Edward Lewis is One of Seven Inductees
of
Advertising Hall of Fame
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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