Host
Emily Blunt
Actor/Advocate/Philanthropist

An AIS board member since 2009, actor/producer/philanthropist Emily Blunt advocates for stuttering awareness. Her willingness to share her personal stuttering challenges has encouraged other public figures to come forward to do the same. Emily took the challenges of being a child who stuttered and turned them into a force for positive change and inspiration. Her film career is legendary; she has a magical way of turning her characters into icons.

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Honoree
Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD
President and CEO Montefiore Einstein

Dr. Ozuah is the President and CEO of Montefiore Einstein, the umbrella organization for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System’s 13 member hospitals, 300 ambulatory sites, and 7.5 million patient encounters per year. A nationally recognized physician, leader, executive, researcher, teacher and author, Dr. Ozuah leads an organization with 10,000 physicians and 53,000 employees serving a diverse group of patients.

Dr. Ozuah earned his medical degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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