{"id":1692,"date":"2026-06-05T15:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/dyson\/?page_id=1692"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:55:46","slug":"leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/dyson\/leadership\/recognition\/leadership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyson Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><\/head><body><div class=\"intro-text global-spacing--3x dotted-line-start\">\n  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>Established in 2024, the award recognizes exceptional, accomplished business leaders for their extraordinary demonstration of the Dyson School&rsquo;s ethos of &ldquo;our business is a better world.&rdquo; Through their leadership and their business practices, they have proven that they are dedicated to addressing the toughest societal challenges.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <section class=\"section-heading--wrap featured-articles--wrap max-across--three images--show intro-text--show bg--clear\">\n          <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow\">Honorees<\/div>\n                          <h2>Cornell Business <span>News<span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n      <div class=\"text-margin-reset\">\n        \n        <div class=\"featured-articles featured-article__smaller grid-container\">\n          <div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x\">\n                          <div class=\"cell medium-auto\">\n                <article class=\"article article--side-by-side text-margin-reset\">\n      <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\">\n      \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gellert-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"George Gellert poses with products from the Gellert Global Group.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n\n            <\/figure>\n  \n  <time>March 17, 2026<\/time>\n  <h3 class=\"h4\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/george-gellert-and-the-gellert-family-to-receive-third-annual-dyson-alumni-leadership-award\/\">\n                  George Gellert and family to receive Dyson Alumni Leadership Award\n              <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"global-spacing--1x\">\n      <p>Cornell&rsquo;s Dyson School will honor George Gellert &rsquo;60, MBA &rsquo;62, JD &rsquo;63 and the Gellert family of Gellert Global Group with the 2026 Dyson Alumni Leadership Award.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n      <div class=\"tags\">\n      <ul>\n                  <li>Inside SC Johnson<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"cell medium-auto\">\n                <article class=\"article article--side-by-side text-margin-reset\">\n      <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\">\n      \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Dyson.vineyard.600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"A man in a light beige fedora hat standing in the sun next to grapevines loaded with bunches of grapes.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n\n            <\/figure>\n  \n  <time>March 4, 2025<\/time>\n  <h3 class=\"h4\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/04\/john-s-dyson-65-honored-with-second-annual-dyson-alumni-leadership-award\/\">\n                  John S. Dyson &rsquo;65 Honored with Second Annual Dyson Alumni Leadership Award\n              <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"global-spacing--1x\">\n      <p>John Dyson &rsquo;65 is a leader in finance, energy policy, and economic development, from founding a private investment firm to pioneering sustainable winemaking.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n      <div class=\"tags\">\n      <ul>\n                  <li>Accounting, Economics &amp; Finance<\/li>\n                  <li>Energy &amp; Sustainability<\/li>\n                  <li>Management, HR &amp; Leadership<\/li>\n                  <li>Policy &amp; Advocacy<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"cell medium-auto\">\n                <article class=\"article article--side-by-side text-margin-reset\">\n      <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\">\n      \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cate.Khan_.600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"headshot of Kate Khan\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n\n            <\/figure>\n  \n  <time>February 28, 2024<\/time>\n  <h3 class=\"h4\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/28\/cate-khan-99-honored-inaugural-dyson-alumni-leadership-award\/\">\n                  Cate Khan &rsquo;99 Honored with Inaugural Dyson Alumni Leadership Award\n              <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"global-spacing--1x\">\n      <p>Dyson School graduate Cate Khan &rsquo;99, CEO of VerishopGroup, cofounded not only a platform but a support ecosystem for diverse, independent businesses.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n      <div class=\"tags\">\n      <ul>\n                  <li>Inside SC Johnson<\/li>\n                  <li>Management, HR &amp; 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