2026 Franklin Institute Awards Sponsors

The Franklin Institute thanks our sponsors for their generous support of the 2026 Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony & Dinner.

Presented By

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Bank of America logo

Awards Week Sponsors

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KPMG

Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman

Associate Sponsors

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associate sponsors of The Franklin Institute Awards

Awards Patrons

Ardelyx

CitiusTech

Michael DeSimone & Susan Hughes, M.D.  

The Dow Chemical Company

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 

Chris & Irma Fralic 

Freedom Mortgage 

Lisa D. Kabnick & John H. McFadden  

Quaker Houghton 

Joan N. Stern, Esq. 

Awards Benefactors

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects 

Hallee & David Adelman 

AMETEK, Inc. 

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC 

Athena Global Advisors 

Suchit Bachalli 

Fritz & Heather Bittenbender 

Suzanne F. Boda  

The Boeing Company 

Anthony & Tara Bucci 

Cigna 

Comcast NBCUniversal 

Deloitte LLP  

Future Standard 

Edmund & Sharon Gaffney 

Raj & Kamla Gupta 

Stephen & Michelle Kelly  

Barbara Klock, M.D. & Salem Shuchman 

Leadership Solutions, Inc. 

Liberty Coca-Cola 

Ira Lubert & Pam Estadt 

Marvin Samson Foundation 

Thomas & Linda McCarthy 

McKinsey & Co. 

Morgan Stanley 

The Moore Family 

NJM Insurance Group 

PECO  

Penn Engineering 

PwC 

Samuel P. Mandell Foundation, Miriam Mandell, Trustee 

Saul Ewing LLP 

TD Bank 

Thomas Jefferson University 

UKG 

UST 

Karen Zimmer Paul, M.D., MPH & Norman M. Powell, Esq. 

List is current as of February 26, 2026.