Jen Agg is a trailblazing personality in the culinary industry who is renowned for seeing emerging food trends long before they became widely accepted. She has been praised and criticized for her relentless work ethic, business savvy, and unrepentant stand against sexism in the food sector as a tastemaker. Agg gained notoriety in 2015 by planning the wildly popular and immediately... read full bio
Jemele Hill is a sports journalist, best known for her role as co-host of ESPN’s SportsCenter. Her time as a journalist for ESPN, writing a column for ESPN.com’s ‘Page 2’, as former host of ESPN’s ‘His and Hers’, and ESPN2’s ‘Number Never Lie’, has given Hill first hand experience in the national spotlight. Jemele’s award winning journalism is prized for... read full bio
Jemar Tisby is a public historian who has the ability to investigate racial justice solutions and cultural debates that inspire people to take action. He is dynamic, significant and insightful. Tisby uses history to make points that are relevant to the present. His approach offers listeners in-depth analyses, unwavering moral clarity and unmistakable directions. Tisby is The Witness, Inc.'s founder. He is the... read full bio
John Benitez, better known as Jellybean, is an American musician, guitarist, drummer, songwriter, DJ, producer and remixer from South Bronx, New York. Benitez rose to fame producing and remixing popular songs from various artists which included Madonna, Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters and Whitney Houston. After graduating from high school, Benitez moved to Manhattan where he found his love for... read full bio
Jason DeFord, better known as his stage name, Jelly Roll, is an American southern rapper known for working with artists such as Lil Wyte and Tech N9ne. Jelly Roll was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and was raised in the community of Antioch, Tennessee, which is known for being a rough area of Nashville. Growing up in Antioch, Jelly Roll found... read full bio
JELEEL!, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, surely had a diverse upbringing around the East Coast. His music was greatly influenced by him fusing guitar power chords with thumping 808s, Afrobeats rhythms and lyrics rapped in his distinct register while he was growing up in Providence with his Nigerian immigrant parents, attending college there for a time and eventually relocating to Los... read full bio
Jelani Winston is an up-and-coming actor. He has recently gained popularity playing Kendall Clarke in the BET television series “American Soul”. Since playing Kendall, Winston has presented at the 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards and has been featured on outlets such as Shadow and Act, Rolling Out, Sheen Magazine, Deadline, and more.... read full bio
Jelani Cobb is a journalist, professor, and speaker on topics of race in America. This expert on race is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut. Cobb specializes in African American history, ranging from post-Civil War to 20th century politics. Cobb is a regular columnist for The New Yorker and... read full bio
Jelani Blackman was born and raised in London where he was heavily influenced by RnB and soul, but was also heavily exposed to the local Grime scene. The combination of these genres stuck with Jalani, and it’s a combination you can hear in his music. In fact, he’s worked with a diverse list of collaborators like Brian Eno, Wolf Alice,... read full bio
Jelani Aryeh is an up-and-coming alternative RnB singer-songwriter from San Diego, California, who rose to fame releasing music through social media outlets which included SoundCloud and YouTube. Aryeh first began releasing rap music as everyone around him was doing so and after a while, got tired of it and began focusing on singing and began playing the keyboard as well.... read full bio
Jekalyn Carr is a Grammy-nominated gospel singer, who has released four albums since the start of her career at the young age of fourteen. Greater Is Coming emerged on the Billboard 200 chart of most popular songs in the country, Gospel Albums chart at No. 3, and Independent Albums chart. The title song emerged among the top ten on Billboard’s... read full bio
Jehlad Hickson is a talented musician, songwriter, and singer who has made a name for himself in the music industry. Born and raised in the United States, Hickson was drawn to music at a young age and began playing the piano and singing when he was just five years old. As he grew older, his passion for music only intensified,... read full bio
Proponent of international peace, children's welfare reform, women's equality and education, Sadat has devoted her life to activism while also maintaining the legacy of her late husband, Anwar Sadat, former President of Egypt. Today she is a senior fellow with the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, a position from which she supports economic... read full bio
Jeffrey Zaslow hasn't just co-authored books with some of the most inspiring people of our time; he has also crafted his experiences into incredibly uplifting presentations that are hugely entertaining and extremely moving. Many groups and conference organizers call Jeff ""the best speaker they've ever booked"". Jeff served as co-author with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark... read full bio
Critically acclaimed actor Jeffrey Wright continually pushes the boundaries of his craft with inspiring and celebrated performances in an illustrious career that has spanned the worlds of theatre, film and television. Wright is best known for his roles in the HBO miniseries Angels in America, Basquiat, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, HBOs Boardwalk Empire, HBOs Westworld, and The Hunger... read full bio
When Jeffrey Ross performs, the audience doesn't giggle, they are in stitches. His killer spots on practically every late night program and his show-stopping performances at the Friars Club Roasts have ensured Jeffrey‘s permanent place in the comedy history books. Jeffrey was instrumental in bringing the annual Friars Roasts to Comedy Central, which have been the network’s highest rated broadcast... read full bio
Jeffrey Robinson is an American best-selling author and speaker from Long Beach, New York. Robinson began his career selling articles and stories to magazines before he was even 15 years old. He went on to earn his B.A. from Temple University in Philadelphia and from there, began writing for television and radio before working as a staff writer at KYW-TV3.... read full bio
Since 1979, Jeffrey Pfeffer has served as the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Pfeffer's most recent book, 7 Rules of Power: Surprising–But True–Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career, was released by Matt Holt. Dr. Pfeffer obtained his Ph.D. from Stanford University after earning his B.S. and M.S.... read full bio
Jeffrey Osborne has been a prominent member of the R&B/ Soul and pop community for over 40 years. He began his recording career with the funk n soul team of LTD, as drummer. He quickly began honing his singing voice, and eventually switched to lead vocals with LTD. Osborne led the group through hits like the number one R&B hit... read full bio
Jeffrey Nordling is an American actor who is best known for playing Nick Bolen in series “Desperate Housewives”, Larry in series “24”, and Jake Manning in series “Once and Again”. Nordling studied at Wheaton College and graduated with a degree in art. He went on to earn his Master of Fine Arts from the Meadows School of the Arts at... read full bio
