Bill has received the following recognition for his business and pro-social leadership:
On September 21st 2011, Bill received the Honorary Degree: Litterarum Humanarum Doctor at Westminster College when he also delivered the The John Findlay Green Lecture where Winston Churchill coined the phrase ‘The Iron Curtain’ in 1946
On May 13 2011, Bill received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at St. Thomas Aquinas College’s 54th Commencement.
| 2012: | Humanitarian Award, Lessons for Life Foundation. Presented by Mike Fries. | |
| 2011: | Cinema for Peace Awards, presented during the Berlin Film Festival, for fighting HIV/AIDS through the Staying Alive Campaign. | |
| 2010: | ICRW Innovation Award, presented by Geeta Rao Gupta, ICRW President, in conjunction with 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, for his leadership of the Staying Alive HIV/AIDS public education campaign and its impact on young people around the world. | |
| 2009: | United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Global Citizen of the Year Award, presented by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his work in HIV/AIDS and for addressing key issues that affect young people around the world. | |
| 2008: | Doctors of the World Health and Human Rights Leadership Award, in recognition of his extraordinary leadership in the cause of health and human rights, presented by Kelly Rowland |  View Kelly’s introduction |
| 2008: | Cable Positive’s Joel A. Berger Award, the cable industry’s AIDS action organisation, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, presented by Wyclef Jean. | View Wyclef’s introduction |
| 2007: | AmFAR’s Award of Courage presented by Beyoncé Knowles. | View Beyonce’s introduction |
| 2006: | New York AIDS Film Festival Award. | |
| 2005: | YouthAIDS, Family Health International, and the Kaiser Family Foundation, in recognition of his services to HIV/AIDS awareness. | View Wyclef’s introduction |
| 2004: | International Emmy Founders Award for revolutionising music on television and supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS around the world, presented by Lenny Kravitz. | View Lenny’s introduction |
| 2003: | Midem’s “Person of the Year” in Cannes for his services to global music. | View “The Queen’s” introduction |
| 2002: | Award for Individual Business Leadership as Chairman of the Global Business Coalition, an honour bestowed by US President Bill Clinton. | View Bill Clinton’s introduction |
Bill presents MTV’s ‘Free Your Mind’ Award to Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev calls Bill “…the former missile man!” from Bill Roedy on Vimeo.