The JUST Report: JUST Celebrates 10 Years…And Looks To The Future
We celebrated our 10-year anniversary this week by hosting a fantastic celebration and fundraising gala at Nasdaq Marketsite in Times Square. Coming almost a decade to the day after our co-founder and former chair Paul Tudor Jones’ TED Talk in Vancouver, it was a great event that brought together some of the most influential voices in corporate leadership to mark a decade of progress by JUST, discuss current market conditions and inspire action.
JUST chair Dan Schulman and HPE president and CEO Antonio Neri, representing this year’s #1 Most JUST Company, got us underway by ringing the closing bell of the Nasdaq. The program that followed featured a lively panel discussion with Paul, former SEC chair Jay Clayton, and JUST board member and chairperson of HPE Pat Russo moderated by MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle; remarks from board members Sushmita Banerjee and Roosevelt Giles; a welcome from Nasdaq’s Jack Cassel; and a very moving presentation of the JUST inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to Enrique Lores, president and CEO of HP, Inc., who personifies all that we represent.
We were joined by so many friends, donors and partners, including our incredible sponsors below. I’m still processing the key takeaways but one thing is clear; in an era of profound change, just business leadership is more important than ever. We will be stepping up our efforts, and if, like me, you believe that the private sector has a critical role to play in building a better future for everyone, we’d welcome your partnership and support.
Be well,
Martin
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“For nearly 85 years, HP has been guided by a simple but powerful principle: doing the right thing by our customers, employees, and communities isn’t just a responsibility—it’s how we succeed.”
- Enrique Lores, president and CEO, HP Inc.
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