Professor of Economics Roland G. Fryer, Jr. teaches at Harvard University. Fryer's work helps create more successful government policies by integrating economic theory, empirical data, and randomized experiments. His research on race, inequality, and education has received a lot of attention from the media and in testimony before Congress. Professor Fryer received the John Bates Clark Medal, which is granted... read full bio
Ukonwa Ojo is the senior vice president and global chief marketing officer for MAC Cosmetics, the number 1 makeup brand in the world. Ojo has previously earned her B.S. in Business Administration from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and has also earned her M.B.A. in finance, marketing and international business from Kellogg School of Management. She began her career working as... read full bio
Leading Without Authority, Competing in the New World of Work, Never Eat Alone, and his most recent book, Never Lead Alone: 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship, are written by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Keith Ferrazzi. Keith is a highly recognized executive team coach with international recognition. He is in the vanguard of revolutionary leadership, having coached Fortune... read full bio
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Michelle Rhee is heavily involved in the American education system. She is a public figure who has spent over twenty years trying to give children the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the fast pace world. Michelle began her teaching career after signing up with Teach for America. Rhee was founder and CEO of The New Teacher Project (TNTP),... read full bio
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain. It took eight years for Dr. Jill to completely recover all of her physical function and thinking ability. Dr. Jill gave a presentation at the TED Conference, which turned out to be the first TED talk to ever... read full bio
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One of the most illustrious pass catchers in NFL history, Cris Carter, the former Minnesota Vikings star receiver, joined ESPN to serve as an NFL analyst following his retirement. Carter is a sought after public speaker and has spoken for many Fortune 500 companies. In addition, the NFL has chosen him to speak to the rookies before each season. Carter... read full bio
Emmy-winning television writer, producer, director, and showrunner Ilene Chaiken has won numerous awards. Her most well-known work is the popular Showtime series "The L Word," which aired for six seasons and set a precedent for being the first multi-character drama on television to feature LGBT women. In addition to being the showrunner for the first two seasons of the spinoff... read full bio
Kate Michelman is an American political activist. She is best known for her support for the pro-choice movement in the United States of America and her role as co-chair for activist campaign WomenVotePA. For nearly 20 years, she served as President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, catapulting the organization to prominence as the nation’s premier reproductive rights group. Under Kate’s leadership,... read full bio
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New Yorkers' favorite cast member of Bravo's popular series "The Real Housewives of New York City" is Aviva Drescher. Being the only native New Yorker in the history of the show, she is sophisticated, perceptive, and well-educated, and she gives her four children a wonderful upbringing on the Upper East Side. Aviva's left foot suffered significant injuries in a farm accident... read full bio
An accomplished film and music producer, Lisa Cortes has a special talent for giving light to expressive voices not often heard and stories not often told. After reading Sapphire’s novel Push in 1996, Cortes was tremendously moved by the powerful message and knew it had to be translated to the big screen. The result was 2009's captivating hit film Precious,... read full bio
Working in his parents' Italian restaurant as a child, Joe Bastianich's life charts a culinary adventure that ends with becoming one of America's premier restaurateurs - as well as a noted winemaker, bon vivant, street-level philosopher, and marathon runner. After college Joe bought a one-way ticket to Italy, where he spent a year traveling, working in restaurants and vineyards, digging... read full bio
Brian Wansink is the John Dyson Professor of Consumer Behavior at Cornell University, where he directs the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. He is author of over 100 academic articles and books, including the best-selling Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think along with Marketing Nutrition, Asking Questions, and Consumer Panels. Wansink was granted a leave-of-absence from Cornell... read full bio
Bill Reinert is the former National Manager of Advanced Technology for Toyota Motor Sales, USA. His primary function was to coordinate Toyotas various research, development and marketing activities related to alternative-fueled vehicles and emerging technologies. He worked on several advanced hybrid electric products, direct hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, reformed fuel approaches for hydrogen, full-featured electric vehicles, city electric vehicles, plug-in... read full bio
Andrew Winston is a globally recognized sustainability expert. He works with large companies to determine how they are able to develop sustainable options. His first book, ‘Green to Gold’, was the top-selling green business book, selling over 100,000 copies in seven languages. Winston is a founder of Winston Eco-Strategies, providing information sought after by Boeing, HP, Kimberly-Clark, PepsiCo, and more.... read full bio
Author of La Technique and La Methode earned him a place in the James Beard Foundation's Cookbook Hall of Fame. Founder of the American Institute of Wine and Food. He has won numerous awards for instructional videos and books. Writes a column in Food & Wine magazine. In 1996 created a line of kitchen linens,currently available in gourmet specialty stores.... read full bio
This entrepreneur and American engineer founded companies like Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre. Nolan Bushnell is an innovator of his time. Starting his engineering background from the University of Utah College of engineering where he gained his degree in electrical engineering. With colleague Ted Dabney, they were able to build the very popular arcade games. The... read full bio
