July 14, 2021
The HELP HERO Awards are an annual spotlight of leaders whose support of HELP USA warrant special recognition.
In 2021 we were proud to honor a dynamic group who provided hope, change and stability during unique challenges presented over the last year. The evening featured inspiring performances by a talented group of Broadway and Grammy-nominated talent. And HELP USA’s very own frontline workers were honored, sharing first-hand accounts of their unique experiences.
2021 HELP Hero Award Honorees
- Bozoma Saint John; CMO, Netflix – HELP HERO Award in Leadership
- David Cordani; CEO, Cigna – HELP HERO Award in Service to Veterans
- Stephanie Mehta; Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company – HELP HERO Award in Visionary Leadership
- Margaret Anadu; Partner, Goldman Sachs – HELP HERO Award in Innovation
- HELP USA Frontline Staff – HELP HERO Award in Courage
Performers and Host
- Bryan Terrell Clark; Hamilton, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
- Daniel J. Watts; Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
- Alex Newell; Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Once on This Island, Glee
- Natalie Grant; Eight-time Grammy nominee gospel singer
- Aundrea Cline-Thomas; CBS2 News
Presenters and Participants
- Michelle Williams, Dean, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
- Cedric King, Retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant
- Maria Cuomo Cole, Chairman, HELP USA
- Tom Hameline, President & CEO, HELP USA
Sponsors
- BNY Mellon, Partner Sponsor
- CIGNA, Partner Sponsor
- Kaplan Hecker Fink, Partner Sponsor
- Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, Partner Sponsor
- Kenneth Cole Productions / Parlux, Partner Sponsor
- Netflix Foundation, Partner Sponsor
- Goldman Gives, Partner Sponsor
- Nancy Seaman and Alan Schwartz, Partner Sponsor
- Hope and Marc Altheim, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Ann Tisch, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Altria, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Maria and Kenneth Cole, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Avison Young, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Diana and Richard Ostroff, Co-Chair Sponsor
- Avis and Bruce Richards, Co-Chair Sponsor
- The Estée Lauder Companies, Award Sponsor
- Bloomindale’s, Award Sponsor
- Risk Strategies, Award Sponsor
- Andrew and Jessica Guff, Award Sponsor
- Anne Keating, Award Sponsor
- Joan and George Hornig, Award Sponsor
- Anthony Williams, Award Sponsor
- Gail and Scott Cannold, Award Sponsor
- Stephen B. Schonfeld Foundation, Award Sponsor
- Jeffrey Sachs, Award Sponsor
