The six recipients included Global Health Advocate Dr. Chelsea Clinton, philanthropist Patrick Drahi, water engineer Prof. Menachem Elimelech, philanthropist Esther Halperin, plant biologist Dr. Segenet Kelemu, and Justice Prof. Elyakim Rubinstein.

A collaboration between the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Prof. Sarab Abu Rabia Queder, and the Dean of the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Prof. Mickey Malul, gave rise to the hackathon.