Eric Schmidt is a software engineer, businessman, and the former CEO of Google. Forbes ranked Schmidt as the 48th-richest person in the world. Schmidt, who previously sat on the boards of trustees for both Carnegie Mellon University and Princeton University, serves on the board of the Khan Academy. He founded the New America Foundation, a non-profit public-policy institute and think... read full bio
Daymond John is the epitome of business savvy and flair, enthralling viewers each week as the go-to branding guru on ABC's popular program Shark Tank. The launch of the legendary FUBU (For Us by Us) fashion brand, which deftly tapped into the nascent urban apparel industry, kindled John's legacy as a marketing guru and book. FUBU was founded in Hollis, Queens,... read full bio
Ian Bremmer, the president of Eurasia Group and the inventor of Wall Street's first-ever global political risk index, is a sought-after expert on international risk management who understands the global political and economic scene. Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consultancy organization, was founded and is led by Bremmer. His firm delivers information and analysis on how political developments... read full bio
The Wiseman Group, a renowned research and development company tucked away in the heart of Silicon Valley, is run by Liz Wiseman, who serves as its president. She has conducted extensive research in this area, which is the focus of her significant work on collective intelligence and leadership. This interest in leadership transcends the boundaries of academic study as Wiseman... read full bio
Jon Steinberg is President of News at Altice USA & Founder and CEO of Cheddar. Cheddar has previously been named by Fast Company as one of the ten most innovative companies in media. Steinberg has been named to Ad Age’s 40 Under 40 and has sat on the board of Bustle and has been an advisor to TheSkimm and Taboola.... read full bio
Aileen Lee is a U.S. seed investor, a venture capital investor, and founder of Cowboy Ventures. She coined the Silicon Valley term, unicorn, which is defined as a privately held startup that has a billion dollar valuation. Lee started her career working as an M&A analyst for Morgan Stanley. She went on to work in business development at Gap Inc.... read full bio
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American author, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling book, “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” and for his other popular book, “Fooled by Randomness”. Taleb has been a professor at several universities and has been a Distinguished Professor of Risk... read full bio
Linda Bernardi has a renowned career that has continually pushed the limits of what is possible in the digital landscape. She is a vibrant and successful visionary in the fields of technology and innovation. As a Senior Advisor for McKinsey & Company Worldwide, Linda offers her unrivaled knowledge and perceptions to help firms on a worldwide scale move toward technology... read full bio
Inge Thulin is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for 3M. Thulin was born in Malmo, Sweden, and is both Swedish and American. Thulin started his career with 3M Europe where he worked in marketing, sales, and management for over 20 years before being appointed to executive vice president for international operations which he served as... read full bio
Anna Young is the CEO of MakerHealth, a TEDMED Speaker, and a lecturer in the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. She has been featured in Fast Company as one of the “Most Creative People in Business” and has been named a “Top Health Innovator Under 35” by LinkedIn. Young’s work with MakerHealth is to create devices that... read full bio
Gary Kunath is the founder and former CEO of the Summit Group. During his time as CEO of the Summit Group, Kunath grew the company to a global enterprise and it was ranked as one of the top sales training companies in the world by Selling Power magazine. Kunath has been previously named Businessman of the Year for the United... read full bio
Mauricio de Vengoechea is a political consultant for leaders and governments with De Vengeochea & Associates. He was born in Bogota, Colombia, and has been President of the Latin American Association of Political Consultants and was later elected vice-president of the International Association of Political Consultants. Mauricio has also been named to a team of political campaigners by Aristotle, Inc.... read full bio
Richard Browning is a British inventor, entrepreneur, and speaker, who has been named the “real-life Iron Man” by multiple outlets around the world. Browning is the founder of Gravity Industries Ltd., a pioneering aeronautical innovation company that has been the creator of Daedalus Mark 1, a jet pack that uses several mini jet engines to be able to achieve vertical... read full bio
Kenneth Langone is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, who is best known for organizing financing for the founder of The Home Depot. Langone was born in Roslyn Heights, New York, and he went on to study at Bucknell University and the New York University Stem School of Business. Langone began his career working at a Wall Street financial services... read full bio
Joseph Lubin is a Canadian-American entrepreneur who is known for founding and co-founded several different companies such as EthSuisse, Ethereum, and ConsenSys. Lubin has earned his B.S. in Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University. After graduating from Princeton, Lubin went on to be a manager in the robotics and expert systems laboratory at Princeton where he worked... read full bio
As the CEO and creator of Triad Consulting Group, acclaimed American author, educator, and well-known speaker Sheila Heen plays a variety of roles. Heen has become a leading figure in negotiation and interpersonal dynamics thanks to her steadfast dedication to effective communication and conflict resolution. She is a renowned speaker on law at the Harvard Law School, therefore her impact... read full bio
Jonathan Mildenhall inspires us to reflect on what our purpose is while encouraging businesses to envision a better world through creativity, humanity, and purposeful, authentic branding. Jonathan is an internationally renowned thought leader in the worlds of business strategy and creative excellence. A proponent of purposeful branding – Jonathan is passionate about connecting consumers with brands in a meaningful, authentic way... read full bio
The Home Edit is a business run by the duo and founders, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin. The duo met through a mutual friend and at the time, both of them were focused on careers in personal organization. That same day they met, Shearer and Teplin decided to work together and launched The Home Edit right then and there. The... read full bio
Charles L. Evans has a reputable background in central banking and economics. He was the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's ninth president and chief executive officer from 2007 until 2023. As a member of the FOMC, he played a crucial part in determining monetary policy. Long before he became president, Evans began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank. He started... read full bio
A multi-talented American guy named Theodore John Leonsis is well-known for his work as a politician, businessman, investor, author, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Leonsis has substantial accomplishments throughout a wide variety of fields and a diversified range of interests. Leonsis rose to prominence as a former top executive of America Online (AOL), where he was instrumental in determining the success of the... read full bio
