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A prosecutor, classicist, and Marine veteran, the Manhattan assistant district attorney has set himself the herculean task of cleaning up the trade in stolen antiquities. 

For nearly two decades, Hunt was an unsung power player in Washington. Then he was thrust into the limelight by the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and, more recently, by the House Select Committee’s investigation of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

As vice chair and president of Microsoft, Smith navigates the often choppy waters “where technology and society meet.” He will receive the 2022 Columbia Law Medal for Excellence on October 28.

As the longtime president of the American Museum of Natural History and former president of Barnard College, Futter, one of this year’s Medal for Excellence recipients, has devoted her career to expanding and burnishing the reputations of two of New York City’s most prominent institutions.

As the first chief diversity officer for the nearly 140-year-old Metropolitan Opera, Sells will use her experience at institutions from the NBA to Harvard to foster inclusion.

A child of the Jim Crow South who became a civil rights activist, state senator, and the first Black federal judge in Alabama, Clemon is retired from the bench but continues to advocate tirelessly for justice and speak out fearlessly on public affairs.

The Perkins Coie partner fought for marriage equality and calls protection of voting rights “imperative for our democracy.”

Whether founding a company that designs and manufactures innovative soccer gear or launching new businesses in the sports apparel and digital worlds, Storelli says his Columbia Law education has helped make him a versatile, astute, and judicious CEO. 

The deputy for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York always knew she would serve her country. The only question was how.

The author, educator, and former Manhattan assistant district attorney is the new inspector general of the state of New York.