At the 2021 Annual Dinner, CBC presented its Medal for High Civic Service to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. CBC also presented its Felix G. Rohatyn Award to Alair Townsend. In addition, CBC presented the Prize for Public Service Excellence to The Vaccine Command Center, an interagency leadership effort led by NYC Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dave Chokshi.

WELCOMES AND PAST HONOREES MONTAGE - 0:00

Walter Harris
CBC Chair

Andrew S. Rein
CBC President

Senator Charles E. Schumer

THE FELIX G. ROHATYN AWARD - 8:45

presented to
ALAIR TOWNSEND
Former New York City Deputy Mayor and
Former Publisher of Crain's New York Business

presented by
Eugene Keilin
CBC Trustee; Former CBC Chair; Principal, Keilin and Co. LLC

special introduction by
Nicolas Rohatyn
CBC Trustee; Partner and CEO, The Rohatyn Group

THE MEDAL FOR HIGH CIVIC SERVICE - 17:29

presented to
PETE BUTTIGIEG*
U.S. Secretary of Transportation

special introduction by
Governor Kathy Hochul

opening remarks by
Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin

THE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE EXCELLENCE - 49:33

presented to
THE VACCINE COMMAND CENTER
Office of the Mayor, City of New York

accepted by
NYC Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog

presented by
Thomas Brodsky
Co-Chair, CBC Public Service Excellence Prize Committee; Partner, The Brodsky Organization

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE - 54:23

presented to
CHARLES M. BRECHER
Research Director Emeritus

tributes by former CBC Presidents
Ray Horton, Diana Fortuna, Carol Kellermann

*Consistent with the Federal ethics rules, the Secretary's participation is not a solicitation of funds.