Leadership recognition
The Asia Foundation’s leadership awards, including the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award, Lotus Leadership Award, and Visionary Leader, Lifetime, and President’s Leadership Awards honor prominent individuals from government, business, and philanthropy; inspiring changemakers in gender equality and women’s empowerment; and extraordinary leaders advancing Asia’s progress. Learn about past honorees.
Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award
Lotus Leadership Award
Visionary/Lifetime/President's Leadership Award
2023
Google.org
HAkA
Nancy Pelosi
Niwat Roykaew
Gloria Steinem
2022
Tom Brokaw
G-Star RAW Foundation
Kampuchea Action to Promote Education
Rappler
Reshma Saujani
2021
Eileen Fisher
Eun Mee Kim
Yo-Yo Ma
The Rockefeller Foundation
Women in Need, Sri Lanka
2020
Radhika Coomaraswamy
The Gender Lab, India
Eleni Kounalakis
Mastercard
Ratan Tata
Ziauddin Yousafzai
2019
Christiane Amanpour
Jennifer Cabalquinto
Center for Education and Development, Vietnam
Lana Condor
Oyun Sanjaasuren
SafetiPin
George Shultz
2018
Akie Abe
Ban Ki-moon
Colorful Girls of Myanmar
2017
Henry Luce Foundation
Amartya Sen
2016
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rula Ghani
2015
Ranjana Kumari
Sheryl WuDunn
2014
Estée Lauder Companies
Muhammad Yunus
Nani Zulminarni
2013
Chong-Moon Lee
Sapana Pradhan Malla
2012
National Geographic Society
Sakena Yacoobi
2011
David D. Ho
2023
Google.org
HAkA
Nancy Pelosi
Niwat Roykaew
Gloria Steinem
2022
Tom Brokaw
G-Star RAW Foundation
Kampuchea Action to Promote Education
Rappler
Reshma Saujani
2021
Eileen Fisher
Eun Mee Kim
Yo-Yo Ma
The Rockefeller Foundation
Women in Need, Sri Lanka
2020
Radhika Coomaraswamy
The Gender Lab, India
Eleni Kounalakis
Mastercard
Ratan Tata
Ziauddin Yousafzai
2019
Christiane Amanpour
Jennifer Cabalquinto
Center for Education and Development, Vietnam
Lana Condor
Oyun Sanjaasuren
SafetiPin
George Shultz
2018
Akie Abe
Ban Ki-moon
Colorful Girls of Myanmar
2017
Henry Luce Foundation
Amartya Sen
2016
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rula Ghani
2015
Ranjana Kumari
Sheryl WuDunn
2014
Estée Lauder Companies
Muhammad Yunus
Nani Zulminarni
2013
Chong-Moon Lee
Sapana Pradhan Malla
2012
National Geographic Society
Sakena Yacoobi
2011
