Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic _ _ ; Muammad bin Rshid al Maktm), also known as Sheikh Mohammed, (born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and constitutional monarch of Dubai.... read full bio
Regarded as one of the best economic minds of his generation, Joseph E. Stiglitz is the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics. His work has helped explain the circumstances in which markets do not work well and how selective government intervention can improve their performance. He was a member of the Council of Economic Advisors from 1993-95, during... read full bio
Supachai Panitchpakdi is former Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) where he served two terms. Prior to his time at UNCTAD, Dr. Panitchpakdi served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization. He also served as Thailands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce in which he was in charge of the countrys economic and trade policymaking.... read full bio
Amr Moussa is a popular Egyptian diplomat and politician. He has held many political positions during his long career and spent much of his time on foreign policy. Moussa started his career as the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States and moved on to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and ended up as 6th Secretary, General of the Arab... read full bio
Kevin Warsh is an American academic, financier, and former government official who has previously been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. Warsh was born in Albany, New York, and he went on to earn an A.B. in public policy from Stanford University before going on to graduate cum... read full bio
Felipe Calderon is a Mexican politician who has most previously served as the 56th President of Mexico and has been a member of the National Action Party before recently quitting. Calderon was born in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, and he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and then earned his master’s degree... read full bio
Laura Tyson is an American economist, former 2nd Director of the National Economic Council under President Bill Clinton, and former 16th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton. Tyson was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and she earned her B.A. in Economics from Smith College before going on to earn her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics... read full bio
Mike Pompeo was the 70th United States Secretary of State, a title he held from April of 2018 until January 2021. Before this, he was Director of the CIA. Mike is best known for his U.S. foreign policy that puts America first while renewing previous alliances with Japan, India, South Korea, and Australia. He was also a four-term congressman from... read full bio
John Wesley Dean III served as White House Counsel for American President Richard Nixon from July 1970 through April 1973, and is well known for this role. But Dean's involvement in the iconic Watergate crisis, where he was a key player in the ensuing cover-up, is what has had the biggest impact on his career. Dean testified before Congress as a witness,... read full bio
Joy-Ann Reid is a television news anchor and commentator. She hosts her own weekend new shoe AM Joy on MSNBC. She also occasionally fills in for other MSNBC anchor such as Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. Reid is a graduate of Harvard University. She started her journalism career in south Florida, co-hosting the morning radio program Wake Up South Florida.... read full bio
Richard M. Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and was elected Mayor of Chicago in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He is the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his father, Richard J. Daley. Daley announced that he would not run for re-election in 2011.... read full bio
Throughout his distinguished career, renowned American economist Ben Bernanke has significantly improved the study of economics. Bernanke is currently associated with the Brookings Institution, and his knowledge and judgment have influenced American economic institutions and policy. Bernanke, who was the 14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve, was essential in guiding the nation through trying economic times. He was also a member... read full bio
Nancy Pelosi is an American politician who is serving as speaker of the United States House of Representatives. She is the only woman who has served as speaker, and is the highest-ranked elected woman in United States history. Pelosi was born in Baltimore and her father was a Democratic Congressman who was Mayor of Baltimore. Pelosi often helped her father... read full bio
Inigo de la Serna is a Spanish politican and civil engineer who has most recently been Mayor of Santander and has been Minister of Public Works. Inigo was born in Bilbao, Spain, but has been a resident of Santander all of his life. He has graduated from the University of Cantabria School of Civil Engineering as a civil engineer and... read full bio
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who has previously served as the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ki-moon was born in Insei, Japanese Korea, which is now known as Eumseong County, South Korea. While in high school, Ki-moon excelled in his studies of the English language which led to him winning an essay contest that earned... read full bio
Ed Balls is a retired British Labour and co-operative politician who has previously been a member of parliament for Normanton as well as for Morley and Outwood. Balls was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and he later studied philosophy, politics and economics at Keble College, Oxford before going on to study at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, where... read full bio
Deval Patrick is an American political author, civil rights lawyer, and businessman who has previously served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts. Patrick was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he earned his A.B. and J.D. from Harvard University. After earning his J.D., Patrick went on to serve as a law clerk to Judge Stephen Reinhardt on the United States Court... read full bio
Admiral William H. McRaven, USN, is a renowned former Chancellor, best-selling author, and retired Four-Star admiral of the U.S. Navy. McRaven has had a distinguished career and has advised Presidents Bush and Obama on defense-related issues in addition to making substantial contributions to the military. Admiral McRaven had a number of leadership posts during his time in the military, including overall... read full bio
William C. Dudley is an American economist who has previously served as the 10th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and who has also been vice-chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. Dudley earned his B.A. degree from New College of Florida and went on to earn his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.... read full bio
Michael Steele, a specialist in political tactics, fundraising, and electoral reform, made history in 2003 when he was elected as Maryland's seventh lieutenant governor, becoming the state's first African American to hold statewide office. Affirmative action was actively promoted during his tenure as Lieutenant Governor by him serving as chair of the Minority Business Enterprise taskforce. With his succeeding chairmanship of... read full bio
