Luminary Awards


2005 Recipients

Entrepreneurial Champion

Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP

 

Kathy Ireland
Kathy Ireland Worldwide
Los Angeles, California

Corporate Innovator

Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Marion O. Sandler
Golden West Financial Corp.
Oakland, California

Technology Innovator

Sponsored by Intel

Ellen M. Hancock
Exodus Communications
Los Altos, California

Philanthropic Innovator

Sponsored by Lands' End

Lois E. Silverman
The Commonwealth Institute
Boston, Massechusetts

Previous winners...

Each year C200 presents the Luminary Awards to exceptional women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders:

  • Entrepreneurial Champion who has created an innovative new product or service with global implications. This entrepreneur's company has $15 million or more in annual revenues and a rapid and continuing growth rate since its launch.
  • Corporate Innovator who has changed or dramatically expanded the strategy of her corporation and impacted the value of the business significantly. Her company has $250 million or more in annual revenues.
  • Philanthropic Innovator who has developed an innovative funding and charitable giving program of scale, and who continues her involvement with the program.
  • Technology Innovator who has charted new ground in technology by launching, changing, or dramatically expanding a technology venture and moving it towards increased profitability.

Major corporations sponsor each Luminary Award. In 2005, corporate sponsors were Ernst & Young LLP, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Intel, and Lands' End.

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