Each year The New York Public Library hosts a festive Corporate Dinner in honor of a business leader who has made a difference to the Library and our community at large. This high-profile fundraising event is initiated to support the Library’s collections and services. In just a short period of time, and with an impressive list of corporate honorees, the event has created a cachet all its own.

This year marked the 10th annual dinner which was held on Thursday, June 4th. We honored Klaus Kleinfeld, President & CEO of Alcoa Inc., for their 40 years of support of the Library mission of providing free, world-class resources and services to the public.

The Honorary Chairman of the dinner was Samuel C. Butler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore and the founder of the Corporate Dinner. Dinner Co-Chairman included: Tim Barakett of Atticus Capital, Evan Chesler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, James B. Lee, Jr of JPMorgan Chase, J. Michael Schell, Executive Vice President, Alcoa Inc., Steve Schwarzman of The Blackstone Group, Dinakar Singh of TPG-Axon Capital Management, and Ed Wachenheim of Greenhaven Associates.

Past Corporate Dinner honorees include: