Valerie Ramsey is a firm believer that life is an adventure we create for ourselves and that we are never too old to have a new dream or to celebrate a new success. Since her 50s, her life has continued to open up and flourish in ways she never would have dreamed possible. She has lived her life in direct... read full bio
Valerie Morris is an Emmy award-winning journalist who is best known for being the former Business News Anchor for CNN Business News. During her time with CNN, Morris was anchor of Headline News’ Smart Assets, which helped consumers understand areas that help them make better financial planning decisions. Morris has earned her bachelor’s in journalism from San Jose State University... read full bio
American lawyer, businesswoman, and civic leader Valerie Jarrett is best recognized for serving as President Barack Obama's senior advisor for the longest period of time. She was in charge of directing the Obama Administration's initiatives to improve middle-class access and advance the American economy during her time in office. Additionally, she served as the White House Council on Women and... read full bio
At age 31, Valerie Greene was a healthy, athletic and successful business owner until a massive stroke paralyzed the left side of her body and left her unable to speak. Doctors told her that she might never walk or talk again, and most of her hearing was lost. Sheer determination propelled her out of her wheelchair and into a new... 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
Valentino Achak Deng's life has been described by The New York Times as a testament to human resilience over tragedy and disaster." Born in the village of Marial Bai, in Southern Sudan, he was forced to flee in the 1980s, at the age of seven, when civil war erupted. As one of the so-called Lost Boys, he trekked hundreds of... read full bio
Valda Boyd Ford, MPH, MS, RN Valda Boyd Ford is a professional speaker, consultant and author. For over thirty years Valda has worked in nearly 50 countries to improve health and decrease vulnerability. For more than a decade Valda has worked to help women (and couples) learn how to get the spice back in their relationships, help women to achieve satisfaction... read full bio
Vaclav Smil is an expert on the history of technological innovation. He points out that the energy industry—which includes production, processing, transportation and distribution, coal and uranium mines, oil and gas fields, pipelines, refineries, fossil-fuel fired, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, tanker terminals, uranium enrichment facilities and transmission and distribution lines—constitutes the world’s most massive, most indispensable, most expensive and... read full bio
Professor Klaus belonged to the first generation of post-communist reformers that emerged when communism in Central and Eastern Europe collapsed. He educates and entertains decision makers eager to do business with Eastern European countries by explaining how he came to be the architect of what would be considered a blueprint for converting a state-run economy to capitalism. Following his studies in... read full bio
Uwe E. Reinhardt, a native of Germany, has taught at Princeton University since 1968, rising through the ranks from assistant professor of economics to his current positions, teaching courses in both micro- and macro-economic theory and policy, accounting for commercial, private non-profit and governmental enterprises, financial management for commercial and non-profit enterprises, and health economics and policy. Recognized as one... read full bio
Utz Classen is one of Germany’s most charismatic business leaders and turnround experts. He has held senior management positions with some of Germany’s most prominent companies, across a number of industry sectors. He is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Syntellix AG, Member of the Supervisory Board of AWD Holding AG, Honorary Professor at the University of Hanover, Institute... read full bio
Ursula Burns is an American business executive. She has paved a path in the business world for herself, making a statement for women and African Americans across the country. Burns career came to life as she obtained the position of CEO of Xerox. She was the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 company. Burns has been rated,... read full bio
Uri Levine is an Israeli entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Waze, the world’s largest navigation and traffic app that was bought out by Google for over 1 billion dollars. Levine graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in Economics. He is a Board Member for Moovit, HERE Technologies, and SeeTree, which he is also an investor of. Levine... read full bio
Umair Haque is a consultant, author, and economist who is a world leader in management thinkers and has been known for being the youngest member of the Thinkers50. Haque has also been the Director of the Havas Media Lab and writes a blog for the Harvard Business Review. Haque has also published two books on topics which include the economy... read full bio
Uma Valeti is the co-founder and CEO of Memphis Meats, which is the world’s biggest cell-based meat company which produces meats from animal cells without having to raise animals. Through his work with Memphis Meats, Valeti is the leader of the development of the cell-based meat technologies and also works in commercialization. Since the formation of Memphis Meats, the company... read full bio
Ulrich Dietz is a German businessman who has been known for being the CEO of GFT Technologies SE, founder of Code-n, and an advisor on innovation and entrepreneurship. Through his work with GFT Technologies, Dietz has helped grow the company into a group that has 20 locations in seven different countries. He has also helped the company earn a turnover... read full bio
Ulrich Boser is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. He has written books, Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything, The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters, and The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the Worlds Largest Art... read full bio
During the STS-9 mission, Ulf Merbold made history by being the first non-American to fly aboard the Space Shuttle. He served as the Crew Interface Coordinator (CIC) and backup Payload Specialist on the Space Shuttle Spacelab German D-1 mission. After transferring, Merbold worked for ESA as a project manager on Columbus, the European laboratory for the International Space Station, at... read full bio
Ukonwa Ojo is the senior vice president and global chief marketing officer for MAC Cosmetics, the number 1 makeup brand in the world. Ojo has previously earned her B.S. in Business Administration from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and has also earned her M.B.A. in finance, marketing and international business from Kellogg School of Management. She began her career working as... read full bio
Tyra Banks is an American television personality, producer, businesswoman, model, actress, author, and singer best known for her work on the television series “America’s Next Top Model” which she was the executive producer and presented for. Banks has received numerous accomplishments over the span of her career some of which includes her best the first African American women to be... read full bio
