Compassionate Leadership Summit

Insights and Inspiring Moments from the Inaugural Virtual Summit
In November 2023, the Inaugural Virtual Compassionate Leadership Summit was a transformative event, bringing together industry trailblazers and 2023 Compassionate Leadership Awardees to explore the integration of empathy, kindness, and understanding in leadership. Accomplished experts from diverse fields shared personal journeys and strategies for compassionate leadership.

In November of 2023, we were honored to host the Inaugural Virtual Compassionate Leadership Summit, an extraordinary event where we explored innovative ways to instill empathy, kindness, and understanding in the leaders of tomorrow.

The Summit provided a forum to discover how compassionate leadership is being embraced across diverse industries, from business and healthcare to education and beyond.


We heard from trailblazers who are leveraging compassion as a superpower to drive unprecedented success, including:

Jim Geraghty
Managing Director Morgan Stanley

Craig Andrade
Associate Dean of Practice, Activist Lab Director, Boston School of Public Health

Kerry Kennedy
Human Rights Activist & Best-Selling Author

Trevor Linden
NHL Canadian superstar and co-founder of Trevor Linden Fitness

Anthony Pacillo
Director – TramutoPorter Foundation
TramutoPorter Foundation Board Member (2001)

Samer Hamadeh
Chief Executive Officer of Zeel
TramutoPorter Foundation Board Member

Michael Damiano
Franchise Head of Rare Disease & Rare Blood Disorders for Sanofi Specialty Care
1st TramutoPorter Foundation Scholarship Recipient (June 2002)

These accomplished experts, spanning diverse industries, shared their personal journeys and revealed strategies for integrating compassion into participants’ leadership ethos.


We were also honored to have in attendance our 2023 Compassionate Leadership Awardees:

Bradford Fitch
CEO of Congressional Management Foundation

Heidi Randall
Executive Director, Maine Boys to Men

Blake Hatt
Chief Operations Officer, The Northern Lighthouse


At the Compassionate Leadership Summit, we leveraged the power of communication, connection, and collaboration to learn “the why” behind Compassionate Leadership, heard stories from diverse industry leaders, and explored a framework to make compassion and results increase participants’ double bottom line.

Each day of the Summit, we integrated interactive and insight segments. Panelists heard directly from Guest Mentor Donato Tramuto and expert panelists, as well as connect in small groups with leaders from around the world, all on a mission to bring Compassionate Leadership to the modern workforce.

Despite all this remarkable value, it was our pleasure to provide free entry into this unprecedented gathering around compassionate activation.

If you’d like to learn more about our efforts to make the world a better place through compassion, please visit donatotramuto.com/compassion

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