Max Baucus is an American retired politician and diplomat who has previously served as a United States Senator from Montana. Baucus was born in Helena, Montana, and he earned his B.A. in economics from Stanford University before going on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. After graduating, Baucus began working as a lawyer before opening up... read full bio
Kevin Hassett is an American economist who is currently the Senior Advisor to the President for economic issues under President Trump. Hassett was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and he earned his B.A. in economics from Swarthmore College before going on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Hassett began his career working as an assistant professor... read full bio
Karen Mills has previously served as the 23rd Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama. During his time in office, Mills expanded her power on policy decision and was granted her inclusion in the President’s cabinet meetings. Mills was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and she went on to earn her A.B. in economics from Harvard University before... read full bio
Julia Gillard is an Australian former politician who has previously served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Australian Labor Party. Gillard was born in Barry, Wales, and she went on to study for an arts degree at the University of Adelaide, where she served as president of the Adelaide University Union. While studying there, Gillard... read full bio
Jennifer Palmieri is the former White House Communications Director under President Barack Obama and has also been the Director of Communications for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Palmieri was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and she earned her B.A. from American University. After earning her degree, she began her career working for Congressman Leon Panetta. She has previously served as the... read full bio
Jane Holl Lute is an American diplomat and security analyst who currently serves as the UN special envoy on the Cyprus dispute. Lute was born in New Jersey, and she graduated with her B.A. from Montclair State University before going on to earn her M.A. from the University of Southern California and earning her Ph.D. in political science from Stanford... read full bio
Gary Cohn is an American business leader who has most previously served as the 11th Director of the National Economic Council under President Donald Trump. Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and he earned a B.S. in Business Administration from American University’s Kogod School of Business. Cohn went on to begin his career working at the U.S. Steel home products... read full bio
Ehud Barak is an Israeli general and politician who has previously served as the 10th Prime Minister of Israel for two years. Barak was born in Mishmar HaSharon, and he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before going on to earn his master’s degree in engineering-economic systems from Stanford... read full bio
David Miliband is a British inspirational statesman who is currently the President and Chief Executive of International Rescue Committee, which is a non-profit humanitarian organization. Miliband was born in London and has earned his first-class honours degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, before going on to earn his master’s degree in Political Science at Massachusetts... read full bio
William Joseph Burns is an American politician who is currently the President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former 17th United States Deputy Secretary of State. Burns was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and he earned his B.A. in history from La Salle University before going on to earn his M.Phil and D.Phil in international relations from... read full bio
Jaime Harrison is an American politician who was previously the Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Harrison was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and he was selected to the United States Senate Youth Program at a young age. He went on to earn a scholarship to Yale University where he majored in political science. After earning his degree, Harrison... read full bio
Graca Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian who is best known for previously being the First Lady of South Africa during the time Nelson Mandela was President. Machel was born in Incadine, Mozambique, and she studied German at the University of Lisbon where she also began gaining a love for independence issues. While growing up, Machel learned how to... read full bio
As top advisor for two different Presidents and Secretary of State, Jen Psaki has earned the distinction of being one of the most prominent and important voices in American politics. Psaki is known widely for her quick wit and incredible wisdom, debunking misinformation. She served as Obama’s communications director in his final year in office while she was six months... read full bio
Mike Rogers was a Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee from January 2019 to January 2021, a member of the Alabama House of Representative from the 36th district, Calhoun County Commissioner (for which he was the youngest person in history to join at the age of 28), and is currently a Member of the United States House of... read full bio
Elizabeth Ashburn Duke, an American bank executive who was a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2008 to 2013, was born on July 23, 1952. Duke was approved by the Senate to complete a term that was set to expire on January 31, 2012. She was the board's seventh female appointment. She made her departure from the... read full bio
Jacques Chirac appointed Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin as France's Prime Minister from May 31, 2005, until May 17, 2007. She was born on November 14, 1953. De Villepin, a protégé of Chirac, climbed through the French right's ranks while working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. One year after being appointed to the role of Minister of... read full bio
General Martin "Marty" Edward Dempsey, a retired United States Army officer, made an enduring impression on the history of the country's armed forces. Dempsey's route to leadership started at a young age. He was born on March 14, 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and reared nearby in Bayonne. He graduated from Goshen, New York's John S. Burke Catholic High... read full bio
Ben Sasse became a professor and the 13th president of the 170-year-old University of Florida. Ben is devoted to leading Gator Nation through this period of fast change in the nature of labor, technology and higher education. He is a husband, father, historian, Uber driver and football enthusiast. Ben has worked quickly to develop new leadership, build a UF-wide strategic planning project and base UF's... read full bio
The wife of Vice President Mike Pence, Karen Pence, is a mother, an educator and a celebrated watercolorist. Mrs. Pence strives to raise awareness of art therapy and the sacrifices made by armed service men and their families in her role as the Second Lady of the United States. Prior to being elected First Lady of Indiana, Mrs. Pence spent 25 years... read full bio
Up until 2000, Andrei Kozyrev served as both the Russian Federation's foreign minister and a member of the Duma, the country's legislature. He agreed to join the board of directors of ICN Pharmaceuticals, a US company, and has since joined the boards of several Russian and foreign businesses. At the Moscow Institute of International Relations, he teaches. Andrei holds a PHD... read full bio
