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 extraordinary leaders advancing Asia’s progress. Learn about past honorees.
2023
Lotus Leadership Awards
Google.org
HAkA
Gloria Steinem
Leaders on the Frontlines
Nancy Pelosi
Niwat Roykaew
2022
Lotus Leadership Awards
G-Star RAW Foundation
Kampuchea Action to Promote Education
Reshma Saujani
Leaders on the Frontlines
Tom Brokaw
Rappler
2021
Lotus Leadership Awards
Eileen Fisher
Women in Need, Sri Lanka
Leaders on the Frontlines
Eun Mee Kim
Yo-Yo Ma
The Rockefeller Foundation
2020
Lotus Leadership Awards
Radhika Coomaraswamy
The Gender Lab, India
Mastercard
Ziauddin Yousafzai
Leaders on the Frontlines
Ratan Tata
Eleni Kounalakis
2019
Lotus Leadership Awards
Christiane Amanpour
Jennifer Cabalquinto
Center for Education and Development, Vietnam
Lana Condor
SafetiPin
Leaders on the Frontlines
Oyun Sanjaasuren
George Shultz
2018
Lotus Leadership Awards
Akie Abe
Colorful Girls of Myanmar
Leaders on the Frontlines
Ban Ki-moon
2017
Lotus Leadership Awards
Henry Luce Foundation
Amartya Sen
2016
Lotus Leadership Awards
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rula Ghani
2015
Lotus Leadership Awards
Ranjana Kumari
Sheryl WuDunn
2014
Lotus Leadership Awards
Estée Lauder Companies
Muhammad Yunus
Nani Zulminarni
2013
Lotus Leadership Awards
Chong-Moon Lee
Sapana Pradhan Malla
2013
Lotus Leadership Awards
National Geographic Society
Sakena Yacoobi
2013
Lotus Leadership Awards
Dr. David D. Ho