Honoring

Michael Baden

Forensic Pathologist

Kirk Bloodsworth

Exoneree, Anti-Death Penalty Advocate, and Jeweler

Pia Cohler

Philanthropist and Attorney

John Grisham

Advocate, Author and Board Member

Gala Co-chairs

Tony Goldwyn

Actor, Director and Producer

Brett Hart

President of United Airlines

Sara Naison-Tarajano

Partner at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

About the Event

A Celebration of Freedom & Justice
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Cipriani Wall Street

Cocktail Reception | 6:30 p.m.
Dinner & Program | 7:30 p.m.
Festive Attire

Join us for an inspirational evening honoring exceptional heroes and partners in the Innocence Project’s fight to free the innocent and prevent future wrongful convictions. Hear from the freed and exonerated people whose stories are at the heart of our work and celebrate their return home.

Contact the gala office at 646.842.1647 or [email protected]

Freedom and Justice Champion

Sara Naison-Tarajano and Orestes Tarajano / Goldman Sachs Gives

United Airlines

Reformer

Adele Bernhard and Peter J. Neufeld

Chicago Title Insurance Company

Karen and Gordon DuGan

Renee and John Grisham

Agnes Gund

Wilma and Howard Kaye

Jane Musky and Tony Goldwyn

Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP

Dorothy Rick and Barry C. Scheck

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - New York

Doris and Stanley Tananbaum Foundation / Andrew Tananbaum and Family

Vered Rabia

Leader

The Ron Conway Family

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation Title

Emma Freudenberger & Chris Strong

David and Katie Keenan

New York Jets Foundation

Changemaker Sponsor

Arnold & Porter

Jay and Wendy Birnbaum

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Iaian Drayton / Goldman Sachs Gives

Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek

Eleni and Sujay Jaswa

Katherine and Peter Lyon / Goldman Sachs Gives

Mary Mattingly and Steve Reiss

The Morton Family

Alondra Nelson and Garraud Etienne

Jessica Roth and Ben Lawsky

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Stephen and Margaret Cook Schulte

The Sky Foundation