Each year, over 300 individuals from across the Banking and Finance community come together to honor the achievements of an outstanding individual in their industry and to help people in need in New York and throughout the world by raising funds for UJA-Federation of New York.

This year, Robert P. Kelly, CEO of The Bank of New York Mellon, was honored with the 2008 UJA-Federation of New York Banking and Finance Award. The guest speaker was David M. Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former Comptroller General of the United States.

Past Banking and Finance Dinner Honorees:

2007: Jerry A. Grundhofer, U.S. Bancorp
2006: H. Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
2005: Marge Magner, Citigroup
2004: G. Kennedy Thompson, Wachovia Corporation