2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award Honors to Five Iconic Individuals

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in 2020 at the inaugural ceremony of her legacy award with Julie Opperman of the Dwight D. Opperman FoundationPhoto byDwight D. Opperman Foundation

This Year's Award Honors Elon Musk, Sylvester Stallone, Martha Stewart, Michael Milken, and Rupert Murdoch

The prestigious RBG Award will be presented by the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation to five iconic individuals at an exclusive ceremony and gala at the Library of Congress on April 13, 2024. Justice Ginsburg’s official legacy award celebrates leaders with extraordinary accomplishments in their chosen fields.

This year’s RBG Award will go to these exceptional individuals:

ELON MUSK - Entrepreneurship

SYLVESTER STALLONE - Cultural Icon

MARTHA STEWART - Industry Leadership

MICHAEL MILKEN - Philanthropy

RUPERT MURDOCH - Media Mogul

Established in 2020, the RBG Award has previously recognized women of distinction, including HM Queen Elizabeth II and Barbra Streisand.

This year’s award includes trailblazing men and women.

Justice Ginsburg fought not only for women but for everyone. In the future, to embrace the fullness of Justice Ginsburg’s legacy, we honor both women and men who have changed the world by doing what they do best. - Julie Opperman, Chair of the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation

This year’s honorees are from dozens of diverse nominees ranging from path-breaking innovators to seasoned veterans across various professions and industries.

Justice Ginsburg became an icon by bravely pursuing her path and prevailing against the odds. The honorees reflect the integrity and achievement that defined Justice Ginsburg’s career and legend.- Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr., chair of the RBG Award

Justice Ginsburg was a legal entrepreneur who innovated and took risks in ways that rewarded us all. In a world that sought to define and limit her, she found ways to challenge and change the system, armed with nothing more than a brilliant mind and a mighty pen. -Matthew Umhofer, president of the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation.

Her impact transcended the law, and society is better off for it. Such is the spirit that defines the honorees of the RBG Award. Regardless of Elon Musk’s stratospheric accomplishments, in receiving the first RBG Award for Entrepreneurship, Musk’s focus is clear and unwavering:

Free speech is the foundation of democracy. - Elon Musk

Sylvester Stallone, whose culture-defining iconic characters such as Rocky inspired hope in multitudes across the globe, honored Justice Ginsburg’s memory at a previous ceremony by draping pink championship boxing gloves on the late Justice’s portrait in a “Champ to Champ” salute as the theme from “Rocky” filled the Library of Congress’s Coolidge Auditorium.

I am honored to be the RBG Award’s first Cultural Icon recipient. It is humbling to know that emptying yourself for your art is well-received and transformational for many worldwide. -Sylvester Stallone

The legendary Martha Stewart was on Justice Ginsburg’s original wish list of potential honorees. The Justice requested that Martha Stewart be on the Foundation’s selection committee, and she has been present and supportive from the award’s conception.

Like Justice Ginsburg, I believe in limitless opportunity and parity for everyone: her tenacious spirit, work ethic, and personal commitment to Justice inspire me. I am so honored to receive this award in her name. - Martha Stewart

Philanthropist Michael Milken, who has humanity on more occasions than can be noted, credited everyone else when selected for the highly competitive Philanthropy category.

I feel humbled to receive an award named for the highly accomplished and respected former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and presented by the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, representing the best in philanthropy and service to the community. You are also honoring my wife of 55 years, Lori, as well as all the talented men and women it has been our privilege to work with and learn from at the Milken Family Foundation, the Milken Institute, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and the Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation. Most meaningful to me, you are honoring my parents, Bernard and Ferne Milken, who taught me that we cannot have a strong society unless everyone has an opportunity to lead a productive and meaningful life. -Philanthropist Michael Milken

Rupert Murdoch, the most iconic living legend in media, will be bestowed with the Media Mogul RBG Award.

I am deeply honored to receive the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award from the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation. This recognition reflects my journey in the media and publishing industry, the relentless defense of civil liberties, and Justice Ginsburg’s commitment to civil discourse. Her unique ability to maintain friendships and professional relationships across the political spectrum was one of her greatest attributes. It’s especially significant to receive this award from the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, inspired by Dwight’s remarkable legacy in legal publishing and philanthropy. - Rupert Murdoch, recipient of the Media Mogul RBG Award

Gala Chair Amy Baier says the exclusive three-day event for 100 guests is the most anticipated in Washington, DC. With guests arriving from across the country and around the world, we aim to make this as memorable an event for them as we are for these outstanding honorees, she said.

SOURCE Dwight D. Opperman Foundation

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