Jay Ward is an innovation speaker and creative director at Pixar where he has been a consultant on all projects related to the film franchise “Cars”. Ward has earned his BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts. He began his career working in feature film production at Pixar Animation Studios and over the years he has worked his... read full bio
Jay Winner M.D. is a family physician, author, and stress management expert. Winner has been the founder of the stress management program that is found at the largest medical clinic in Santa Barbara, California, Sansum Cinic. He has also been the program director and instructor of the stress management program. Winner has also been the Chairman of Patient Education for... read full bio
Jayathma Wickramanayake is a Sri Lankan international civil servant who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. Jayathma was born in Bentota in Sri Lanka and she earned her bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Colombo. While studying at the University, Jayathma became runner-up in the first competition by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Youth Affairs to... read full bio
Jaylen D. Bledsoe began his business journey when he was just twelve years old. He started his own Information Technology Consulting business called Bledsoe Technologies, LLC. All he had was his dream and $100 in hand, with which he began marketing his technology services, and within just two years he had 150 contractors working for him. The scope of services... read full bio
Jayson Greene is a writer and music enthusiast. After experiencing a life-changing moment when his two-year-old daughter was unexpectedly killed by a falling brick in New York City, Greene was launched into uncertainty and sadness. As a writer for Pitchfork, Greene’s natural talent took him to authoring a book depicting his grief. Greene’s book, titled Once More We Saw Stars,... read full bio
Jayson Lusk is an American economist, researcher, writer, and speaker who is currently the Distinguished Professor and Head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University. Lusk has previously earned his B.S. in Foot Technology from Texas Tech University and went on to earn his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University. After graduating from graduate school, Lusk began... read full bio
All of MLB Network's programming, including the Emmy Award-winning main studio show MLB Tonight, features Jayson Stark, a writer and insider who has received several awards from the Hall of Fame. The J.G. Taylor Spink Award went to Stark for his "meritorious contributions to baseball writing." In addition to his employment with MLB Network, he serves as the presenter of Baseball Stories... read full bio
Jaz is among the most popular and most sought-after female motivational speakers in the United Kingdom. Her path from shattered to "British Oprah" includes her experiences as a TEDx speaker, TV host, author, and Funny Women semifinalist. According to statistics, Jaz's tale might have ended there because he was raised in foster care and struggled with homelessness. But she became the... read full bio
Jazz Jennings is an American television personality, spokesmodel, and LGBT rights activist. Jennings is a transgender woman and is known for being one of the youngest publicaly documented people that identifies as transgender. She gained attention after her interview with Barbara Walters, which aired on “20/20”. She is the co-founder of the TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which assists transgender youth.... read full bio
After specializing in Energy Systems Engineering at Stanford University, Straubel quickly established himself in the business. After graduating from college, he worked with Rosen Motors to build a new hybrid car drivetrain. Straubel was one of the original members of the Pentadyne Power Corporation team that contributed to the advancement of this technology. After that, Straubel was the Chief Technical Officer... read full bio
JC Caylen is an American YouTube personality who currently has nearly 3 million subscribers on his personal YouTube channel, JC Caylen, and has nearly 4 million subscribers on his channel KianandJc which he manages alongside his friend Kian Lawley. Caylen was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in San Antonio. After graduating from high school, Caylen studied at the... read full bio
jD Shapiro is an award winning writer/director. He has sold over a dozen screenplays to almost every major studio, including Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, New Line, Miramax, and Twentieth Century Fox. He served as a creative consult on several movies that became major blockbusters. He's had TV deals with Fox, Big ticket and Spelling Entertainment. He... read full bio
Jean Brownhill is the founder and CEO of Sweeten, a company that matches people to vetted general contractors and provides support throughout the process. Brownhill has earned her degree in architecture from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and is a Loeb Fellow from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where she co-founded the African American... read full bio
As Missouri's First Lady, she designed a program to help increase immunization rates of pre-school children from 44% to 85%. In a project that raised nearly $2 million for improvements to the 1871 Victorian Governor's Mansion. She is the author of four books. One written when she was First Lady of Missouri is entitled If Walls Could Talk -- a... read full bio
Jean Case is an American businesswoman who is the Chairman of the Board of National Geographic, CEO of the Case Foundation, philanthropist, investor, Internet and impact investing pioneer, and author. Her and her husband Steve Case, created the Case Foundation and have gone on to join the Giving Pledge. As an author, Case has published the book “Be Fearless: 5... read full bio
Jean Driscoll was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that resulted in the improper development of her spine. Despite this fact, she is the only athlete in any division to ever win the Boston Marathon eight times. During her career as an elite wheelchair racer, Jean won two Olympic silver medals, twelve Paralympic medals and numerous prestigious awards,including the... read full bio
Internationally reputed for his innovative, groundbreaking cuisine, Jean-Georges Vongerichten has emerged as one of the country's leading chefs. Acclaimed by critics as 'formidably gifted,' a 'residential genius' and the 'enfant terrible of modern French cooking', his culinary vision has consistently set new standards and helped define today's generation of cooking. The Mercer Kitchen, at the stylish Mercer Hotel in SoHo,... read full bio
Across all media, New York Times bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz is renowned for creating enthralling stories that keep readers interested and motivated. The novels written by Korelitz include The Latecomer, You Should Have Known, which HBO adapted as The Undoing, Admission, which was made into a movie, The Sabbathday River, A Jury of Her Peers, The White Rose, The... read full bio
Jean Houston's Key Accomplishments Include . . . Author of Jump Time, Manual for the Peacemaker, Listening to the Body and The Possible Human. Dr. Jean Houston, a master storyteller, specializes in helping people develop their physical and mental skills and, in particular, their ability to learn and be creative. She has presented her research in over 15 books and... read full bio
Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on the image of women in advertising and her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. Her films, lectures, and television appearances have been seen by millions of people throughout the world. She was named by The New York Times Magazine as one of the three most popular speakers on... read full bio
