Dr. Hugh Thompson is a computer security expert who has been an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University and the Chief Technology Officer of Symantec. He has also been the Program Chairman of RSA Conference and is co-author of the book “The Plateau Effect”. Thompson is also well known for his role in the HBO documentary... read full bio
Heribert Watzke is a food scientist. He set up the department of food material science at Nestl in Switzerland. Using chemistry, nutrition, and neuroscience, Watzke is familiar with how the body and brain react to food. At Nestl, Watzke studies the chemistry of food. The scientist has shared his food knowledge with audiences via TED Talks.... read full bio
Hermann Simon is an author, management thinker, and has been a chairman of Simon-Kucher and Partners, which is a strategy and marketing consultancy. Simon was born in Hasborn, Germany, and he began his career serving in the German Air Force where he was a fighter bomber squadron 33, and reserve officer. After serving for two years, Simon went on to... read full bio
Herminia Ibarra is the Charles Handy Professor or Organizational Behavior at London Business School. Ibarra was born in Cuba and previously earned both her M.A. and Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Yale University. She then began a long career teaching at Harvard Business School where she was Professor of Business Administration. As a professor, she then went on to be... read full bio
Heston first took a variety of jobs to support himself while honing his culinary abilities in the evenings, even though he already had his ideal vocation in mind. Heston did not have any professional training as a chef, but he did spend two weeks every summer in France learning more about the chefs, ingredients and recipes that went into creating the... read full bio
Hilaria Baldwin is an American author, yoga instructor, and fitness and health specialist who is most known for being the second wife of comedian and actor Alec Baldwin. Her co-founder is Yoga Vida, a yoga studio with locations in New York City's Union Square, Noho, Tribeca, and Dumbo neighborhoods. 'At Home with Hilaria Baldwin: Fit Mommy-to-Be Prenatal Yoga' is the... read full bio
A well-known British-Canadian designer, businesswoman, television host, and former actress, Hilary Elizabeth Farr, also known as Hilary Labow, was born in Canada. She is best recognized for being David Visentin's co-host on the hit HGTV and W Network series Love It or List It. Hilary Farr, who was born in Toronto, spent her formative years in London, where she first followed... read full bio
Olympic gold medallist, three-time Olympic silver medalist, nine-time world champion, and probably the finest female hockey player in the world is Hilary Knight. She is transforming the scene for women in hockey as an ardent supporter of gender equality. In terms of overall points and goals scored at the Women's World Championships, Hilary retains the record. She hit the ice... read full bio
Fast Forward Labs was founded by Hilary Mason, who is also the Data Scientist in Residence at Accel and the founder of the machine intelligence research firm. She formerly held the position of Chief Scientist at bitly. She is a member of NYCResistor, co-host of DataGotham and co-founder of HackNY. Hilary thinks that technology should endow us with superpowers. They are creating these... read full bio
From high-school dropout to two-time Academy Award-winner by the age of 30, Hilary Swank is a shining example of spectacular triumph against incredible odds. Her story of gritty perseverance in pursuit of a dream, as fabulous as any to appear on the silver screen, has dazzled and inspired audiences worldwide. It is a story she draws on to motivate people... read full bio
Award-winning actor Hill Harper is also a best-selling author and philanthropist. For nine seasons, Harper played the lead character in the CBS TV program CSI: NY. His most recent guest appearances on TV were on Homeland and Covert Affairs on USA Network. He also played Agent Boyle in the action-packed drama Limitless on CBS. He co-starred in the Sony Pictures... read full bio
"Hillary Rodham Clinton served as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States-----from January 21, 2009 until February 1, 2013-----after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator. "... read full bio
One of the world's foremost authorities on indigenous peoples' climate change adaptation and mitigation is Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. She is the president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) and a member of the Mbororo pastoralist community in Chad. In the global effort to combat the effects of climate change, Oumarou Ibrahim is an advocate for... read full bio
hitRECord is an online collaborative production company created by famous actor and director Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This company deals with music, video, photography, literature, performance, spoken word, graphic arts, screenwriting, and more. It deals with pretty much any form of entertainment. from around the world that collaborate together to make different projects such as books, short films, DVD's and more.... read full bio
Hod Lipson is an American robotics engineer who is the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab. Lipson was born in Haifa, Israel, and he has earned his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Lipson began his career working as an assistant professor at Brandeis University’s Computer Science Department. He has also previously been... read full bio
The charming and personable yin to Kathie Lee Griffith's yang, Hoda Kotb is the co-anchor of the fourth hour of NBC's Today Show. Joining the NBC News team in 1998, Hoda also continues to serve as a correspondent on the network's newsmagazine, Dateline. Hoda is an eight-year breast cancer survivor who is dedicated to raising awareness about the disease.... read full bio
Hollie McKay was born in Australia but made her way to America to start her career in journalism. After attending Pace University in New York, where she received a degree in Communications, she began working at Fox News as an intern. Working her way to the top, Hollie started writing the network’s entertainment column Pop Tarts before making her to... read full bio
A fervent teacher and pioneer of digital learning, Holly Clark has made important advances in the realm of educational technology. Holly is a popular author, a devoted supporter of digital learning, and an international speaker with more than 25 years of experience. She shared her skills and insights to assist other educators unleash their blended learning creativity. She was among... read full bio
Holly Clegg has offered expert advice on quick, flavorful and healthy eating for nearly 20 years through her best-selling trim&TERRIFIC cookbook series. Consisting of 14 books to-date, the trim&TERRIFIC series includes the newly released women’s lifestyle cookbook Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age, in addition to the specialized trim&TERRIFIC Diabetic Cooking and Eating Well Through... read full bio
Holly is the brains behind the wildly successful Business 2 Blogger, a company that connects bloggers with companies that have a need for their services, as well as Kids Activities Blog, a website that focuses on activities that are enjoyable to do with children. She is a co-author of a book titled 101 Kids Activities That Are the Funnest, Bestest... read full bio
