Jayathma Wickramanayake is a Sri Lankan international civil servant who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. Jayathma was born in Bentota in Sri Lanka and she earned her bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Colombo. While studying at the University, Jayathma became runner-up in the first competition by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Youth Affairs to... read full bio
Varun Sivaram is an American businessman who is the Chief Technology Officer of ReNew Power, which is India’s largest renewable energy company. Sivaram earned his B.S. in engineering physics and a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University where he was also awarded with a Truman Scholarship. Sivaram went on to earn his Ph.D in condensed matter physics from the... read full bio
Brian Armstrong is a businessperson who is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. Armstrong earned her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Economics from Rice University and he went on to earn his Master’s degree in Computer Science from Rice University as well. Armstrong went on to start his career a team lead intern at IBM and went on to... read full bio
Audrey Gelman is an American entrepreneur and political staffer who is founder of the women’s co-working space and social club, The Wing. She is also known for being the inspiration for the character Marnie on the HBO television series “Girls”. Gelman studied at Oberlin College but left after two years to work on Hillary Clinton’s campaign for U.S. President. After... read full bio
Melina Matsoukas is an American director for films, music videos, commercials and television. She has won two Grammy Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards for directing the music videos for Rihanna’s single “We Found Love” and for Beyoncé’s “Formation” single. Matsoukas graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and she earned her MFA in cinematography from... read full bio
Jess Morales Rocketto is the Political Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and is also Executive Director of Care in Action. She is known for her political advocacy campaigns that focus on sexual harassment, economic justice, immigration reform and the future of work for domestic workers in the United States. Apart from her work with the NDWA, Rocketto... read full bio
Max Schrems is an Austrian activist, author, and lawyer from Salzburg, Austria. He is best known for his campaigns against Facebook for privacy violation and it’s violation of European privacy laws and transfer of personal data to the US National Security Agency as part of the NSA’s PRISM program. He is also known for being the founder of NOYB –... read full bio
James Lawrence, also known as The Iron Cowboy, is a record setting triathlete, author and motivational speaker from Calgary, Alberta, Canada who is now based in Utah. Lawrence currently holds the world record for the most Ironman-distance triathlons completed within a single calendar year, which he holds 50 in 2015. That completion is now considered the greatest feat of human... read full bio
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Adam Coates is currently a Director at Apple who has previously been an operating partner at Khosla Ventures. Coates has earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D in Computer Science from Stanford University. He went on to be a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University where he led a team to develop HPC methods for deep learning. He has also been a... read full bio
Andrew Yang is an American attorney, entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, and political commentator from Schenectady, New York. Yang graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, an elite boarding school in New Hampshire, and after went on to major in economics and political science at Brown University. After earning his degree, Yang went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and... read full bio
Jenna Bush Hager is an American author, news personality, and journalist who has been the co-host, contributor and correspondent of “Today with Hoda & Jenna”. Jenna is the daughter of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. Jenna originally didn’t want her father to run for President but ended up being involved in his... read full bio
Sampson Davis, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician, best-selling author, and a medical expert for Today and CNN. Davis was raised by a single mother and was one of six children. His story is one of rags-to-riches and was raised in Newark, New Jersey where he was surrounded by drug use and gangs. Throughout his childhood, he made some poor... read full bio
Lisa Randall is a notable theoretical physicist from the United States who has made significant contributions to particle physics and cosmology. She was raised in Queens, New York City, and began an exceptional academic career, graduating from Harvard University with an AB in physics and a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics. Randall currently serves as the physics department's Frank B.... read full bio
American politician Claire McCaskill is well-known for her commitment to activism and public service. She has had a big impact in Missouri and on the national political scene, bringing a variety of experiences and accomplishments. McCaskill began her political career by serving as the Missouri House of Representatives' representative for the Kansas City area of Brookside. She was born in Rolla,... read full bio
Normam T. Roule has been the CEO of Pharos Strategic Consulting, LLC and has been the former National Intelligence Manager for Iran at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. During his time as the NIM for Iran, Roule was responsible for overseeing all aspects of national intelligence policy and activities related to Iran. Roule has overseen and managed... read full bio
Tommy Spaulding is an American author, leadership consultant, and President of Spaulding Companies LLC. Spaulding was born in Suffern, New York, and he earned his B.A. in Political Science from East Carolina University. While at ECU, he was named the senior class president and spoke at commencement, which earned him the Most Outstanding Leader award as well as the Outstanding... read full bio
Gary Shapiro is the President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, which is the trade association with over 2,200 of the most innovative companies. He is also a well-known author of several best-selling business books such as “Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation”, “Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful... read full bio
Charlotte Beers is an American businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State. She is known for being a pioneer in the advertising industry for female CEOs and has served as a chairman of two top-10 world-wide agencies. Beers was also known for bringing marketing and branding techniques to the U.S. State Department. As a businesswoman, Beers was the first female... read full bio
Andrew Bastawrous is a eye surgeon and CEO and inventor of Peek Vision, a social impact organization that uses smartphone technology to increase access to eye care in underprivileged countries. His company also released the vision app, Peek Acuity, and it has been voted “best social-impact start-up in Europe” by Google and McKinsey. Bastawrous has earned his BSc and MBChB... read full bio
