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Date and Location
Dejanee Miller
The annual Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award, presented by the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, honors leadership in social activism that has improved the quality of life in the United States. The 2026 Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award honoree is sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King, who will be recognized for her extraordinary public leadership in advancing gender equality.
Featuring:
Billie Jean King
Founder, Women’s Tennis Association and Women’s Sports Foundation
Hannah Riley Bowles (Moderator)
Co-Director, Women and Public Policy Program
Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School
Anthony Foxx (Introduction and Award Presentation)
Director, Center for Public Leadership
Emma Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
Sponsored by: Center for Public Leadership
Speakers and Presenters
Hannah Riley Bowles, Co-Director, Women and Public Policy Program; Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School;
Anthony Foxx, Director, Center for Public Leadership; Emma Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School;
Billie Jean King, Founder, Women’s Tennis Association and Women’s Sports Foundation