The Rev. Martin Luther King said, “We may have come over on different ships, but we are all in the same boat now.” The J. Luce Foundation 2024 Mayflower Award was presented to Indhira Arrington, Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of Ares Management in New York City.
New York, N.Y. — Indhira Arrington of Ares received The Luce Mayflower Award last week in the 25th Anniversary gala of Orphans international Worldwide and the J. Luce Foundation held in the H. Luce Penthouse of the Asia Society on Park Avenue, New York City.
Indhira Arrington came to New York from the Dominican Republic, instilled with a strong work ethic by her parents who spoke limited English, driven to prove herself as an immigrant in a new country.
Indhira once said that she felt like an ‘outsider’ in the U.S. She took that drive to earn a B.A. degree in Economics from Rutgers University where she graduated summa cum laude, and then an M.B.A. degree in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business/London Business School.
Richard Warren, a fore-bearer to Jim Luce, sailed to the New World with Myles Standish on The Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
As the Rev. Martin Luther King said, “We may have come over on different ships, but we are all in the same boat now.” The Mayflower Award is presented to a first-generation American who has the intelligence and determination to better our nation.
Indhira Arrington began a career in trading with Citigroup and Morgan Stanley with the support of mentors and, as one of the few Latinas at that time in Corporate America, was often called on to represent her company at diversity conferences; wanting to open doors for others, she shifted into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – first at Bank of America and then Wells Fargo, before taking her present role at Ares Management Corporation as Global Head of DEI in 2021; and
Arrington is a Cornell University Certified Diversity Professional/Advanced Practitioner, as well as e member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, the Association of Latino Professional for America (ALPFA), PRIMER Network.
She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, supporting Latinos in New York around school, work and childcare, as well as Vice Chair of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) focusing on supporting women and people of color to leadership roles in corporate organizations.
PROFILES of Awardees at the 25th Anniversary of the
J. Luce Foundation & Orphans International, Asia Society, NYC
Hero of New York (HoNY) Awards
- Manuel Albino
- Rose Billings (Photographer)
- Judith Polson, M.B.A. (N.Y.C.-N.O.W.)
- Lorraine Cancro Silvetz, M.S.W.
Comm. Stephen Bleecker Luce Award
- U.S. Representative Jerrold “Jerry” Nadler (U.S. Congress, Rep. New York’s 12th Cong. Dist.)
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Noushin Ehsan, AIA (Architect)
- Jonathan Granoff, J.D. (Global Security Institute)
- Jean Shafiroff (Philanthropist)
- Aroon Shivdasani (Indo-American Arts Council)
- Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura
Accepted by Dr. Audrey Kitagawa, J.D. (Founder & pres., Int’l.l Academy for Multicultural Cooperation) - Robert Thurman, Ph.D. (Columbia)
- Peter Yarrow (Singer and activist, Peter, Paul & Mary)
2024 Artists-in-Residence
- Emily Branham (Filmmaker)
- Mumtaz Hussain, M.F.A. (Author, filmmaker, playwright)
Hon. Clare Boothe Luce Awards for Public Service
- Hon. Gale Brewer (NYC Council)
- Hon. Shama Haider (N.J. General Assembly)
- Hon. Julie Menin (NYC Council)
- Hon. Rebecca Seawright (NYS Assembly)
Quarter Cent. Global Leadership
- Liz Abzug (Bella Abzug Leadership Institute)
- Rita Cosby (WABC)
- Karren Dunkley, Ed.D.
- Jonathan Hollander (Battery Park Dance Co.)
Accepted by Dr. Helena Kane Finn, Board Chair Emerita and Emad Salem, Exec. Dir. - Eloisa Trinidad
2024 Mayflower Awards
- Indhira Arrington, M.B.A. (Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Ares Management)
- Vlada von Shats (Russian Samovar)
2024 Humanitarian of the Year
- Eva Ritvo, M.D. (Bekindr)
Luce 24 Under 24 Awards 2024 Cohort
American Pakistan Foundation, California State University Youth Dominate Luce 24 Under 24 Awards
V.I.P. Guests
- Audrey Kitagawa, J.D.
- Jane Ponterelli
- Errol Rappaport
- Prince
Performers
- Yusun Kang Korean Drums
- Quinn Lemley
- Gypsy Dancers of the Russian Samovar
Team Luce
- John Corso
- Michael Glyn
- Gary Ireland, Esq.
- Jim Luce
- Jonathan “Bix” Luce
- Patrice Samara
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