Ming Tsai is a fusion cuisine chef and restaurateur who currently hosts two cooking shows – Ming's Quest on the Fine Living television channel and Simply Ming on American Public Television – and formerly hosted East Meets West on the Food Network, for which he won an Emmy Award. He has appeared as a challenger chef on the Food Network's... read full bio
Enter the G-Block and go Around the World in 80 Seconds with Shepard Smith, whose fast-paced and jam-packed anchoring is a glimpse into the future of television news. His highly relatable reporting has been a trademark on FOX News Channel (FNC) since he joined the network at its inception in 1996. Smith anchors FNCs signature evening newscast, The Fox Report... read full bio
Henry Waxman is a well-known American politician. He has represented the 30th congressional district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. Henry is a representative of the Democratic Party and is considered a highly influential member of Congress passing laws including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as well as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.... read full bio
Geoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business. As a longtime editor and columnist for Fortune, he has become one of America's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, the infotech revolution, and related issues. As anchor of Wall Street Week with Fortune on PBS, he spoke each... read full bio
Fran_ois Charles Armand Fillon was Prime Minister of France during a time in which the French government needed a much-needed push. As a member of the UMP, Francois Fillon became Jean-Pierre Raffarin's Minister of Labor and undertook controversial reforms of the 35-hour working week law and of the French retirement system, initiative he took upon himself as a decisive policy... read full bio
Fans of the hit HBO series The Sopranos will instantly recognize Federico Castelluccio, the actor who plays Furio Giunta, a pony-tailed Neapolitan enforcer best known for his forbidden tryst with Tony's wife, Carmella (and having to high-tail it out of the country as a result).There are many actors who happen to be painters. Federico is a rare breed who's just... read full bio
For thirty-two years, Jerry Coffee has called Hawaii home. The only other place he lived longer was in the infamous Hanoi Hilton in North Vietnam. Those seven years, nine days he spent as a prisoner of war - much of it in solitary, enduring torture - served not to embitter him, but to strengthen his faith, love of country, and... read full bio
On The Practice, Lisa Gay Hamilton played an attorney dedicated to defending people's rights. As a woman, Hamilton is fighting to defend fellow women from becoming victims of physical and sexual violence. An actress who seems to have talent waiting to burst out of the small featured roles to which she has been assigned, Lisa Gay Hamilton made it to... read full bio
Katherine Helmond, honored with two Golden Globe awards and six Emmy nominations, is best known for her role as Jessica Tate in ABC's groundbreaking sitcom, Soap. Critically acclaimed on the stage, Helmond has performed in an impressive array of contemporary and classic plays, and has won multiple awards for her stunning portrayal of the tragi-comic figure Bananas in the original... read full bio
Noel M. Tichy is an American management consultant, author and educator. He has co-authored, edited or contributed to over 30 books and was the director of global development at GE's Crotonville. He has been named one of the top Management Gurus" He is an advocate of leaders being teachers as well as managers. He is the co-author along with Warren... read full bio
Rolf Dobelli founded ZURICH.MINDS, a community of the world’s most famous and distinguished thinkers, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs including Nobel prize winner Kurt Wuthrich, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Matt Ridley, philosopher Daniel Dennet and many others. Earlier in his career, Rolf joined Swissair as CEO of several of its subsidiaries. In 1999, he co-founded get Abstract, the world’s largest publisher of... read full bio
Rolf Eckrodt held senior positions at Daimler-Chrysler for more than 20 years. He had joined Mercedez-Benz in 1966 and had been known for his track record in turnarounds. As an example, as President of Mercedez-Benz Brazil in 1992-96, he carried out a completer restructuring of the troubled company. Business Week magazine commented on his appointment at Mitsubishi, He worked wonders... read full bio
Lorraine Heggessey is a British television producer and executive. She is notable as having been, from 2000 until 2005, the first ever woman to be Controller of BBC One, the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has also served as the Chief Executive of the production company Talkback Thames.... read full bio
Daniel Boulud is Owner and Chef of ten award-winning restaurants as well as the iconic Feast & Fetes catering company. While he hails from Lyon, France, it is in New York that he has truly mastered the culinary scene, so much so that Boulud is today considered one of America's leading culinary authorities. Over the last two decades, Boulud has... read full bio
A pioneer in her field, Martha McSally has made significant contributions to literature, politics, and the military. As the nation's first female combat fighter pilot, McSally broke down boundaries and cleared the path for women to serve in the military. She became known as an inspiration and a symbol of empowerment due to her unwavering courage and tenacity. Beyond her ground-breaking... read full bio
Kevin Surace is a highly regarded Silicon Valley innovator and entrepreneur. He’s been named INC Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, and Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee. Mr. Surce has been inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame. His technical background includes pioneering... read full bio
Ed Begley Jr. is an American actor and environmentalist known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award six consecutive times, and his hundreds stage, film, and TV appearances including Portlandia, The Office, The Simpsons, Pineapple Express, This Is Spinal Tap, Hot Rod, and more. However, Begley prefers to... read full bio
Marilu Henner is an actress, radio host, and bestselling author. For more than twenty years, Henner has championed a vigorous, healthy lifestyle and has inspired millions of people along the way. She rose to national prominence with the role of Elaine Nardo in the television series Taxi and has maintained a successful film and TV career spanning 35 years. A... read full bio
Lisa Ling is currently the host of This is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN. Previously, she served as the executive producer and host of Our America on OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network. As the former field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and contributor to ABC News' Nightline and National Geographic's Explorer, Lisa Ling has reported from dozens of... read full bio
Craig Newmark is the founder of Craigslist, a web-based platform that has fundamentally changed classified advertising. Initially developed in Craig's San Francisco flat, Craigslist quickly grew from a simple bulletin posting site into the de facto online classified ad destination for people searching for anything and everything. From jobs to real estate to services and beyond, Craigslist continues to grow... read full bio
