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2024-2025 AARP Purpose Prize Jury

The jury for the AARP Purpose Prize award is an independent panel of leaders in the fields of journalism, nonprofits, academia, innovation/technology and entertainment. These distinguished individuals were selected for their experience and judgment. After a rigorous vetting process, the jury makes recommendations about who should receive the AARP Purpose Prize award. An AARP executive makes the final decisions.

The jury members are:

Sherry Lansing

CEO and Past President

Sherry Lansing Foundation, Paramount Pictures

AARP Purpose Prize Jury Chair

BP Agrawal

Founder and President, Past Purpose Prize Honoree

Sustainable Solutions

Marsha R. Bonner

Senior Human Resources & DEIB Consultant

MRW Consulting Group International

John Bridgeland

Executive Chair

Office of American Possibilities

Donna Butts

Executive Director

Generations United

Jennie Chin Hansen

Advisory Member

Milken Institute on the Future of Aging

Martha Choe

Board Member

Initai Foundation

Dr. Yanira Cruz

President and CEO

National Hispanic Council on Aging

Cindy Eggleton

CEO and Co-Founder, Past Purpose Prize Honoree

Brilliant Detroit

Marc Freedman

Co-CEO and Founding Faculty Co-Director

CoGenerate and Yale Experienced Leaders Initiative

Jatrice Martel Gaiter

Executive VP

Volunteers of America

Dr. Marilyn Gaston

Past Purpose Prize Honoree

Gaston & Porter Health

John Gomperts

Former CEO

America's Promise Alliance

Isabel González Whitaker

AVP, Public Engagement

Moms Clean Air Force

Hope Harley

Co-Founder and Past Purpose Prize Honoree

Bronx Children's Museum

Evan Hochberg

President

Crown Family Philanthropies

Margaret Huang

President and CEO

Southern Poverty Law Center

Elliot Isme

Executive Director

LGBTQ+ Victory Institute

Ray Jetson

Founder, Co-Catalyst and Past Purpose Prize Honoree

MetroMorphosis

David Louie

Journalist

Rosanna Marquez

Board Member

AARP

Mike McCurry

Former White House Press Secretary, Professor Emeritus

Wesley Theological Seminary

Ashwath Narayanan

CEO

Social Currant

Meredith Rosenbeck

CEO

Honor Flight Network

Dr. Kimon Sargeant

Senior Program Director

Templeton Religion Trust

Billy Shore

Executive Chair

Share Our Strength

George Sifakis

Founder and CEO

Ideagen Global

Pavel Sullivan

Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration

Elizabeth Dole Foundation

Antonio M. Taguba, US Army Retired

Chairman

Pan Pacific American Leaders and Mentors

Susan Taylor

Former Editor-in-Chief, Founder and CEO

Essence Magazine, National CARES Mentoring Movement

Geri Weis-Corbley

Editor-in Chief and Founder

Good News Network

Meghan Wieten-Scott

Senior Director, External Affairs

Blue Star Families