Innovator Awards

THE INNOVATOR AWARDS is a nationally significant award series sponsored by the Baumhart Center at Loyola University Chicago that recognizes companies at the forefront of social innovation in business. Honorees are celebrated across three categories: Social Impact, Environmental Stewardship, and the Parkinson Award for Profit and Purpose. A ceremony is held during the Baumhart Center’s annual Leading for Good conference which convenes business leaders to provide the needed skills, knowledge, and networks to accelerate social value creation in their respective companies.

Meet the 2027 Judges

Thank you to our judging committee—leaders from both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, past Innovator Award recipients, and a Baumhart Scholar MBA alum—for lending their time and expertise to recognize companies creating extraordinary impact at the intersection of profit and purpose.

Companies are nominated for three potential awards and judged on quality of innovation, depth of impact, scalability of innovation, and commitment of leadership.  

Past Innovator Award judges have included leaders from across business, nonprofit, and civic sectors. Many have returned to serve as judges across multiple award cycles.