Robert Gibbs is an American communication professional who is currently the executive vice president and global chief communications officer for McDonald’s. Gibbs was born in Auburn, Alabama, and he has earned his B.A. cum laude in Political Science from North Carolina State University. During his time studying at North Carolina State University, Gibbs worked as an intern for Glen Browder... read full bio
Phil Libin is currently the co-founder and CEO of All Turtles, a company that partners with founding teams to solve everyday problems with practical AI. All Turtles products include Sunflower Labs, Spot, Butter.ai, Disco, and more. Libin has earned his B.A. in Computer Science from Boston University and went on to begin his career working as a software engineer and... read full bio
Sir Paul Tucker is a British economist, author, and central banker who has previously been the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England for Financial Stability. Tucker has previously graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied math and philosophy. He went on to begin his career with the Bank of England where he first began working as banking supervision... read full bio
Olympia Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who has previously served as the United States Senator from Maine. Snowe was born in Augusta, Maine, and had a tough life growing up. When she was only 8, her mother passed away from breast cancer and not even a year later, her father died of heart disease. She then had to... read full bio
Mohamed A. El-Erian is an Egyptian-American businessman and former CEO of PIMCO. He is currently the chief economic adviser to the management board at Allianz, which is the corporate parent of PIMCO. El-Erian has earned his Bachelor’s as well as his master’s degree in economics from University of Cambridge. El-Erian went on to earn his Doctorate in Economics from Oxford... read full bio
Michael Nutter is an American politician who has previously served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia. Nutter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he earned his B.S. in business from the The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. While earning his degree, Nutter began working as a DJ at a local club where he performed under the name Mix... read full bio
Michael Chertoff is an American attorney who has previously served as the 2nd United States Secretary of Homeland Security under Presidents Bush and Obama. Chertoff was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and he has earned his B.A. from Harvard College before going on to earn his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. After graduating, Chertoff began working as... read full bio
Max Baucus is an American retired politician and diplomat who has previously served as a United States Senator from Montana. Baucus was born in Helena, Montana, and he earned his B.A. in economics from Stanford University before going on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. After graduating, Baucus began working as a lawyer before opening up... read full bio
Kevin Hassett is an American economist who is currently the Senior Advisor to the President for economic issues under President Trump. Hassett was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and he earned his B.A. in economics from Swarthmore College before going on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Hassett began his career working as an assistant professor... read full bio
Karen Mills has previously served as the 23rd Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama. During his time in office, Mills expanded her power on policy decision and was granted her inclusion in the President’s cabinet meetings. Mills was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and she went on to earn her A.B. in economics from Harvard University before... read full bio
Julia Gillard is an Australian former politician who has previously served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Australian Labor Party. Gillard was born in Barry, Wales, and she went on to study for an arts degree at the University of Adelaide, where she served as president of the Adelaide University Union. While studying there, Gillard... read full bio
Joe J. Plumeri is a best-selling author, and CEO who is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board and senior advisor of First Data Corporation. Plumeri was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and he earned his B.A. in History and Education from The College of William & Mary. Upon earning his degree, Plumeri began working as a history teacher at... read full bio
Jennifer Palmieri is the former White House Communications Director under President Barack Obama and has also been the Director of Communications for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Palmieri was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and she earned her B.A. from American University. After earning her degree, she began her career working for Congressman Leon Panetta. She has previously served as the... read full bio
Jane Holl Lute is an American diplomat and security analyst who currently serves as the UN special envoy on the Cyprus dispute. Lute was born in New Jersey, and she graduated with her B.A. from Montclair State University before going on to earn her M.A. from the University of Southern California and earning her Ph.D. in political science from Stanford... read full bio
Gary Cohn is an American business leader who has most previously served as the 11th Director of the National Economic Council under President Donald Trump. Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and he earned a B.S. in Business Administration from American University’s Kogod School of Business. Cohn went on to begin his career working at the U.S. Steel home products... read full bio
Ehud Barak is an Israeli general and politician who has previously served as the 10th Prime Minister of Israel for two years. Barak was born in Mishmar HaSharon, and he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before going on to earn his master’s degree in engineering-economic systems from Stanford... read full bio
Dany Garcia is an American entertainment magnate, producer, philanthropist, athlete, investor, and founder, CEO, and chairwoman of The Garcia Companies and TGC Management. Through her company, Garcia oversees a portfolio of brands in business, entertainment, and food. Companies and brands that she has worked with over the years includes Seven Bucks Companies, Athleticon, Teremana Tequila, Seven Bucks Companies, VOSS, Atom... read full bio
Daniel Day, better known as Dapper Dan, is an American businessman, fashion designer, tailor, and haberdasher from Harlem, New York. He is best known for his store he started, Dapper Dan’s Boutique, which operated from the 80’s to 90’s. He is also known for introducing fashion into the hip-hop world and working with clients such as LL Cool J, Jay-Z,... read full bio
Todrick Hall is an American singer-songwriter, actor, rapper, dancer, director, choreographer, producer, and YouTuber. Hall gained fame after competing in the 9th season of the reality television series “American Idol,” where he finished in the semi-finals. This attention led Hall to begin his own YouTube channel, which has since grown to nearly 4 million subscribers. He has had several viral... read full bio
Patrisse Cullors is an American artist and activist who is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Cullors was born in Los Angeles, California, and ever since a young age she was an activist and joined the Bus Riders Union as a teenager, a civil rights social movement organization that calls out the racial discrimination policies of the Los... read full bio
