John McNulty was as good a friend as I ever found in my more than 30 years at Goldman Sachs.  He taught me about leadership and about vision.
-- Hank Paulson

John was a larger than life fellow.  He was unforgettable. John was very versatile, very smart, very energetic, very creative, a very good friend - all in all, quite remarkable.
—STEVE FRIEDMAN

John was my boss, and then over time my friend, coach, mentor... my Catholic rabbi is what I called him. He was bigger than life. If you think of leadership as forcing change, that was John. If you think of a leader as having great listening skills, that was John. You understood what leadership was, because he just embodied it.
-- ERIC LANE

While I was supposed to be John's mentor I learned as much from him as he did from me.
— george ross

John didn't just start a business and grow it slightly, instead he developed what was a very gutsy 3 x 3 strategy, which no firm had done from scratch, whereby we would use all distribution channels to distribute a wide range of products all over the world.  This was a vision that no one else had, and was way outsized.  Now when you have an idea like that, you can't do it on your own - it really comes from taking young people who buy into your idea and empowering them to believing in what you think we can do.  So now it's quite fitting and appropriate to connect John with the same idea for the leadership programs of the Institute.
— BOB STEEL

I am not sure whether John saw the greatness in people or he himself created it – his expectations, his love and his commitment certainly propelled us to do great things.
— George Walker

John went out to meet problems rather than waiting for them to emerge.
— Peter Kraus

I cherish the time I work with him and his amazing ability to connect with people. He taught me how to listen to my heart and how to create. It is a gift I will hold eternally. It takes one who can see the invisible to do the impossible.
— Geoff Clark

Whatever success any of us have going forward, will always be indebted to John. More importantly we will all forever be known as John McNulty’s progeny. The single trait of John’s that I am still trying to learn is his miraculous ability to chastise you, even rip you apart, for doing something wrong, and yet by the time he was done and you were walking out of his office, you were not only not angry with him, you were in fact loving him more than ever. I still don’t know how he did it.
— Glenn Fuhrman

John brought a special energy and intensity to every project. He was always upbeat -there was nothing that couldn’t be solved. He was energetic bright and optimistic. He would get things done but also have fun.
— Duke Lohr

There is almost no one who had a greater impact on my career than John P. McNulty. John was a mentor, coach, role model and teacher. To this day I quote John and utilize the technologies and wisdom he imparted to me. For John’s very positive impact on my life and my career I am forever grateful.
— Louis Chiavacchi

John was one of a kind. Warm, generous, humor filled man.
— Jim Durbin

There was never a guy with a greater need and willingness to be part of the solution than John. I cannot recall an interchange with John where I left without some fresh insight or way of looking at things.
— Peter Kiernan

I liked John from the moment I met him. He was always able to take the most complex of issues and frame it in the clearest and simplest of ways in order for all involved to arrive at the best solution. He asked great penetrating questions in a disarming and friendly way.
— Herb Ehlers

In the beginning I was terrified of his temper. But I grew to see the man inside the brilliant giant we all knew he was. He expected so much and I was determined to show him I could do it. I think he did that to most people. So much that when he left Miami, it became a status symbol to talk about “my years with John”. It made you someone important.
— Vivian Gallagher

Whether in tackling Homer, Genesis or a business plan, John's inspiring combination of curiosity, incisiveness and humor (complete with infectious laugh) made him the most treasured of companions and counselors.
—Helmut Weymar

To submit a reflection on John, please email info@mcnultyprize.org.