Jess Ekstrom is the founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope and is also author of “Chasing the Bright Side.” As founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope, Ekstrom started the company when she was in college and sold headbands with every headband being sold, a headband was donated to a child with cancer. Since founding the company, it has... read full bio
Jerry Zucker's early career work started with Jim Abrahams and brother David Zucker at the Kentucky Fried Theatre on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles where they honed their comedic skills doing skits in front of a live audience. From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do Top Secret! in... read full bio
Recognized worldwide as an industry visionary, Jerry Yang is the co-founder and Chief Yahoo of Yahoo! Inc., a global Internet media company that offers a branded network of comprehensive information, communication and shopping services to millions of users daily. Jerry Yang serves as an executive officer and is on the company's board of directors. A true Internet entrepreneur, Jerry Yang... read full bio
Jerry Punch is an American sportscaster who currently commentates for ESPN, and is also a physician. Punch was born in Newton, North Carolina, and he began his career in broadcasting while in high school. He was selected to be a reporter at the high school and went on to study at North Carolina State University where he played football as... read full bio
Jerry I. Porras is an American organizational theorist, author, and educator who has been the Lane Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior and Change at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Porras has previously earned his BSEE from Texas Western College and went on to earn his MBA from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los... read full bio
Jerry S. Parr is a retired Secret Service Agent, who is best known for being one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire on newly elected President Reagan as Reagan exited the Washington Hilton Hotel after giving a speech. Upon hearing gun... read full bio
Jerry Michalski is a pioneer in the evolving corporate, social, and cultural landscape being carved out by the technological revolution. The first Managing Editor of Esther Dysons groundbreaking publication, Release 1.0, he has shed light on everything from the birth of the Internet and the rise of Silicon Valley to the recent start-up venture frenzy and the latest innovations that... read full bio
Jerry Mathers' television career began at the tender age of two. He then continued to work on many of the early ‘50's television shows and made his movie debut co-starring with Linda Darnell in This Is My Love. It was in 1957, however, with the debut of the series Leave It To Beaver that Jerry entered the hearts and homes... read full bio
Jerry Jones is an American businessman who is currently the owner of the NFL team the Dallas Cowboys. Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, and he has earned his B.A. from the University of Arkansas where he also played college football. During his college football career, Jones was an all-Southwest Conference offensive lineman and was co-captain. He went on... read full bio
Jerry Bruckheimer is a well-known name in the film and television production industries in the United States. He is extremely successful in the fields of action, drama, and science fiction writing. His most well-known work may be seen on the television shows CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Without a Trace, and Cold Case, as well as... read full bio
Edmund Gerald Jerry" Brown, Jr.is an American politician who has previously served and is currently serving as the Governor of California. He is the son of Pat Brown, the 32nd Governor of California. Brown served as Governor between 1975 and 1983, and again from 2011. Both before and after his first two terms as governor, Brown has served in various... read full bio
For NBC Sports' coverage of horse racing, including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup World Championships, Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey serves as a commentator. Bailey has covered two historic Triple Crown winners while working for NBC Sports in this position. During a 31-year riding career, Bailey, one of the greatest jockeys of all time, rode horses... read full bio
Well known for having earned the title of Mr. Natural Universe as well as being an incredibly dedicated figure in the fitness field, Jerry Anderson has been featured over 55 times on CNN as a loved and trusted authority in the world of fitness, health, and wellness. He has worked as a certified personal trainer for over 30 years and... read full bio
Samuel Jerrold Jerry Kaplan, (best known as Jerry Kaplan), is an American computer scientist, Artificial Intelligence expert, author, technical innovator, futurist, and an entrepreneur. He is known in the field for pen computing, and tablet computers. Kaplan is the founder of GO Corporation, the co-founder of OnSale, and co-founder of Winster. He is also a Fellow at the Stanford Center... read full bio
Environmental speaker Jerome Ringo is one of the most influential conservationists in the United States today, and an outspoken supporter of increasing diversity in the conservation movement. The president of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of diverse leaders fighting to free America from foreign energy dependence, he is a dedicated champion of environmental justice, an advocate for clean energy, and... read full bio
Jerome Joseph is a keynote speaker, brand experience strategist, brand coach and best-selling author. Joseph’s expertise includes branding, marketing, and consulting. As an author, Joseph is known for his best-selling books on branding which include ‘The Brand Playbook,’ ‘Internal Branding,’ ‘Get Aligned!,’ ‘Stand Out,’ ‘Turn Me On,’ and ‘The Brand Theatre.’ Throughout the course of his career, Joseph has worked... read full bio
Jerome Groopman, M.D., is the Dina and Raphael Recanati Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He is one of the world's leading researchers in cancer and AIDS; his laboratory helped to develop the new protease inhibitors for the treatment of AIDS, and in January of... read full bio
Jerome Adams is an American anesthesiologist and former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has most previously served as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. Adams was born in Maryland and he went on to study at the University of Maryland Baltimore County before going on to earn his B.S. in biochemistry and... read full bio
Jeremy Zawodny is currently a software engineer for Craiglist and a lead software engineer for Yosemite Space. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University and while there, worked in computer lab tech support. After graduating, Zawodny started working as a developer for Marathon Oil. Shortly after, he started working in technical for Yahoo! Inc. Zawodny... read full bio
Jeremy White has been an executive editor of Wired and is a keynote speaker who is an expert on influential technology and trends as well as innovation and businesses that help build the future. White is also an expert on AI, cyber security, and how trends with affect consumers and businesses. Through his work with Wired, White has evaluated products... read full bio
