Thursday, May 1, 2025
6:30 — 10 PM EDT
Afterglow to follow
Special Event
2025 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty Biennial Dinner
Featuring
Master of Ceremonies
Peter Goettler
President and CEO, Cato Institute
Award Recipient
Charles Koch
Chairman and Co-CEO of Koch, Inc.
Featured Speaker
Patrick Collison
Co-founder and CEO, Stripe
in conversation with
Ryan Bourne
R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics, Cato Institute
Award Presentation
To Be Announced
Milton Friedman Prize Intro Video
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2025 Recipient
Charles Koch
Chairman and Co-CEO, Koch, Inc.; Founder, Stand Together
Charles Koch has long championed principles of human progress that characterize a free and open society, one of equal rights and mutual benefit where people are empowered to innovate, succeed, and realize their potential by creating value for others. In recognition of his extraordinary efforts to advance human flourishing, in both business and social change, the Cato Institute is proud to present this honor to Charles.
The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, named in honor of perhaps the greatest champion of liberty in the 20th century, is presented every other year to an individual who has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom.
The late Nobel laureate Milton Friedman agreed in 2001 to lend his name to the prize, which has become the leading international award for acknowledging contributions to the promotion of individual liberty. In a statement at the time he said: “Those of us who were fortunate enough to live and be raised in a reasonably free society tend to underestimate the importance of freedom. We tend to take it for granted. It has made us in the West more complacent, so having a prize emphasizing liberty is extremely important.”
If you are interested in attending, purchasing a table, or joining our Host Committee, please contact Serena Home: shome@cato.org and 202–218-4602.