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It was in grade school that Jim Gibbons (MBA ’94) began to lose his sight due to macular degeneration, a retinal condition; by his junior year at Purdue, his vision loss was complete. Today, Gibbons is president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, a network of independent, community-based organizations in more than a dozen countries. At a Washington, D.C., gala in June, he was one of fifteen recipients of the 2010 Jefferson Award, sometimes called the “Nobel Prize for public service.” Established in 1973, the awards are presented annually to individuals and organizations whose lives, careers, and volunteer activities embody the finest examples of public service and the Jeffersonian ideal of citizen involvement. Among this year’s other recipients was New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA ’66).
Before assuming the top spot at Goodwill in 2008, Gibbons served as president and CEO for ten years at National Industries for the Blind, a venerable nonprofit that he turned into a results-oriented, 21st-century enterprise that enhances economic opportunities and professional development for people who are blind. In an April 2001 Bulletin profile, Gibbons concluded the article with a tip to his fellow HBS alumni: “Don’t underestimate the blind. Expect results. You’ll get them.”
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