Kopko was the
chairman and
chief executive officer and publisher of CE Group and
Chief Executive Magazine from 1993 to 2009. Kopko was
president and chief executive officer of
Butler International, a worldwide provider of technical and technology services, from 1987 to March 2009. Kopko is a member of the Board of Trustees of the
Foundation for Economic Education, a libertarian think-tank. Kopko received the
Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1999 from the
National Ethnic Coalition. Kopko received the Award of Merit for Corporate Responsibility and Volunteerism in 2001 from the Bergen Community College Foundation. Kopko served as a trustee of the
Committee for Economic Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions to our nation's most critical issues. Kopko served on the Board of Governors of
Ramapo College from 1998 to 2002 and was a recipient of its Distinguished Citizens Award in 1997. In September 2019 Kopko received the Impact Award for extraordinary service supporting the diversity and inclusion movement from Diversity MBA magazine. From 2001 to 2005, Kopko served as president of the board of trustees for the Helen Hayes Theatre Company, a not-for profit performing arts organization, based in Nyack, NY. ==References==