Raj Sisodia is the Distinguished Professor of Business at Babson College and is a best-selling author of the book ‘Conscious Capitalism’ and is also a co-founder and co-chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Sisodia is also a global thought leader and a consultant that specializes in social impact for businesses. Sisodia has previously been the Trustee Professor of Marketing and has... read full bio
Beatrice Weder di Mauro is a Swiss businesswoman and lecturer who is the Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, is an economist and advisor for Geo-Economic Policy, and the first woman and non-German to be appointed as a member to German Council of Economic Experts. Mauro grew up in Guatemala and while there, studied... read full bio
Andres Tapia is a senior partner for Korn Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting, a best-selling author, and a leading expert on diversity and workforce issues. Through his work with Korn Ferry, Tapia has also been the Global Solutions Leader for Workforce Performance, Inclusion and Diversity Practice. Tapia has previously earned his B.A. in History from Northwestern University and he went... read full bio
Matt Sweetwood is an entrepreneur who is known for previously being the USA CEO of beBee, a social network that holds over 11 million worldwide users. Sweetwood is also a life coach, best-selling author, television and publication contributor, speaker, business consultant and photography expert. Sweetwood’s expertise includes management consulting, innovation, marketing, social media, and more. Sweetwood has earned his B.A.... read full bio
Scott Shuster is an American business journalist and international corporate events moderator. Shuster was born in Greendale, Wisconsin, and he has earned his B.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and has also studied political science at Marquette University before going on to earn his M.B.A. at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland. Shuster began his... read full bio
Ronald Shapiro is an American attorney, author, agent, educator, speaker, and civic leader who is the founder of Shapiro Negotiations Institute. Shapiro was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he has earned his degree from Haverford College before going on to earn his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. Shapiro went on to begin working as Maryland State Securities Commissioner... read full bio
Deborah Perry Piscione is an American entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and media commentator who is known for working as a Principal at Vorto Consulting where she specializes in innovation and talent development. Piscione began her career working with the United States Congress where she was a congressional staffer for Connie Mack, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and was also a political appointee for... read full bio
Viktor Mayer-Schonberger is an Austrian Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, an author, and founder of Ikarus Software. Viktor was born in Zell am See, and he studied law at the University of Salzburg where he competed in the International Physics Olympiad as well as the Austrian Young Programmers Contest.... read full bio
Charles Elachi is a Lebanese-American professor and engineer who is the professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at the California Institute of Technology and former director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of Caltech. Elachi was born in Rayak, Lebanon, and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in physics from Joseph Fourier University, his master’s in engineering... read full bio
Tracy Edwards is a British sailor who is best known for being the skipper of the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Through this accomplishment, Edwards earned the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy, being the first woman to earn this honor, and also earned the MBE honour. Since then, Edwards has gone on to speak... read full bio
Peter Diamond is an American economist and advisor who is known for his analysis of the U.S. Social Security policy and for being an advisor for the Advisory Council on Social Security. Diamond was born in New York City, New York, and he earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in mathematics from Yale University and then earn his Ph.D.... read full bio
Howard Davies is a British economist and author who is the former director of the London School of Economics and is a current Chairman of NatWest Group. Davies was born in Blackley, Manchester, England, and he earned his M.A. in modern history and modern languages from Merton College, University of Oxford. After finishing his degree, Davies went on to begin... read full bio
Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist who is the David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience and the Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology at the University of Southern California as well as an adjunct professor at Salk Institute. Damasio was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and he began studying medicine at the University of Lisbon Medical School where he went on to... read full bio
Pat Cox is an Irish politician and former television presenter on current affairs. Cox was born in Dublin, Ireland, and he studied at the University of Limerick and Trinity College, Dublin. Cox went on to begin his career working as a journalist before going on to be a presenter on RTE’s “Today Tonight,” which was a current affairs program. Upon... read full bio
David Coulthard is a British former professional race car driver who has since gone on to be a motivational speaker, commentator, and journalist. Coulthard, also known as “DC,” has previously competed in 15 seasons of Formula One. Coulthard was born in Scotland, and he began his career racing karts at only 11 years old. He went on to gain local... read full bio
Debra L. Lee is an American businesswoman who is best known for being the Chairman and CEO of BET, which is the parent company of Black Entertainment Television. Lee was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and she has previously earned her BA in political science from Brown University, her master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School... read full bio
Dava Newman is the former Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA.) Newman was born in Helena, Montana, and she began has previously earned her B.S. from the University of Notre Dame before going on to earn her dual S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Newman began her research in aerospace biomedical engineering, and... read full bio
Bruce Daisley is an author, technology leader, and former European Vice President of Twitter. Through his work with Twitter, Daisley formerly was responsible for the development of Twitter’s business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He was also the UK Managing Director where he grew and developed Twitter’s business in the UK. Daisley has previously earned his B.A. in... read full bio
Jonathan Webb is the founder and CEO of AppHarvest, which is a company that helps build some of the largest indoor farms in the world. AppHarvest works with conventional agricultural techniques and today’s technology to produce and grow non-GMO chemical-free produce that goes on to be sold in grocery markets all over the United States. The greenhouses that AppHarvest produces... read full bio
Dr. Alaa Murabit is a Libyan-Canadian physician, security expert, and women’s rights activist, who is the Voice of Libyan Women founder and founder of The Omnis Institute. Murabit was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and while growing up and seeing that her parents treated her differently from her brothers, she knew she wanted to become a women’s rights activist. She... read full bio
