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About the Event

A Celebration of Freedom & Justice
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Cipriani Wall Street

Cocktail Reception | 6:30 p.m.
Dinner & Program | 7:30 p.m.
Festive Attire

Join us for an inspirational evening honoring exceptional heroes and partners in the Innocence Project’s fight to free the innocent and prevent future wrongful convictions. Hear from the freed and exonerated people whose stories are at the heart of our work and celebrate their return home.

To learn more about our honorees, click here

Contact the gala office at 646.842.1647 or [email protected]

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Gala Co-chairs

Alondra Nelson

Harold F. Linder Professor, Institute for Advanced Study

Sara Naison-Tarajano

Partner at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Tony Goldwyn

Actor, Director and Producer

Freedom & Justice Champion

Sara Naison-Tarajano and Orestes Tarajano / Goldman Sachs Gives

United Airlines

Reformer

Kathryn O. Greenberg

Renee and John Grisham

Agnes Gund

Alondra Nelson and Garraud Etienne

Vered Rabia

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - New York

Leader

GFP Real Estate

Mary Mattingly and Steve Reiss

Jessica Roth and Ben Lawsky