Antony and the Johnsons is a music group that presents the work of Antony Hegarty, better known as Anohni, and her collaborators. This music group is very experimental and is not your average music group. The group name is inspired by the transgender rights activist, Marsha P. Johnson. The group released a self-titled debut and also appeared on the Lou... read full bio
Sam Waterston is an American actor, television producer and television director who is best known for playing Sydney Schanberg in the film “The Killing Fields”, and for playing Jack McCoy on the television series “Law & Order”. Waterston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and he later earned his B.A. from Yale University where he studied history, French and drama. After... read full bio
Dan Coats is an American politician and former diplomat. He was born in Jackson, Michigan and later earned his B.A. in political science from Wheaton College. Coats served two years in the University States Army Corps of Engineers and after serving, he enrolled at the Indiana Unviersity School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor. He later began his... read full bio
Maurice Obstfeld is an American professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, who has previously been Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund. While working with the IMF, he oversaw the quarterly global forecast as well as the World Economic Outlook. He also advised the U.S. administration on issues such as climate, energy, economies, international trader, financial regulation,... read full bio
Joss Favela is a Mexican composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer from Sinaloa, Mexico. He started his career as a professional singer when he was only 13 years old after earning fame acting in series “La Rose de Guadalupe” and “Codigo Fama”. From there, he went on to release two solo albums, “La Reynalda” and “Andar conmigo”. When Favela turned 20... read full bio
Brad Mehldau is an American jazz musician, composer, and arranger from Jacksonville, Florida. Since a young age, Mehldau had a passion for music and he always had a piano in his house. When Mehldau moved to West Hartford, Connecticut when he was 10 years old he had a new piano teacher that introduced him to classical music. By the time... read full bio
Milly Quezada is a Dominican Merengue and bachata singer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Quezada was born into a musical family and had an interest in music since she was a toddler and would sing along with her family and friends and in small local gatherings. When she was still young, Quezada and her family moved to New York City... read full bio
Buyuchek is a Regional Mexican band that consists of members Jorge Loayzat, Miguel Cienfuegos, Angel Pena and Tavo Guerras. The group was formed in Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico. The group was started after Joayzat and Cienfuegos met in high school and started performing together. The duo performed in countries such as Asia, Europe, Mexico and the United States and even... read full bio
Carlos Alberto Garcia Villanueva, better known as his stage name, El Bebeto, is a Mexican musician from Sinaloa, Mexico. El Bebeto found his love for music through his father and by the time he was only 7 years old he started singing professionally. Later in life, El Bebeto joined the band the White Star that he performed in for three... read full bio
Kameron Marlowe is an American country musician who rose to fame after appearing on Team Adam on the television series “The Voice”. Marlowe is from Kannapolis, North Carolina, and is currently based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Marlow had a passion for music since he was young and would listen to country music in the car with his grandfather. When... read full bio
Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of the cosmetics company Glossier and their blog Into the Gloss. She is a female founder and CEO of a unicorn company, a feat that is rare for a female. Weiss was raised in Wilton, Connecticut and while in high school, she interned at Ralph Lauren for two summers. While in college, Weiss... read full bio
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan musician, actor, businessman, politican and philanthropist. He is known for being a member of the parliament which he represents Kyadondo East constituency in Wakiso District in Uganda’s Central Region. Wine earned his Uganda Certificate of Education from Kitante Hill School and he also earned his Uganda Advanced Certificate of... read full bio
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is a Thai politician who is the leader of the Future Forward Party. He was born and raised in Bangkok and his mother is the President and CEO of the Thai Summit Group. Thanathorn’s father founded the Thai Summit Group and his mother took over after his death. Thanathorn earned a joint-honours Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering... read full bio
Magid Magid, also known as Magid Mah, is a Somali-British activist and politician who has previously served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield. He gained attention after being appointed as he was the first ethnic Somali, youngest-ever appointed and the first Green Party councilor to hold the rose. After serving for a year, he was elected to the European Parliament... read full bio
Robert Irwin is an Australian television personality and wildlife photographer who is the son of the late Steve Irwin. Robert has been the host of “Robert’s Real Life Adventures”, has co-hosted the television series “Wild But True” and stars in the television series “Crikey! It’s the Irwins”. As a photographer, Irwin is an award winning nature photographer who travels the... read full bio
Anderson Varejao is a Brazilian professional basketball player who is a center and power forward. Varejao was born in Colatina, Brazil, and began his professional career playing for Franca Basquetebol Clube in the city of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He played with Franca for a few years before signing with FC Barcelona Basquet of the Liga ACB. During his time... read full bio
Gary Marcus is a scientist, author, and entrepreneur who is the CEO and founder of Geometric Intelligence, a machine learning company which was acquired by Uber AI Labs. Marcus studies natural and artificial intelligence and is the professor in the Department of Psychology at New York University. As an author, Marcus has written on deep learning, machine learning and the... read full bio
Connor McDavid is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. McDavid was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, and he began playing minor ice hockey with the York-Simcoe Express of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and went on to play with the Toronto Marlboros of the Greatest Toronto Hockey League and also... read full bio
Victor Hedman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Hedman was born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, and he began his junior ice hockey career playing for the Swedish J20 SuperElit with the Modo Hockey organization. He then went on to join the Elitserien with Modo where he was nominated for... read full bio
Kris Letang is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. Letang was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he began his career playing major junior hockey for the Val-d’Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During his rookie season, he was named to the QMJHL and the CHL All-Rookie... read full bio
