Art Rooney II is best known for being the owner of the NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Under his ownership, the Steelers have won two Super Bowl championships. Prior to owning the Steelers, Rooney was the vice president and general counsel of the team and has also served on the team’s board of director for numerous years. Rooney also serves... read full bio
Kristen Ledlow is an American sports anchor who currently works for NBA TV as the host of NBA Inside Stuff and is also currently a courtside reporter for the NBA on TNT. Ledlow was born in Tallahassee, Florida, and while in high school, Ledlow played basketball, volleyball, ran track and also cross country. She later went on to study at... read full bio
Gloria Calderon Kellett is an American writer and actress who is best known as the co-showrunner of the Netflix series, “One Day at a Time”. Kellett started her career in the entertainment industry acting in small parts in series such as, “Dead to Me” and “Boston Public”. From there she was an assistant who became a writer for “The Ortegas”... read full bio
Chasten Buttigieg is an author, tech, and advocate who is best known for being the husband of former mayor and presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg has been a drama teacher and through his husband, Pete’s presidential race, Chasten used his platform to bring attention to topics such as improving public schools, mental healthcare, and access to arts education. After Pete... read full bio
Jeffrey Lurie is an American motion picture producer, businessman, and current owner of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Lurie was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and he has earned his B.A. from Clark University, a master’s degree in psychology from Boston University, and a doctorate in social policy from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.... read full bio
Gil Brandt is an American former football executive who was most previously the vice president of player personnel in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. Brandt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and he began his career playing football as well as baseball and track in high school. From there, Brandt went on study at the University of Wisconsin but left... 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
Joe Banner is an American businessman who has worked in executive roles for several years in the NFL. Banner began his career studying economics at Denison University and while there, he spent a semester working as an intern at WCAU 1210 AM radio in Philadelphia. Shortly after, he was hired at WCAU to work as a sports producer and report.... read full bio
Jimmy Haslam is an American businessman who is the CEO of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain, and co-owner of sports teams which include the MLS team the Columbus Crew SC and the NFL team the Cleveland Browns. Haslam was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and he is the son of Jim Haslam, who was the founder of the Pilot... read full bio
Jim Irsay is an American businessman who is known for being the owner and CEO of the NFL team, the Indianapolis Colts. Irsay was born in Lincolnwood, Illinois, and he earned his degree in broadcast journalism from Southern Methodist University. While studying at Southern Methodist University, Irsay played football as a linebacker but had to cut his career short due... read full bio
Neal Halverson is a corporate strategist who specializes in the human-centered perspective. He holds a Masters of Design from OCAD's Strategic Foresight and Innovation program which fine tuned his strategic approach to business management and productivity. Neal approaches even the most challenging of projects with an innovative multilevel approach to organization that propels businesses forward into the digital service age.... read full bio
Meredith Fineman is the CEO and founder of FinePoint, which is a leadership and professional development company that helps individuals rise through visibility and voice. She is also an author and host of the podcast, ‘It Never Gets Old.’ Throughout the course of her career, Fineman has trained individuals to use public relations as a positive way to make change... read full bio
Jim Rogers is an American investor and financial commentator who has been based out of Singapore. Rogers was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and he has earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University before going on to earn his second BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. Rogers then went on to earn his Ph.D.... read full bio
Dr. Ayesha Khanna is recognized around the world as one of the leading women in Artificial Intelligence Development. She is the co-founder and CEO of ADDO AI, named the leading AI development company in Asia by Forbe's magazine. Dr. Khanna is an active member of the World Economic Forum, Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority, and fo-founded the Hybrid Reality Institute.... read full bio
Christopher Schroeder is an entrepreneur, author, advisor, and investor in the interactive and social communications field. His venture capital investments include many Silicon Valley start-up's like Vox Media, Skift Media, and iBotta. Schroeder is very involved in helping to build relationships between the Middle East and the United States. He is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization... read full bio
Jon Lovett is an American screenwriter, speechwriter, and producer. He spent some time writing speeches and jokes for President Barack Obama as well as Hillary Clinton, which inspired him to co-create the television series, “1600 Penn”. During his time writing for President Obama, Lovett helped him write his annual remarks for the White House Correspondents Dinner. Lovett was also a... read full bio
Tommy Vietor is an American political commentator and podcaster. He was previously a spokesperson for President Obama and United States National Security Council. Vietor started his career with Obama driving the press van around Illinois. During that time, Vietor started to learn about the media from Obama’s spokesman at the time, Robert Gibbs. Vietor went on to become the deputy... read full bio
Magnus Nilsson is an internationally celebrated chef who began cooking at the age of 3. The Swedish native has been ranked as one of the top ten young chefs in Europe and has been two international tv documentary series. Magnus' early career includes working in two Michelin star restaurants in France before moving back home to Sweden to open his... read full bio
Franck Nicolas is a best selling author, philanthropist, and expert in leadership and professional coaching. Frank has spent the last 20 years as the French-speaking world leading speaker in entrepreneurship strategies. Using an andragogical approach, he trains business and entrepreneur professional's mind, body, and emotions to focus on implementation of knowledge rather than accumulation. Franck's company, Glob, is an accredited coaching... read full bio
Anthony Atala is the Surgeon Director of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine where he works on growing and regenerating tissues and organs. Atala and his team at Wake Forest have been the first to engineer a lab-grown organ, which was a bladder, that was implanted into a human. Atala has previously earned his undergraduate in psychology at University of... read full bio
