Team of the Bloomberg Administration: former Deputy Mayors for Economic Development Daniel Doctoroff and Robert Lieber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert Steel, original First Deputy Mayor Marc Shaw, and Mark Page, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- 2012 Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor, State of New York
- 2011 Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
- 2010 Lawrence Summers, Director of the White House Economic Council & Past Living CBC Chairs
- 2009 Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury
- 2008 Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, State of New York
- 2007 Eliot Spitzer, Governor, State of New York
- 2006 Bill Thompson, Comptroller, City of New York
- 2005 Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator, State of New York
- 2004 Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, State of New York
- 2003 Charles B. Rangel, Member of Congress
- 2002 Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
- 2001 Charles E. Schumer, Senator, State of New York
- 2000 H. Carl McCall, Comptroller, State of New York
- 1999 Raymond D. Horton, former President, Citizens Budget Commission
- 1998 Rudolph Crew, Chancellor, New York City Board of Education
- 1997 Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury
- 1996 Alan G. Hevesi, Comptroller, City of New York
- 1995 George E. Pataki, Governor, State of New York
- 1994 Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor, City of New York
- 1993 Vincent Tese, Director of Economic Development, State of New York
- 1992 David Rockefeller, Chairman, The Rockefeller Group, Inc.
- 1991 Edward V. Regan, Comptroller, State of New York
- 1990 David N. Dinkins, Mayor, City of New York
- 1989 Vartan Gregorian, President, Brown University
- 1988 Gerald Crotty, Secretary to the Governor, State of New York
- 1987 E. Gerald Corrigan, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- 1986 Richard Ravitch, Chairman, Bowery Savings Bank
- 1985 Nathan J. Leventhal, President, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- 1984 Harrison J. Goldin, Comptroller, City of New York
- 1983 Mario M. Cuomo, Governor, State of New York
- 1982 James Robinson III, Chairman, American Express Company
- 1981 Edward I. Koch, Mayor, City of New York
- 1980 Felix Rohatyn, Chairman, Municipal Assistance Corporation
Felix G. Rohatyn Award Recipients
The Felix Rohatyn Award is given to honor an individual whose career exemplifies Felix Rohatyn’s public service and commitment to New York’s sound fiscal management.
- 2024 Daniel L. Doctoroff
- 2023 Stephen Berger
- 2022 Eugene Keilin
- 2021 Alair Townsend
- 2020 Richard Ravitch
- 2019 Stanley S. Shuman
- 2018 Stanley Fischer
- 2017 Felix Rohatyn