Creative Visionary Leadership Award
VANESSA MORRISON
President, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
NANCY UTLEY
President, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Nancy Utley was appointed President of Fox Searchlight Pictures in 2009. She jointly manages all aspects of the company including production, acquisitions, marketing and distribution alongside fellow President Stephen Gilula. Ms. Utley has overseen many of Fox Searchlight’s most successful films to date, with a total of 87 Golden Globe® and 110 Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture winners 12 YEARS A SLAVE and BIRDMAN at the 86th and 87th Annual Academy Awards®.
Upcoming releases include THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 2, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD and ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL. Past successful films include BIRDMAN, WILD, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, THE DESCENDANTS, THE TREE OF LIFE, BLACK SWAN, 127 HOURS, CRAZY HEART, 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, THE WRESTLER, JUNO, ONCE, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, SIDEWAYS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE.
Prior to joining Fox Searchlight in 1999, Ms. Utley served in a variety of capacities for Twentieth Century Fox Film where she developed campaigns for films such as INDEPENDENCE DAY, THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, MRS. DOUBTFIRE and THE STAR WARS TRILOGY. In her role as Executive Vice President of Marketing, she oversaw all aspects of media, research, publicity and promotion for Twentieth Century Fox’s theatrical releases. She also held posts as Vice President of Media, Senior Vice President of Media and Research, and Executive Vice President of Marketing, Media and Research.
Ms. Utley holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She began her career at Grey Advertising in New York as an Assistant Media Planner; she left eight years later as Vice President, Associate Media Director. She is currently on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors, Lupus LA’s Board and Film Independent’s Board of Directors. Additionally, she has been a mentor for the Hollywood Reporter / Big Brothers Big Sisters Women in Entertainment mentorship program. She has previously volunteered as a mentor for Film Independent’s Project: Involve and Northwestern University’s Externship Program.
Ms. Utley has been named one of Ad Age’s Top 50 Marketers and Top Entertainment Marketers. She has received the Step Up Women’s Network Inspiration Award, the “Loop Award” from Lupus LA and an award for Special Recognition of Professional Excellence by Women in Film.
Civic & Educational Leadership Award
SELMA FOR STUDENTS
& Four Visionary Couples Spearheading The Movement
Kenneth & Kathy Chenault
Dr. Tony & Robyn Coles
Bill & Carol Lewis
Charles & Karen Phillips
Accepted by
Valentino D. Carlotti
Head of Institutional Client Group
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award
Prudential's Commitment to Diversity
Difference can make all the difference in the world. At Prudential we count on that. We have a long-standing commitment to diversity in our workplace and marketplace.
We understand that we succeed through people—those who skillfully create and deliver the products and services that distinguish us from our competitors, those who confidently entrust their family’s wealth protection and growth to us, those who invest in our company’s future to help secure their own, and those who live alongside us on the city streets and neighborhood blocks where we do business.
With businesses in more than 40 countries, our company seeks talented, creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds, worldviews and life circumstances to work with us. It is our priority that our workplace be inclusive, welcoming of new ideas and appreciative of valuable experience.
We know our employees have lives outside of work and we are committed to helping them succeed both professionally and personally. We do this through business-based flexible work arrangements, best-in-class work/life and wellness services, competitive compensation and benefits, state-of-the-art learning and development initiatives, and leading-edge technology that supports innovation.
Our business strategies fully consider, respect and reach out to diverse consumers and communities. Our goal is to partner with them to meet their current needs, support their dreams and build their futures.
As the Leadership Team, we recognize that individual differences represent a mosaic of opportunities for Prudential. We hold ourselves, our management team and all employees accountable for promoting an environment that values these differences and capitalizes on these opportunities for the ultimate benefit of our customers, shareholders and employees.
