Celebrating Home & Community Gala 2024
The Glasshouse
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 10:30pm – 2:00am
On Thursday, October 10th, join us to celebrate Breaking Ground's 34 years of service to addressing housing insecurity, and to honor two extraordinary individuals whose personal and professional endeavors are improving communities and lives here in New York and across the world.
Our Honorees:
Douglas B. Petno
Co-Head, Global Banking
JPMorganChase
Michel A. Khalaf
President and Chief Executive Officer
MetLife, Inc.
Gala Chairs:
Michael J. Franco
President and CFO, Vornado Realty Trust
Michael Lascher
Senior Managing Director, Real Estate - New York, Blackstone
Kara McShane
Head of Commercial Real Estate, Wells Fargo
David L. Picket
CEO, Gotham Organization
David J. Walsh
Managing Director, Commercial Development Banking, JPMorganChase
Honorees
Event Details
The Glasshouse
660 12th Ave
New York, NY 10019
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 10:30pm
6:30pm - Cocktail Hour
7:30pm - Dinner & Program
Dress: Cocktail and Business Attire
Sponsorship
You are invited to attend the Gala in person at The Glasshouse, a stunning venue with views of the Hudson River and Manhattan's West Side. Your sponsorships of the Gala enable us to serve more of New York's most vulnerable residents - people living unsheltered on the City's streets - and help them come indoors to transitional and permanent supportive housing. Thank you for standing with us and with the people we serve.
- Premier table of 12 guests for dinner
- Name/logo displayed on all event signage and materials as Investor Sponsor
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala web page and recap
- A social media post acknowledging your sponsorship on Breaking Ground’s social media accounts
- Prime table of 10 guests for dinner
- Name/logo displayed on all event signage and materials as Developer Sponsor
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala web page and recap
- Preferred table of 10 guests for dinner
- Name/logo displayed on all event signage and materials as Builder Sponsor
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala page and recap
- Half-table of 5 guests for dinner
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala page and recap
Or download and fill out the form below
Sponsorship Form & Benefits Listing
Our Sponsors
We at Breaking Ground extend our deepest gratitude to the sponsors of the 2024 Celebrating Home & Community Gala. Your gifts enable us to serve more of New York's most vulnerable residents - people living unsheltered on the City's streets - and help them come indoors to permanent supportive housing. Thank you for standing with us and with the people we serve.
Douglas B. PetnoCo-Head Global Banking
Doug Petno is the Co-Head of Global Banking in J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank and a member of the firm's Operating Committee. In this role, he oversees the Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking franchises.
A 33-year veteran of the firm, Petno served as CEO of Commercial Banking (CB) from 2012 to 2024. Under his leadership, CB expanded significantly in the U.S. and entered 27 countries to support the growing needs of more than 60,000 clients, including mid-sized businesses and corporations, founders, government entities, not-for-profit organizations, real estate investors, and owners. Prior to his role in CB, Petno spent over two decades in Global Investment Banking, and led J.P. Morgan's Global Natural Resources Group.
Petno is a member of the Global Board of Directors for The Nature Conservancy. He received an A.B. degree in Biology from Wabash College and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business.