Michael Irwin Jordan is an American scientist who is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and is a researcher for topics which include machine learning, statistics and AI. Jordan has previously earned his BS magnua cum laude in psychology from Louisiana State Universiy and went on to earn his MS in Mathematics from Arizona State University before going... read full bio
Moriba Jah is an American space scientist and aerospace engineer who works as the associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. Jah was born in San Francisco, California, and while growing up he moved and lived in Venezuela for a while before moving back to the United States. After moving back to... read full bio
Martin Hellman is an American cryptologist who is best known for inventing the public key cryptography with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Hellman was born in New York City, New York, and he earned his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from New York University and went on to earn his master’s and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Hellman went on to begin... read full bio
Marielle Heller is an American actress and filmmaker who is best known for being director for films which include “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” As an actress, Heller is best known for playing Alma in the Netflix original series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Heller was born in Marin... read full bio
Michael Zeldin is a former legal analyst for CNN. Zeldin has previously earned his B.A. in political science from State University of New York at Binghamton and went on to earn his J.D. in law from The George Washington University Law School before earning his LLM in Law as well. Zeldin began his career working as an attorney for the... read full bio
Michael McQueen is a speaker, trend forecaster, and best-selling author. McQueen began his career in business first working in marketing and research where he went on to found the consultancy company, The Nexgen Group, which specialized in social trends and demographic shifts. Shortly after, McQueen also began writing and since then, has gone on to release books which include ‘The... read full bio
Mike Tannenbaum is the former general manager of the NFL team, the New York Jets, former executive vice president of football operations for the Miami Dolphins, and former coaching and broadcasting agent. Tannenbaum has earned his degree in accounting with a minor in sports management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has also graduated cum laude from Tulane University... read full bio
Michelle Mylett is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Katy on the Canadian comedy series “Letterkenny.” Mylett was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and she began her career performing as a cheerleader where she cheered for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Moving from cheerleading to acting, Mylett made her acting debut in the film... read full bio
Maickel Melamed Trujillo is a Venezuelan long-distance runner, motivational speaker, teacher, and financing coach. After he was born, Melamed was diagnosed with general hypotonia of the body after asphyxiation with the umbilical cord and was told by the doctors that he wouldn’t live a long life. Since then, Melamed has lived his life with motivation and courage and has beat... read full bio
Macon Phillips is an American public servant who has most previously served as the Coordinator for International Information Programs. Phillips was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and he has previously earned his sociology degree from Duke University. He went on to begin his political career working as a director of strategy and communications for the web design firm, Blue State Digital.... read full bio
Marty Neumeier is an American author, designer, and consultant who is an expert on topics which include innovation, brand, design, and creativity. Neumeier is currently the Director of CEO Branding for the branding agency, Liquid Agency. Neumeier has previously studied at the Art Center College of Design and he then went on to begin working in advertising and brand design... read full bio
Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan academic, economist, and physicist who specializes in topics which include climate change, water resources, sustainable development and energy. Through his work, Mohan has been the Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which led him to share the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Mohan earned his B.A. with Hons. in Engineering from... read full bio
Myron Scholes is a Canadian-American financial economist who has been the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Scholes was born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, and he has earned his Bachelor’s in economics from McMaster University before going on to earn his MBA and Ph.D. at the Booth School of Business. After finishing... read full bio
Manuel Sanroma has been the Chief Information Officer for Barcelona City Council and has been in charge of the smart cities and innovation programs for the city of Barcelona. Sanroma has earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Barcelona and went on to do research in both Spain, and the United States. He also earned his bachelor’s in... read full bio
Marian Salzman is an American advertising and public relations executive who has been the Senior Vice President, Global Communications for Philip Morris International. Salzman was born in New York City, New York, and she earned her degree from Brown University in Sociology. Salzman began her career in business working on new research methods for Levi Strauss and Co before she... read full bio
Martin Roll is a Danish author, business and brand strategist, and consultant who has been the founding CEO of Martin Roll Company. Roll was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and he has earned his Bachelor’s in Business and Marketing Management from Copenhagen Business School before going on to earn his MBA from INSEAD. After earning his bachelor’s, Roll began working for... read full bio
Moon Ribas is a Catalonian avant-garde artist and activist for cyborgs who is known for developing and planting sensors in her feet which lead to her feeling earthquakes through vibrations in the sensors. This has led Ribas to be named the world’s first cyborg woman, or artist. Ribas was born in Mataro, Catalonia, Spain, and she began studying experimental dance... read full bio
Martin Redrado is an Argentine economist who has previously served as the President of the Central Bank. Redrado was born in Buenos Aires and he has earned his degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires. Redrado began his career working on the advisory board for Jeffrey Sachs before going on to help rebuild the Bolivian economy which was... read full bio
Matthew Pinsent is an English rower and broadcaster who has won 10 world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals over the course of his career as a rower. Pinsent was born In Holt, Norfolk, England, and he began his career rowing while studying at Eton College. He then began to row internationally at the World Rowing Junior Championships... read full bio
Michael Kutcher is an inspiration speaker who is best known for being the twin brother of Ashton Kutcher. Michael was born unexpectedly, and had to fight for survival for the first few weeks of his life. He was shortly after diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and as a teenager, he had to have a heart transplant due to heart failure from... read full bio
