UNDE R TH E HIG H PAT R O N AG E O F H I S E XC E L L E N C Y
Philippe Étienne AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES
French-American Foundation
GALA DINNER Tuesday, June 7, 2022 The Rainbow Room
HONORING
Kenneth Jacobs
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LAZARD
Carol Bellamy – Young Leader ‘81 FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNICEF
EV ENI NG PRO GR A M ANTHEMS
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Edward C. Wallace Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, French-American Foundation
Allan M. Chapin Chairman of the Board of Directors, French-American Foundation
AWARD PRESENTATION Carol Bellamy Former Executive Director, UNICEF French-American Foundation Young Leader ‘81
Presented by Chloe Demrovsky
President and CEO, Disaster Recovery Institute International French-American Foundation Young Leader ‘19
DINNER SERVICE REMARKS Caroline Naralasetty President, French-American Foundation AWARD PRESENTATION Kenneth Jacobs Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lazard
Presented by Adam Hodge
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Media & Public Affairs French-American Foundation Young Leader ‘19
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LEAD SPONSOR
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Lazard
Gina Adams George Brokaw Gary M. Cole Anne Dias Emma Fuerst Frelinghuysen Yves-André Istel & Kathleen Begala Johanna & Roy Kabla Clyde E. Rankin, III Siddhartha Shukla Antonio Weiss
GALA CHAIRS Allan M. Chapin Jean-Yves Fillion Alexandra Soto Edward C. Wallace
CORPORATE COMMITTEE Antares International Partners, Inc. Aragon Global Management BNP Paribas FedEx Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Rhône Wilson Capital Management
The foundation’s mission is to perpetuate more than two centuries of shared ideals and friendship; to build lasting, practical working ties; and to advance solutions to problems of shared concern.
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DEAR FR I ENDS,
This evening, we are gathered here at the Rainbow Room for our first Gala in three years. The Gala is one of the rare events that unites all our supporters, our Board of Directors, Young Leaders, Transatlantic Forum members, and friends new and old alike. We are so pleased to be back together again, in person, and to be celebrating the Foundation and its work. The Rainbow Room opened in 1934 at the height of the Great Depression. Reflecting optimism in the face of hardship, we think that this year it’s a particularly fitting venue as the city and the Foundation alike emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. While we know that many of our steadfast supporters were not able to make it to New York tonight, please know that you are very much part of this important night and everything it represents, for all of us. The Foundation relies on the contributions of many dedicated individuals, companies, and foundations. We would like especially to extend our gratitude to our honorees, Kenneth Jacobs of Lazard and Carol Bellamy, YL ’81; to Lazard for its extraordinary support of tonight’s event; to our guest speakers Chloe Demrovsky YL ’19 and Adam Hodge YL ’19 for sharing their reflections; to the members of the Gala and Corporate Committees, and to the many donors who make our programs possible. A special thanks as well to the Florence Gould Foundation for their continued generosity. We are most grateful for your own commitment and for the opportunity to welcome you here tonight. Your presence is an affirmation of the strength, the vitality and the shared sense of purpose of the French-American Foundation community, and of the importance of Franco-American friendship. Thank you all for joining us. We hope you will have a most enjoyable evening.
Allan M. Chapin Chairman French-American Foundation
Caroline Naralasetty President French-American Foundation French American Foundation — United States
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CO NT R I BU TOR S LEAD SPONSOR
GOLD
$100,000 or more Lazard
$25,000 or more Allan M. Chapin and Anna Nilsson Gina Adams and FedEx Corporation William R. Hearst III Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Ina Popova and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP John A. Thain Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Edward C. Wallace and Greenberg Traurig, LLP
PLATINUM $50,000 or more Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP Kenneth M. Jacobs and Agnès Mentré Jacobs
SILVER $12,500 or more Jean-Yves Fillion and BNP Paribas Gary M. Cole and Antares International Partners, Inc. Johanna and Roy Kabla Jackie and Andrew Klaber Michel David-Weill
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$10,000 or more Anne Dias and Aragon Global Management Clare O’Brien and Shearman & Sterling LLP Rhône Group LLC Antonio Weiss $5,000 or more Joele Frank Emma Fuerst Frelinghuysen Steven Lipin and Gladstone Place Partners Clyde E. Rankin III Siddhartha Shukla Ambassador Craig Stapleton David M. Thoms Wilson Capital Management $2,500 or more Carol Bellamy James Finkel Dr. Mia de Kuijper Jiten and Caroline Naralasetty Gerald Rosenfeld Richard Schwartz
up to $2,499 James Attwood and Leslie Williams Jacques Bourgeois Jonathan Cramer Antonin Deslandes Marie-Pierre Dhers Simon Ducher Denis de Graeve Fatima Hadj Maya Henry Lily Hoagland Antoine Khallouf Cara LaPointe Thibaud Leblanc Dana Lowey and David Luttway Gurpreet Oberoi Christopher Olivia Remy Raisner Anaïs Rameau Kimberly Selfo Andrew Spinelli Robert C. Treuhold
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CAROL BEL L A M Y, ‘81 Carol Bellamy has recently completed her mandate as the Chair of the Governing Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). Ms. Bellamy was previously a member of the New York State Senate, President of the New York City Council, Director of the United States Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education. Ms. Bellamy has worked in the private sector at Morgan Stanley and Cravath, Swaine & Moore. She is also an emeritus member of the American University of Beirut Board of Trustees and is a former Fellow of the Harvard Institute of Politics. She has been awarded the Légion d’Honneur by the Government of France, and the Order of the Rising Sun in Japan.
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KEN NETH JAC O B S Kenneth M. Jacobs is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard. Mr. Jacobs has led Lazard since November 2009. Prior to becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, he was a Deputy Chairman of the firm and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard North America since 2002. He joined Lazard in 1988 after beginning his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Jacobs has been instrumental in shaping Lazard’s strategy since its initial public offering in 2005, a transformational event after more than 150 years of private ownership. He has expanded and diversified the firm’s global financial advisory and asset management services, geographically and by practice areas. He continues to drive innovation at the firm to enhance its competitive edge in a rapidly changing marketplace, including major initiatives around workplace and engagement, diversity and inclusion, and the application of new technology to the firm’s advice-based business model. He remains active in advising Lazard clients, and has participated in landmark transactions across a variety of industries. Mr. Jacobs earned a B.A. in economics from The University of Chicago in 1980 and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1984. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution and of the University of Chicago, and is a Director of the Partnership for New York City. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2017, he was inducted into the French Legion of Honor.
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CHLOE DEM ROV SK Y, ‘19 Chloe Demrovsky is an internationally recognized thought leader on all things risk and resilience. She is the youngest and first female Chief Executive of Disaster Recovery Institute, the leading global nonprofit serving resilience professionals, is a Senior Contributor at Forbes and an Adjunct Professor at NYU. She has presented at dozens of events across five continents and has conducted on-site briefings for government officials and government bodies including the US Congress, the European Commission and the United Nations, as well as for visiting delegations. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Board Director for United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ARISE, the DRI Foundation, Bard College at Simon's Rock Board (Vice-Chair), and Plastic Omnium. With globally-recognized credibility as a thought leader, Chloe frequently serves as a commentator and expert source for: BBC, CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg TV, Associated Press, ABC News, MSNBC, Newsmax, Cheddar, NBC LX, New York Times, LA Times, Inc., Sky News, USA Today.
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ADAM HODG E , ‘19 Adam Hodge serves as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Media & Public Affairs. He is a veteran communications strategist with experience advising several senior government officials and business leaders. He previously served in the Obama-Biden Administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department where he led the communications efforts for a range of domestic finance issues. Most recently, Adam was the Senior Vice President for External Affairs at Ariel Investments. Before joining Ariel, Adam worked for SKDKnickerbocker and was the Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee, having previously served as a Regional Press Secretary. Earlier in his career, Adam served as the Press Secretary for House Majority Whip James Clyburn, on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and in the office of former Senator Christopher Dodd. Originally from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Adam is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a BA in government, concentrating on International Relations.
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AL L A N M. CH A PI N Allan M. Chapin began his career as a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he became a Partner in 1976. He was a resident of their Paris office for several years and served as head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s European operations. He then became a Managing Director of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, and subsequently a partner of Compass Partners Advisors, LLP. Throughout his career, Mr. Chapin has represented sovereign governments, agencies, investment and merchant banks, insurance companies, a wide array of industrial private sector companies, and many foreign investors, both individuals and corporations. Mr. Chapin has served as a Director of the FrenchAmerican Foundation since 1999, becoming Chairman of the Foundation in 2008. Mr. Chapin is also a Director of Fondation Claude Pompidou, a Trustee of Aperture Foundation and has served as a Director of many public and private companies in the United States and Europe. Mr. Chapin received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his LLB from Yale Law School. He served in the United States Marine Corps.
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EDWAR D C. WA L L ACE Edward C. Wallace serves as Co-Chairman of Greenberg Traurig New York office. Ed has deep experience in law, business, and government. He serves as a trusted advisor to companies doing business with government. He serves as outside counsel to JCDecaux North America. He has advised Extell/Carlyle, Silverstein/El Ad, Columbia University, NYU and Fordham on major real estate development projects and major government service providers including JCDecaux and Hornblower. Prior to entering the private sector as a Vice President at Boston Properties, he served as City Council Member-atLarge (Manhattan) and then Chief of Staff to the New York City Council President. Ed began his career in the Chelsea neighborhood office of the Legal Aid Society. Ed serves as vice chairman of the French-American Foundation and New Yorkers for Parks where he was chair. He serves as vice president and outside general counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission and served as counsel to NYC 2012, the City’s Olympic bid. Ed has been listed in multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers and is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell. He is consistently included on City and State’s "New York City Power 100" list and was named a 2020 Lifetime Achievement honoree.
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CAROL I NE NA R A L A SE T T Y Caroline Naralasetty joined the Foundation in 2021. She previously served as Director of Development at the Lycée Français de New York, where she oversaw annual and major giving, special events, and alumni relations for the 1,200+ student school, a member of the global AEFE network. Prior to that, Caroline was a Corporate Vice President at consulting firm CCS, where she planned, implemented, and managed major fundraising initiatives and capital campaigns for non-profit organizations across secondary and higher education, healthcare, and the arts. She began her career as a strategic communications consultant in New York. Caroline holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, an MA from NYU’s Institute of French Studies, and a BA from Stanford University. She and her family reside in Manhattan.
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Un salut de la côte ouest Alta Journal is proud to support the French-American Foundation. An award-winning quarterly magazine and literary community with a distinctively Californian point of view. Find us at altaonline.com
POLICY BREAKFASTS The French-American Foundation’s Policy Breakfasts showcase a guest of honor and subject-matter expert for an in-depth discussion of politically and culturally relevant topics. These programs are invitation-only, intimate, and take place in an offthe-record setting. Participants include leaders from across the fields of politics, business, journalism, government, and more. Featured speakers over the past year have included PierreAndré de Chalendar, Chairman of Saint-Gobain; Gérard Araud, Former Ambassador of France to the United States; and Gina Adams, Corporate Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs for FedEx Corporation.
CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE Each year, the French-American Cyber Security Conference brings together senior defense officials based in France and the U.S. to discuss the most pertinent cyber security challenges on both sides of the Atlantic. The 2022 conference will assemble nearly 100 cyber security experts from various backgrounds for a two-day event. The theme of this year's event is The Future of Democracy in the Digital Age: A Transatlantic Discussion on Evolving Geopolitics and Cyber Security. During the first day of the conference, participants will explore evolving geopolitical challenges in the digital era through a series of moderated panel discussions and roundtable conversations. During the second day, a closeddoor forum under Chatham House Rule will address critical cyber security issues in a transatlantic national security context. 18
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TRANSATLANTIC FORUM Launched in 2017, the Transatlantic Forum is a membership program designed to provide a regular platform to promote frank discussion and debate on transatlantic issues of common concern. Forum members share a deep belief in the importance of engaging across borders and cultures and bring their varied personal and professional backgrounds to discussions of the major cultural, political, and social issues of the day.
TRANSLATION PRIZE For 35 years, the Translation Prize has served to promote French literature in the United States and to provide translators and their craft with greater visibility and recognition. The Prize also spotlights the publishers who bring these important French works of literature to the American market. This year we are pleased to honor three translators for extraordinary achievements in their field: Lara Vergnaud for her translation of Life Sciences by Joy Sorman (Restless Books); Susan Emanuel for her translations of La Belle Epoque by Dominique Kalifa (Columbia University Press) and Rescue, Relief and Resistance: The Jewish Labor Committee’s Anti-Nazi Operations 1934-1945 by Catherine Collomp (Wayne State University Press); and Sophie R. Lewis for her translation of In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin (New York Review Books). This program is generously funded by the Florence Gould Foundation. French American Foundation — United States
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YOUNG LEADERS The French-American Foundation’s flagship Young Leaders program was founded in 1981 and planned in collaboration with our sister organization in France. The program brings together an exceptional group of young professionals, aged 30 to 40, from a wide array of sectors, whose common link is their passion for forging bonds in a globalized world and using their influence for the common good. In this two-year program, alternating between France and the United States, a group of 40 Young Leaders spends five days together discussing issues of common concern, meeting with local and global specialists, and getting to know one another. In today’s globalized world, where the need for international cooperation and cross-cultural knowledge has never been greater, the program provides an essential environment in which to create productive, lasting links among influential people in both countries. Alumni of the program include prominent figures from both sides of the Atlantic, including President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Emmanuel Macron, Pulitzer Prize-winner writer and journalist Isabel Wilkerson, entrepreneur Tom Lee, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, journalist Christine Ockrent and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet. This year’s program will take place in Austin, Texas from October 26th – 29th and will focus on Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Economy.
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UPCOMING EVENTS - “SAVE THE DATE” JUNE 15 35th Annual Translation Prize Awards Ceremony, 6:00 PM Location: The Century Association, New York City Speaker: Esther Allen, Moderator; Thierry Kehou, Special Guest
JUNE 16 Online Webinar, 12:00 PM Topic: The French Legislative Elections Speaker: Hakim El Karoui, Senior Fellow, Institut Montaigne; Senior Partner and Head of Office, Brunswick Group
OCTOBER 26-29 Young Leaders Seminar Location: Austin, Texas Topic: Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Economy
NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 1 Cyber Security Conference Location: Greenberg Traurig, Washington, D.C. Topic: The Future of Democracy in the Digital Age: A Transatlantic Discussion on Evolving Geopolitics and Cyber Security
FALL 2022 Stay tuned for a relaunch of the Transatlantic Forum!
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LEADER SH I P
Allan M. Chapin, Chairman Edward C. Wallace, Vice Chairman
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gary Cole Anne Dias Yves-André Istel Roy Kabla François Pagès Ina Popova Douglas Price Clyde E. Rankin III Cynthia Smith Antonio Weiss
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gina Adams Kirsten Bartok Carol Bellamy Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne George Brokaw Frédéric Chesnais Michel David-Weill Charles Ferguson Jean-Yves Fillion James Finkel Julia Fromholz
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Emma Fuerst Frelinghuysen Fatima Hadj Scott Handler William Randolph Hearst III Maya Henry Reuben Jeffery III Andrew Klaber Mia de Kuijper Clare O’Brien Alain Papiasse Frédéric Rozé Siddhartha Shukla Alexandra Soto Craig Stapleton John Thain G. Richard Thoman David Thoms Robert Treuhold
HONORARY DIRECTORS François Bujon de l’Estang James G. Lowenstein
PRESIDENT Caroline Naralasetty
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