Globy Awards
What is a Globy? A Globy Award is a way to recognize outstanding individuals making a difference in Greater Philadelphia and beyond. It is an annual award recognizing Philadelphians who make significant contributions to education, journalism, heritage, culture, commerce, and other areas. It’s called a Globy for two reasons. One, it’s from the Global Philadelphia Association, and two, it recognizes the kind of accomplishments that attract people from across the globe to our city.
Recognizing and celebrating our influential citizens builds Philadelphia’s status as a global leader. Since their introduction in 2015, Globy Awards now grace the mantles of leaders in local politics, business, education, arts, nonprofits, heritage, and journalism.
The Annual Globy Awards is a night to celebrate, get inspired, and forge new bonds across communities. Proceeds from the event help support the work of the Global Philadelphia Association to raise the international profile of Greater Philadelphia.
Globy Award Categories:
Community Leadership
Educational Leadership
Corporate Leadership
Heritage & Preservation Leadership
Sustainable Leadership
Lifetime Achievement
Our 10th Annual Globy Awards celebration was a major success. Click to discover the six most recent awardees.
More information about the 2024 10th Annual Globy Awards
How does someone win a Globy?
GPA has organized a Globy Selection Committee of Philadelphia leaders and professionals who carefully evaluate each year’s nominees and select the recipients. While most winners are Philadelphians, accomplished outsiders with deep local roots are also eligible, like Andrea Mitchell, who began her distinguished journalism career in Philadelphia.
The Globy itself is a significant statuette designed especially for GPA. Each little Globy is quite hefty, representing the heavyweight accomplishments of winners like MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, Drexel University President John Fry, and Dr. Ala Stanford, Founder of The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium.
Globy Award Selection Committee
- Christopher Chaplin, Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia
- Kosh Daphtary, Chemtech
- Osagie Imasogie, Pheonix IP Ventures
- Amid Ismail, Temple University
- Jabari Jones, President of West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative
- Rob McNeill, Deloitte
- Dianne Semingson, DLS International
- John Smith, Global Philadelphia Association
- Bill Sasso, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
- Blane Stoddard, BFW Group
- Zabeth Teelucksingh, Global Philadelphia Association
- Omar Woodard, HRS Management
- Harold Yaffe, Global Philadelphia Association
- Svetlana Yazovskikh, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Back to the Ballroom
Set in the newly revitalized and elegant Ballroom at the Ben—nestled in Philadelphia’s Historic District and just two blocks from iconic Independence Hall—this year’s Globy Awards marks a triumphant return to one of the city’s most storied and sophisticated venues. It promises to be an unforgettable evening of networking, celebration, and recognition of Philadelphia’s most impactful leaders.
