Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Advertising Hall of Fame Inducts Edward Lewis, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Chairman and Publisher, Essence Magazine

Edward Lewis is One of Seven Inductees
of
Advertising Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremonies and Gala Dinner

April 7, 2014 - 6 PM



As a mentor for a younger generation that shares his desire to create opportunities supporting the needs of entire communities, he has spoken on the topic of entrepreneurship at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Yale, Columbia University, Howard and Tuskegee, as well as, at major companies such as Merrill Lynch, JCPenney, Kraft and Kellogg.

A major supporter and advocate of civic responsibility, Lewis serves on the boards of the New York Academy of Medicine, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theatre Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club of America and is the former Chairman of the Harlem Village Academy – a charter school serving the needs of African-American and Latino children. In 1997, he became the first African-American Chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America. Previously, he served on the boards of Columbia Teacher’s College, Spelman College and Tuskegee University. President Barack Obama asked him to serve on the Board of Advisors for the Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. His political activism led to his appointment on the New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Transition Committee, the Partnership of New York City and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Lewis is currently Senior Advisor to Solera Capital.

He received a Bachelor and Master of Arts from the University of New Mexico where he later was awarded an honorary Doctorate. A recipient of the Henry Johnson Fisher Award, considered the “Oscar” in publishing, he went on to receive the Henry Luce Award from Time, Inc.

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