Cody Keenan is an American speechwriter who was previously the White House Director of Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. Keenan was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he earned his B.A. from Northwestern University before going on to earn his M.P.P. from Harvard University. Keenan began his career interning in the mailroom of Ted Kennedy’s senate office before he moved up... read full bio
Omarosa Manigault Newman, also known as just Omarosa, is an American reality television personality, writer, and former political aide to President Donald Trump. Omarosa gained popularity after being a contestant on the first season of the reality series, “The Apprentice,” which led to her working with Trump as the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison.... read full bio
Nadja West is an American retired United States Army lieutenant general who has been the 44th U.S. Army Surgeon General and former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. West was born in Washington, D.C., and she has earned her Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has also earned her Doctorate... read full bio
Deborah Lee James is an American politician who has previously served as the United States Secretary of the Air Force, being the second woman to ever hold the position. James was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and she went on to earn her B.A. in Comparative Area Studies from Duke University before going on to earn her M.A. in... read full bio
Francois Hollande is a French politician who has previously served as President of France. Hollande was born in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, France, and he has earned his bachelor’s in law from Pantheon-Assas University and went on to study at the Institut d’etudes politiques de Paris as well as at the Ecole nationale d’administration. He then went on to serve in the... read full bio
Fred Hochberg is an American businessman and civic leader who has previously served as the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank and Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Hochberg was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and he has earned his B.A. from New York University and his MBA from Columbia University. Hochberg went on to begin his... read full bio
Tim Broas is an American lawyer and diplomat who is best known for previously serving as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands under the Presidency of Barack Obama. Broas was born in Detroit, Michigan, and he earned his B.A. from Boston College before going on to earn his J.D. from the College of William & Mary. After earning his... read full bio
Ian Pearson is a British politician who has most previously been the Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Pearson was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, and he has previously earned his BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford, before going on to earn both his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Warwick. Pearson began his political career... read full bio
Chris Patten is a British politician who was previously the 28th Governor of Hong Kong. Patten was born in Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, and he has previously studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford where he graduated with second-class honors. Patten went on to begin working in politics first for the campaign for John Lindsay. He then went on to work... read full bio
Beto O’Rourke is an American politician who has most previously served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’s 16th district and who has also previously campaigned for United States Senate, and for President of the United States. O’Rourke was born in El Paso, Texas, and he began his political career working as a summer congressional intern... read full bio
Adrian Bradshaw is a former British Army officer who has served as the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has previously served as Director Special Forces, and Commander Land Forces. Bradshaw has previously studied at Bloxham School, then went on to earn his BSc from the University of Reading, and his MA in International Relations and MSc in Defence Studies from... read full bio
Peter Diamond is an American economist and advisor who is known for his analysis of the U.S. Social Security policy and for being an advisor for the Advisory Council on Social Security. Diamond was born in New York City, New York, and he earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in mathematics from Yale University and then earn his Ph.D.... read full bio
Pat Cox is an Irish politician and former television presenter on current affairs. Cox was born in Dublin, Ireland, and he studied at the University of Limerick and Trinity College, Dublin. Cox went on to begin his career working as a journalist before going on to be a presenter on RTE’s “Today Tonight,” which was a current affairs program. Upon... read full bio
Cornel West is an American philosopher, activist author, and public intellectual whose interests are focused on the role of race, gender, and class in American society. West was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and while growing up, West would march in civil rights demonstrations and protests and fought for equal rights while in high school. He went on to graduate magna... read full bio
Scott Brown is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who has previously served as the 19th United States Ambassador to Samoa and New Zealand. Brown was born in Kittery, Maine, and he has previously earned his B.A. in History cum laude from Tufts University before going on to earn his JD from Boston College Law School. Brown began his career... read full bio
Margaret Hoover is an American political commentator, political strategist, media personality, and author who is the great granddaughter of the former United States President, Herbert Hoover. Hoover was born in Colorado and has previously earned her B.A. in Spanish literature with a minor in political science from Bryn Mawr College. She began her career working for the George W. Bush... read full bio
David Ignatius always finds the most compelling method to relate a tale. Ignatius examines the various moving elements of the globe and makes sense of them, whether it is through his award-winning foreign policy column in the Washington Post or one of his nine bestsellers. Ignatius engages readers and audiences of all different types. David Ignatius has been reporting on... read full bio
As Atlanta, Georgia's 60th mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms was a trailblazing figure in advancing fairness in politics and business. Keisha, who had previously held positions as a judge and a member of the city council, made history by becoming the first mayor in Atlanta's history to have experience in all three levels of government. She has vowed to put her... read full bio
Geoff Duncan was a wealthy businessman, former professional baseball player, CNN commentator and Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Using a nonpartisan strategy, Duncan led the State Senate through a pandemic, civil unrest and an economic downturn as the second-most powerful Republican in the state. Particularly in the fields of health care, public safety, technology and economic growth, Duncan has established himself as a fearless... read full bio
William J. Bennett is the host of the number seven ranked, nationally syndicated radio show, ‘Morning America’, and former Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan. Dr. Bennett is also an award-winning professor; he’s taught at Boston University, the University of Texas, and Harvard. An advocate for education in America, Dr. Bennett is senior advisor to Project Lead The Way, one... read full bio
