The Golden Door Award Gala is a very special tradition at the International Institute of New England. The organization has been welcoming and resettling refugees and immigrants in the region for more than a century.
Host Committee
Co-Chairs
Noubar Afeyan* • Founder and CEO, Flagship Pioneering; Chairman, Moderna
Stéphane Bancel* • CEO, Moderna
Reshma Kewalramani* • CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Belinda Termeer • President, Termeer Foundation
Members
Howard Beber • Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Joshua Boger • Boger Family Foundation
Stuart Cable • Vice Chairman and Global Chair of M&A, Goodwin Law
Giovanni Caforio* • Chair, Novartis
Marc Casper • CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Jim Champy • Former Chairman and CEO, CSC Index
Anthony Consigli • CEO, Consigli Construction
Srikant Datar* • Dean, Harvard Business School
Deborah Dunsire* • Chair, Neurvati Neurosciences
Gordon Dyal • CEO, Gordon Dyal & Co. Advisory Group LP
Victor J. Dzau* • President, National Academy of Medicine
Larry and Atsuko Fish • Fish Family Foundation
Paul Francisco • Chief Diversity Officer, State Street Corporation
Yvonne Greenstreet • CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Peter Handrinos • Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Marina Hatsopoulos • Board Chair, Levitronix
Yie-Hsin Hung • President and CEO, State Street Global Advisors, State Street Corporation
Jean Hynes • CEO, Wellington Management
Rachid Izzar • Executive Vice President, Global Product Strategy & Commercialization, Biogen
Adam Koppel • Partner, Bain Capital Life Sciences
Mark Levin • Chairman, The Possible Zone
Terry McGuire • Founding Partner, Polaris Partners
John McQuillan • Chairman and CEO, Triumvirate Environmental, Inc.
Yiannis Monovoukas
Carolyn G. Mugar
Betsy Nabel • Chairman, Lasker Foundation; Consultant, ModeX Therapeutics/OPKO Health
Mike Nally • CEO, Generate Biomedicine
Colette Phillips • President and CEO, Colette Phillips Communications, Inc.
Andy Plump • President, R&D, Takeda
Graham Robinson • Partner and Boston Office Head, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Gabriel Schmergel* • Retired Biotech CEO
Marshall Smith • Chairman of Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Jane Steinmetz • Boston Office Managing Principal, EY
Emily Whelan • Partner and Chair, Intellectual Property Department, WilmerHale
Benjamin Zander* • Founder, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeysi Zuniga • President, Synergy Contracting Inc.
*Past Golden Door Award Honoree
The International Institute of New England (IINE) creates opportunities for refugees and immigrants to succeed through resettlement, education, career advancement and pathways to citizenship.
Founded in 1918 in Lowell, Massachusetts as a community effort to welcome new Americans immigrating to the area, IINE today serves more than 18,000 refugees and immigrants annually, with programs in Boston, Lowell, and Manchester, NH.
Refugee Resettlement
IINE helps newly arrived refugees, special immigrant visa holders, and humanitarian evacuees during their first few months in the United States as they transition from insecurity to a supportive, healthy new beginning. Our team welcomes them at the airport, helps them to find a home and a job, registers children for school, enrolls families in health plans, and helps newcomers navigate a new community.
Family Reunification
IINE addresses one of the U.S.’s greatest challenges by reuniting unaccompanied children released from detention centers on the southern U.S border with family members or sponsors living in the United States. Based in Boston, this program is one of the largest of its kind in the region.
Immigrant Education and Workforce Preparation
Each year more than 1,500 immigrant adults enroll in our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Skills Training classes, and employment programs. We offer specialized training programs that prepare people for jobs in the healthcare and construction industries.
Immigration Legal Services
For people seeking work authorization, permanent resident status, citizenship, humanitarian parole for loved ones, family reunification, and much more, we provide trustworthy and affordable legal services.