AWARD LAUREATES Visionary leaders solving global challenges – Winners of the Gold Mercury Award® Explore our extensive list of Gold Mercury Award award laureates and learn about their continuing efforts to improve Visionary Governance®. 1982 Global Culture Addis Zemen Newspaper Read More... 1973 Global Economic and Social Policy Akio Morita Founder of Sony Corporation Read More... 1973 Global Culture Al Ahram Newspaper Read More... 2006 Global Environment Aldabra Foundation Funds Research, Conservation and Management of the Aldabra Atoll Read More... 1982 Global Health All Africa Leprosy & Rehabilitation Training Centre Medical Facility Read More... 2009 Global Peace and Security Álvaro Uribe Vélez Former President of the Republic of Colombia Read More... 2006 Global Science and Technology Anne Mulcahy Chairwoman Xerox Read More... 1979 Global Economic and Social Policy Anton Jaumann Former Bavarian State Minister for Economy and Transport Read More... 1986 Global Culture Antonio Mingote Spanish Cartoonist, Writer and Journalist Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Antonio Ortiz Mena Secretary of the Treasury and former President of the Inter-American Development Bank Read More... 1986 Global Culture Antonio Saura Spanish Artist and Writer Read More... 1973 Global Economic and Social Policy Armand Petitjean Former President Lancôme Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Arturo Uslar Pietri Politician and Writer Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI) Latin American Trade Integration Association Read More... 1973 Global Culture Axel Springer Verlag Media Company Read More... 1986 Global Culture Camilo José Cela Nobel Prize Winner for Literature Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Carlos Alberto Lleras Restrepo 49th President of the Colombian Republic Read More... 1981 Global Culture Casa Hogar Niñas Ciegas Home for Blind Girls Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Cayetano Rota President of The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Argentina Read More... 2006 Global Resources CGIAR The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Read More... 1981 Global Environment Compañia Nacional de Reforestación (CONARE) Reforestation Company Read More... 1970 Global Culture Corriere Della Sera Newspaper Read More... 1974 Global Culture De Telegraaf Newspaper Read More... 1979 Global Culture Der Spiegel News Magazine Read More... 1981 Global Culture Diario Panorama Newspaper Read More... 1971 Global Peace and Security Dr. Gustav Heinemann Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany Read More... 1979 Global Science and Technology Dr. Hassan Ragab Former Egyptian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Read More... 2006 Global Health Dr. Robert Gallo Director of the Institute of Human Virology Read More... 1974 Global Resources Edward L. Paramore Former President of Halliburton Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Edward Philip George Seaga Former Prime Minister of Jamaica Read More... 2011 Global Science and Technology Elvira Fortunato Transistor Pioneer Read More... 1977 Global Culture Emilio Azcarraga Former President Televisa S.A. Read More... 1975 Global Science and Technology Empresa Nacional de Aluminio Industrial Company Formed under The Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) Read More... 1978 Global Culture Enrique Batiz Conductor Read More... 1979 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Enrique de la Mata Gorostizaga Former President International Red Cross Read More... 1979 Global Culture Ettela’At Newspaper Read More... 1977 Global Resources FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) Specialised Agency of the United Nations Read More... 1981 Global Culture Friedrich Ebert Foundation German Political Foundation Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Fundacion Ayacucho Education and Development Foundation Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Fundación CIEPE Agricultural Foundation Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Galo Plaza Lasso Former President of Ecuador Read More... 1972 Global Peace and Security Georges Pompidou Former President of the French Republic Read More... 1976 Global Peace and Security Gerald Ford Former President of the United States of America Read More... 1963 Global Economic and Social Policy Gianni Agnelli Former President Fiat Read More... 1970 Global Peace and Security Giuseppe Saragat Former President of the Italian Republic Read More... 1979 Global Culture Grazia Magazine Read More... 1984 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Gregorio Peces Barba One of Fathers of Spanish Constitution and Former President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies Read More... 1978 Global Culture Gulf Daily News Newspaper Read More... 1970 Global Resources Gunnar Engellau Former Chief Executive of Volvo Read More... 1977 Global Economic and Social Policy H.E. Ahmed Zaki Yamani Former Minister of Petroleum Affairs and Minister in OPEC Read More... 1979 Global Peace and Security H.E. Anwar El-Sadat Former President of Egypt Read More... 2006 Global Peace and Security H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of the Republic of Liberia Read More... 1981 Global Peace and Security H.E. Todor Zhivkov Former Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Read More... 1984 Global Peace and Security H.E. Zhao Ziyang Former Premier of the People's Republic of China Read More... 1978 Global Peace and Security H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Sulman Al-Khalifa Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Read More... 1973 Global Peace and Security H.M. King Baudouin I King of the Belgians Read More... 1977 Global Peace and Security H.M. King Juan Carlos I of Spain King of Spain Read More... 1984 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs H.M. Queen Sofia Queen of Spain Read More... 1974 Global Peace and Security H.R.H. Prince Bernhard Prince Consort of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Read More... 2006 Global Economic and Social Policy Hernando De Soto President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) Read More... 1982 Global Culture His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan Imam of Nizari Ismailism Read More... 1982 Global Peace and Security Huang Hua Former Foreign Minister of The People's Republic of China Read More... 1983 Global Culture Hurriyet Newspaper Read More... 2011 Global Environment IKEA – Swedwood Sustainable Production Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana Spanish Organisation for Cooperation and Development Read More... 1981 Global Culture Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) Private Non-Profit Venezuelan Business School Read More... 1977 Global Resources Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) Spanish State Entity Used to Promote Industrial Development Read More... 1981 Global Resources Instituto Tecnologico Venezeolano Del Petroleo (INTEVEP) Foundation for Research into Petrochemicals Read More... 1981 Global Science and Technology Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) Scientific Research Institute Read More... 1979 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs International Red Cross International Humanitarian Movement Read More... 1975 Global Resources Irish Distillers Group Distillers Read More... 1981 Global Health Jacinto Convit Discoverer of the Vaccine for Leprosy Read More... 1979 Global Economic and Social Policy Janusz Burakiewicz Former Minister of Shipping and Foreign Trade of Poland Read More... 1982 Global Peace and Security Javier Perez de Cuellar Former Secretary General of the United Nations Read More... 1972 Global Economic and Social Policy Jean Rey President of the European Commission Read More... 1986 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs José Federico Carvajal Former President of The Senate of Spain Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy José Figueres Ferrer Former President of Costa Rica Read More... 1981 Global Environment José Joaquín Cabrera Malo Forestry and Agricultural Expert Read More... 1978 Global Peace and Security José López Portillo Former President of Mexico Read More... 1986 Global Culture Juan Luis Cebrián Journalist, Writer and Academic Read More... 2006 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Kerry Kennedy Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and Chairman of “Speak Truth to Power” Programme Read More... 1981 Global Culture Konrad Adenauer Foundation German Political Party Foundation Read More... 1979 Global Peace and Security Kurt Waldheim Former Secretary General of the United Nations Read More... 1971 Global Culture Le Monde Newspaper Read More... 1980 Global Peace and Security Leonid Brezhnev Former General Secretary of The Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union Read More... 1979 Global Culture L’Express News Magazine Read More... 2011 Global Environment Livia Tirone Sustainable Construction Read More... 1986 Global Culture Luis Garcia Berlanga Film Director and Academy Award Nominee Read More... 1981 Global Peace and Security Luis Herrera Campins Former President of the Republic of Venezuela Read More... 1981 Global Culture Manuel Cabré Hispanic Venezuelan Landscape Painter Read More... 1987 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Marcelino Oreja Aguirre Former Spanish Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Read More... 1977 Global Peace and Security Marshal Josip Broz Tito Former President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Read More... 1982 Global Culture Merawi Sitot Merawi Sitot Read More... 1975 Global Resources Michel Camus Former President of Camus Read More... 1981 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Miguel Obando Bravo Cardinal and Archbishop Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Read More... 1982 Global Culture Pakistan Television Corp Broadcaster Read More... 1986 Global Culture Paloma O’Shea Creator of Albeniz Musical Foundation and Reina Sofía Musical School Read More... 1982 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Poul Hartling Former Danish Prime Minister and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Read More... 1980 Global Culture Pravda Newspaper Read More... 1982 Global Science and Technology Professor Thomas Risley Odhiambo Entomologist and Environmental Activist Read More... 2004 Global Economic and Social Policy Rafael Termes Author and Professor at IESE Read More... 1985 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs Rajsoomer Lallah Lawyer and Judge Read More... 1977 Global Resources Rino Snaidero Italian Manufacturer Read More... 1981 Global Culture Rómulo O’Farrill Media Entrepreneur Read More... 1975 Global Peace and Security Ronald Reagan Former President of the United States of America Read More... 1973 Global Culture Rudolf Dassler Founder PUMA Read More... 1979 Global Economic and Social Policy Sabancı Holding Industrual and Financial Conglomerate Read More... 1982 Global Culture Sadequain Naqqash Painter Read More... 1971 Global Economic and Social Policy Soichiro Honda Founder and Former President of Honda Motors Read More... 2006 Global Culture Television Trust for the Environment Non-Profit Environmental and Development Organisation Read More... 1981 Global Culture Teo Capriles Athlete and Founder of the Venezuelan Federation of Swimming Read More... 1979 Global Culture The Economist The Economist Read More... 1972 Global Culture The Times Newspaper Read More... 1979 Global Culture Time Magazine Magazine Read More... 1979 International Law and Humanitarian Affairs UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) Fund of the United Nations Read More... 1976 Global Science and Technology Uolevi Raade Former Chairman Neste Read More... 1982 Global Peace and Security Urho Kekkonen Former President of Finland Read More... 1975 Global Resources Vandemoortele Manufacturer of Margarine, Oils, Fats, Soy Food, Mayonnaise and Sauces for the Food Industry Read More... 1981 Global Economic and Social Policy Wolle Chekol Former Minister of Finance of Ethiopia Read More... 2006 Global Science and Technology Xerox Corporation Technology and Services Enterprise Read More... 1983 Global Culture Ydnekatchew Tessema Member of the International Olympic Committee in Ethiopia and President of the African Football Confederation Read More... 1981 Global Culture Yolanda Moreno First Dancer of Venezuela Read More... adminAward Laureates08.19.2015
