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
Alexandria Villasenor is an American climate activist who is a follower of the Fridays for Future movement and is the co-founder of US Youth Climate Strike and founder of Earth Uprising. Villasenor was born in Davis, California, and has since moved to New York. Villasenor first gained attention for her work in activism after she was found caught in a... read full bio
Cornel West is an American philosopher, activist author, and public intellectual whose interests are focused on the role of race, gender, and class in American society. West was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and while growing up, West would march in civil rights demonstrations and protests and fought for equal rights while in high school. He went on to graduate magna... read full bio
Scott Brown is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who has previously served as the 19th United States Ambassador to Samoa and New Zealand. Brown was born in Kittery, Maine, and he has previously earned his B.A. in History cum laude from Tufts University before going on to earn his JD from Boston College Law School. Brown began his career... read full bio
David Pearl is a British performer, author, director, and keynote speaker who is best known for his book, ‘Will There Be Donuts,’ which was featured in The Times list of “Top 10 Summer Reads.” Pearl is also known for being founder of the Pearl Group, Street Wisdom, Opera Circus, Lively Arts and Impropera companies. Pearl began his career singing with... read full bio
Jamie Siminoff is an American entrepreneur who is the founder of the smart home and home security company, Ring Inc., which has previously been acquired by Amazon. Siminoff created Ring which at the name was called DoorBot and is now known for the Ring Video Doorbell. The home security company was created to make neighborhoods safer. Since it’s creation, Ring... read full bio
Dr. Ian Jenkins is a hospital medicine specialist and professor who is based out of San Diego, California. Jenkins has recently added author to his career as he is set to release his book ‘Three Dads and a Baby,’ which tells the story of Jenkins and his two partners, Alan and Jeremy, and the road they went through to have... read full bio
John Avlon is an American journalist and political commentator who is currently a senior political analyst and anchor for CNN. Avlon has earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and has earned his MBA from Columbia University. He began his career working as a speechwriter for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani before working his way up to chief speechwriter, and then deputy... read full bio
Margaret Hoover is an American political commentator, political strategist, media personality, and author who is the great granddaughter of the former United States President, Herbert Hoover. Hoover was born in Colorado and has previously earned her B.A. in Spanish literature with a minor in political science from Bryn Mawr College. She began her career working for the George W. Bush... read full bio
Richard DesLauriers is a retired FBI special agent who was in charge of the Boston Division. During his time working in Boston, DesLauriers was in the middle of the Boston Marathon Bombing and helped lead the team that tried to find the crime boss Whitney Bulger. He also worked on dismantling the Russian spy ring which led to questions of... read full bio
Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower and computer security consultant who is best known for leaking information from the National Security Agency while working there as a CIA employee and subcontractor. Snowden leaked several surveillance programs that was run by the NSA and Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance. Snowden was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and he went on to... read full bio
Marcus East is the Technical Director at the Officer of the CTO at Google. Through his work with Google, East works alongside a team of other CTOs that help harness the power of Google Cloud with numerous clients of Google. East is known for being a critical problem solver through technology. He has previously earned his BSc in management and... read full bio
Patty McCord is a human resources consultant and executive. She has been chief talent officer at Netflix where she played a big part in establishing their corporate culture of empowering employees but only retaining those whose performance is excellent. McCord has been featured in outlets such as, Harvard Business Review, NPR, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. She has... read full bio
