John B. King is the former Secretary of Education under President Obama. President Obama called him an exceptionally talented educator, and King believes in the power of a great education because of his own experience in school. Parentless by age 12, King focused on school, which became an oasis for him. He credits his teachers for saving his life. King... read full bio
Joe Trippi is an American political strategist who has worked on campaigns for Congress and the United States Senate and is known for his work with Jerry Brown, Howard Dean and Doug Jones. Trippi has also been known for his work as a political commentator for CNN. Trippi was born in Jamestown, New York, and raised in Los Angeles, California.... read full bio
Jocko Willink is an American retired officer of the United States Navy who served in the Navy SEAL teams and is now a podcaster and author. Willink was born in Torrington, Connecticut, and he began his career in Navy recruit training and Radioman “A” School training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. He went on to graduate BUD/S class 177 and... read full bio
From 2017 until 2019, James Norman Mattis, a retired four-star general in the US Marine Corps, served as the country's 26th secretary of defense. Mattis had a distinguished 44-year career in the Marine Corps, leading troops in important conflicts like the Iraq War, the Afghan War, and the Persian Gulf War. Mattis received his commission in the Marine Corps through the... read full bio
Jim Leach is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa. In Congress, Leach chaired the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. The legislation he is perhaps best known for is the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, one of the seminal pieces of banking legislation of the 20th century. The GrammLeachBliley Act (GLB), also known as the Financial... read full bio
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Jim Acosta is the CNN Chief White House correspondent and former national political correspondent. Acosta studied at James Madison University where he graduated with a bachelors degree in mass communication with a minor in political science. He always had a liking to speaking publically and while in school he volunteered for a student-run radio station and then worked as a... read full bio
Shocking the political establishment, Jesse Ventura was elected the 38th Governor of Minnesota on November 3, 1998, the first-ever Reform Party candidate to win statewide office. Born in Minneapolis, Ventura joined the Navy immediately after High school and was trained as a SEAL. He served in the Navy for six years during the Vietnam era. He then went on to... read full bio
Jesse Klaver is a Dutch politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives and the Leader of GroenLinks. He has also previously chaired the youth union of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond. Klaver started his career as a member of the board of DWARS, the youth organization of GroenLinks. He has studied social work at the Avans University... read full bio
South Carolina native, Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is... read full bio
Jerry S. Parr is a retired Secret Service Agent, who is best known for being one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire on newly elected President Reagan as Reagan exited the Washington Hilton Hotel after giving a speech. Upon hearing gun... read full bio
Edmund Gerald Jerry" Brown, Jr.is an American politician who has previously served and is currently serving as the Governor of California. He is the son of Pat Brown, the 32nd Governor of California. Brown served as Governor between 1975 and 1983, and again from 2011. Both before and after his first two terms as governor, Brown has served in various... read full bio
Jerome Adams is an American anesthesiologist and former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has most previously served as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. Adams was born in Maryland and he went on to study at the University of Maryland Baltimore County before going on to earn his B.S. in biochemistry and... read full bio
Jenny Shipley is a New Zealand former politician who has previously served as the 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand, making her at the time the first female prime minister of New Zealand as well as the first female that led the National Party. Shipley was born in Gore, New Zealand, and she began working as a teacher for primary... 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
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
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
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
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Jeff Flake is an American politician who has previously served as the United States Senator from Arizona. Flake was born in Snowflake, Arizona, and he has earned his B.A. in international relations and his M.A. in political science from Brigham Young University. Flake went on to take a two-year leave of absence and served as a missionary for The Church... read full bio
