The Visionary Leadership Award was created in honor of Jean M. Handley's leadership as a Founding Director of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. The Award is presented annually to a visionary leader whose trailblazing work is impacting the world.
The Festival's 2011 Visionary Leadership Award recipient Jill Abramson. Jill Abramson is executive editor of The New York Times since September 2011.