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
Dr. Ben Carson, M.D. is a former neurosurgeon who now is in the world of politics. He was born in Detroit where he was raised by his single mother who worked multiple jobs in order to bring home the bread. Despite having a poor upbringing, he achieved a higher education, graduation from Yale University and University of Michigan Medical School,... read full bio
Van Jones, a lawyer with a Yale education and a contributor to CNN, co-founded Rebuild the Dream, a platform that looks for bottom-up, citizen-driven solutions to help improve the American economy. The Green Collar Economy, the classic work on green jobs, and Rebuild the Dream, a road map for progressives in 2012 and beyond, are two of Jones' New York... read full bio
Sir John Major is a well-known British politician who is best known for leading the Conservative Party and serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Mr. Major presided over important occasions including the British involvement in the Gulf War and the Maastricht Treaty negotiations while serving as prime minister. Notably, during the general election for his tenure, he received... read full bio
Valerie Biden Owens is a consultant for Women’s Campaign International, media consultant at Joe Slade White & Co. and was a campaign manager for her brother, Joe Biden. At the time, Owens became one of the first women to ever manage a U.S. Senatorial campaign as well as a Presidential campaign. She has led every campaign her brother had and... read full bio
Kellyanne Conway is an American political consultant, pollster, and pundit who serves as counselor to the president under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Prior to working as Trump’s counselor, Conway was his campaign manager and the first woman to have run a successful U.S. presidential campaign. Conway has previously been president and CEO of The Polling Company, Inc./Woman... read full bio
Dan Coats is an American politician and former diplomat. He was born in Jackson, Michigan and later earned his B.A. in political science from Wheaton College. Coats served two years in the University States Army Corps of Engineers and after serving, he enrolled at the Indiana Unviersity School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor. He later began his... read full bio
Maurice Obstfeld is an American professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, who has previously been Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund. While working with the IMF, he oversaw the quarterly global forecast as well as the World Economic Outlook. He also advised the U.S. administration on issues such as climate, energy, economies, international trader, financial regulation,... read full bio
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan musician, actor, businessman, politican and philanthropist. He is known for being a member of the parliament which he represents Kyadondo East constituency in Wakiso District in Uganda’s Central Region. Wine earned his Uganda Certificate of Education from Kitante Hill School and he also earned his Uganda Advanced Certificate of... read full bio
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is a Thai politician who is the leader of the Future Forward Party. He was born and raised in Bangkok and his mother is the President and CEO of the Thai Summit Group. Thanathorn’s father founded the Thai Summit Group and his mother took over after his death. Thanathorn earned a joint-honours Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering... read full bio
Magid Magid, also known as Magid Mah, is a Somali-British activist and politician who has previously served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield. He gained attention after being appointed as he was the first ethnic Somali, youngest-ever appointed and the first Green Party councilor to hold the rose. After serving for a year, he was elected to the European Parliament... read full bio
Juan Manuel Santos is a Colombian politician who has previously served as the 32nd President of Colombia. Santos was born in Bogota, Colombia, and he began his career enlisting in the Colombian Navy where he finished with a rank of naval cadet NA-42z 139. After leaving the service, Santos moved to the United States where he earned a Bachelor in... read full bio
Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish politician, economist, and lecturer, who has previously served as the Prime Minister of Sweden. Reinfeldt was born in Osterhaninge, Sweden, and at a young age he became engaged in politics and by the age of 11, was chairman of his school’s student council. He later went on to serve in the military as a ranger... read full bio
Alejandro Foxley is a Chilean economist and politician who has previously been the Foregin Affairs Minister of Chile. Foxley was born in Vina del Mar, Chile, and he previously earned his Chemical Engineering degree from the Catholic University of Valparaiso as well as his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After earning his degrees, Foxley began working as... read full bio
Joschka Fischer is a German politician who is apart of the Alliance ‘90/The Greens. Fischer was born in Gerabronn, Wurttemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany and he later in life became active in the German student movement and left-wing movement. Fischer began working at a bookstore where he also studied at universities. Throughout his career, Fischer first began working as a member of... read full bio
