WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT THE 2023
Singleton CEO Prize for Excellence in Business Leadership
A lifetime achievement award that honors a living CEO whose work has produced exceptional returns for shareholders over many years.
DR. JOHN C. MALONE
Born in 1941 in Milford, Connecticut, Dr. Malone was a Phi Beta Kappa and merit scholar at Yale University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Economics in 1963. He also received a Master of Science in Industrial Management from Johns Hopkins in 1964 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Operations Research from Johns Hopkins in 1967. He has received two Honorary Degrees for Doctorate of Human Letters; the first from Denver University in 1992 and the second from Johns Hopkins University in 2012.
Dr. Malone began his career in 1963 at Bell Telephone Laboratories/AT&T in economic planning and research and development. In 1968, he joined McKinsey & Company and in 1970 he became Group Vice President at General Instrument Corporation (GI). He was later named President of Jerrold Electronics, a GI subsidiary.
He served as Director of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1993. During the 1977-1978 term, Dr. Malone was the NCTA’s Treasurer. In 1983, Dr. Malone received the NCTA Vanguard Award, one of the highest honors in the cable television industry.
He has received many other awards and honors which include: TVC Magazine Man of the Year Award – 1981; Wall Street Transcript’s Gold Award for the cable industry’s best Chief Executive Officer – 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987; Wall Street Transcript’s Silver Award in 1984 and 1989; Women In Cable’s Betsy Magness Fellowship Honoree; University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Center Award of Merit for Distinguished Entrepreneurship; American Jewish Committee Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award; Communications Technology Magazine Service and Technology Award; Bronze Award – 1993 Financial World CEO of the Year Competition; The Hopkins Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1994 and in 2004 the Hopkins Medal, the school’s highest award; Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award from the UJA Federation New York in 2016; National Western Stock Show’s Citizen of the West in 2017.
He is also recognized as a Yale Sterling Fellow (Harkness Circle).
CEO Prize Jury
Steve Blass
Todd Combs
Kelly Granat
Nick Howley
Bob Peck
Anne-Marie Peterson
Rob Small
Will Thorndike
2023
Singleton Next Generation CEO Prize for Excellence in Business Leadership
Looking to the future, the Singleton Next Generation CEO Prizes recognizes up and coming CEOs in the mold of Henry Singleton.
Patrick Collison
John Collison
Patrick and his brother John Collison are cofounders of Stripe, a technology company that builds financial infrastructure for the internet. Originally from Limerick, Ireland, Patrick and John started Stripe in 2010 with the goal to make accepting payments on the internet simpler. Today millions of businesses—from hypergrowth startups like OpenAI to global enterprises like Ford and Amazon—use Stripe to accept payments, send payouts, and manage complex global businesses online. Prior to Stripe, Patrick and John cofounded Auctomatic, which was acquired by Live Current Media for $5 million in March 2008. Patrick is also a cofounder of the Arc Institute, a biomedical research institute that is pioneering a new model for research.
Next Generation CEO Prize Selection Committee
Steve Blass
Patrick O’Shaugnessy
Bob Peck
Will Thorndike
