Martin Hellman is an American cryptologist who is best known for inventing the public key cryptography with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Hellman was born in New York City, New York, and he earned his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from New York University and went on to earn his master’s and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Hellman went on to begin... read full bio
Matthew Walker is a British scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Over the course of his career, Walker has done research on the impact of sleep on human health and disease. Walker was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and he earned his degree in neuroscience from the University of Nottingham before going on... read full bio
Michael Fullan is a speaker, researcher, and expert on leadership who works as the Global Leadership Director for New Pedagogies for Deep Learning. The four tenets of deep learning that are promoted by the NPDL are as follows: Learning Partnerships, Learning Environments, Pedagogical Practices, and Leveraging Digital. Fullan earned his doctorate degree in sociology from the University of Toronto; he... read full bio
Michael Higginbotham is a Professor of Law, author, political consultant, and advocate for equality, equity and racial justice. As an expert on issues and topics which include civil rights, human rights, and constitutional law, Higginbotham has written numerous articles and books on these issues and has also gone on to teach. Some of his most popular books include ‘Race Law:... read full bio
Michael Sorrell is the President of Paul Quinn College and is known for being the longest-serving President in the 147-year history. Sorrell studed at St. Ignatius College Prep and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in Public Policy and a law degree from Duke University. He earned his doctorate in education from... read full bio
Michelle Rhee is heavily involved in the American education system. She is a public figure who has spent over twenty years trying to give children the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the fast pace world. Michelle began her teaching career after signing up with Teach for America. Rhee was founder and CEO of The New Teacher Project (TNTP),... read full bio
Miguel A. Cardona is an educator and leader from the United States. President Joe Biden nominated him to be the 12th Secretary of Education of the United States. From his classroom of fourth-graders to his position as Secretary of Education overseeing the country's 65 million students, Secretary Cardona has dedicated his 27-year career in education to enhancing educational equity and access. Academic... read full bio
Dr. Milton Chen is a senior fellow and executive director, emeritus, at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit operating foundation that creates the acclaimed website Edutopia.org on innovative K–12 education. He spent twelve years as GLEF's executive director. He was the founding director of San Francisco's KQED Center for Education (PBS) for ten years before... read full bio
Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan academic, economist, and physicist who specializes in topics which include climate change, water resources, sustainable development and energy. Through his work, Mohan has been the Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which led him to share the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Mohan earned his B.A. with Hons. in Engineering from... read full bio
Molly Wright Steenson is a design strategist, author, architectural historian and associate professor at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design. She earned her PhD in architecture and urbanism from the 60s to the 80s. At the start of her career, she worked for companies including Netscape, Scient, Reuter and a wide variety of Fortune 500 and smaller, creative companies. As... read full bio
Nancy Snowden has always tried to do things her own way. She is an educator by profession, a dream seeker by temperament and an avid student of brain science. She loves to look at an ordinary opportunity and carve out the path that cultivates her zeal for life and passion for helping others, from earning her bachelor's degree in English, Creative... read full bio
A very well known nationally syndicated journalist, broadcaster, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and literacy advocate Nelson Lauver has a very successful career. But most importantly...he's a guy who beat the odds. Nobody would have ever guessed that at age 29, Nelson Lauver was functionally illiterate. Nelson's struggle with literacy was a result of his severe dyslexia that had gone undiagnosed. Nelson... read full bio
Nicole Jain has devoted her professional life to leadership and public service, particularly in the areas of K–12 public education management and policy. She graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in public policy and Harvard University with a master's degree in education policy and management. Nicole thinks that every child should have access to a high-quality education and that the... read full bio
Nigel Nicholson is the Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School where he has been working for over 30 years. Nicholson has previously earned his B.A. from Cardiff University before going on to earn his Ph.D. from Wales. Prior to working as a professor, Nicholson has worked as a journalist and was a commentator on business issues. Since... read full bio
Known as The New Einstein" on television, Olympia LePoint is an award-winning rocket scientist, science entertainer and educator striving to help people overcome fear. Mathaphobia: How You Can Overcome Your Math Fears and Become a Rocket Scientist is her debut self-help, educational book created to empower adults and students to ace math and science without doing more math problems. As... read full bio
Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator and scholar. He worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and policy adviser in Finland and was actively engaged in planning and implementing education reforms in Finland in the 1990s. He has served the World Bank in Washington, D.C. (2003-2007), the European Commission (2007-2009) and the OECD as an external expert advising foreign governments in... read full bio
Patrick Awuah is an educator, engineer, and entrepreneur who is working on building new ways of higher education in Ghana, where he is from. Awuah has founded Ashesi University, which has gone on to earn him several awards and honors some of which include The Order of the Volta, John. P. McNulty Prize, MacArthur Fellowship and the Wise Prize of... read full bio
Philanthropist, investing guru, Kinkos founder and serial entrepreneur Paul Orfalea struggled through his school years because of conditions we now recognize as Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Paul credits these disabilities as the blessings that allowed him to see the world differently from his peers. Because I couldnt read, I learned from direct experience. Experience is a harsh teacher,... read full bio
Pekka Himanen is a Finnish philosopher who is an expert on the information age. Himanen has studied philosophy with computer science as a minor at the University of Helsinki before going on to earn his Ph.D. from philosophy, making him the youngest person to earn a Ph.D. in Finland. Himanen has been known for his research work in Finland at... read full bio
Peter Hines is a keynote speaker, researcher, author, and founder and chairman of S A Partners, which is a consultancy company that is based out of the United Kingdom. Hines has earned his B.A. as well as his M.A. in Geography from University of Cambridge before going on to earn his MBA in Business and Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management... read full bio
