Adm. William H. McRaven, USN, is a retired U.S. Navy Four-Star admiral, a best-selling author, and former Chancellor. McRaven has had quite the career and has advised Presidents Bush, and Obama on defense issues. During his time served, McRaven also was the commander of special operations on every level and went on to be in charge of the U.S. Special... read full bio
Admiral William Owens is a decorated former US Navy Admiral and former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest rank in the United States military establishment. Post military career, Owens served as the head of many companies including Science Applications International Corporation, Nortel, and Teledesic LLC. A former commander of the Sixth Fleet, Admiral Owens has... read full bio
Adrian Fenty is an American politician who has previously served as the 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia. Fenty was born in Washington, D.C. and he has earned his B.A. in English and economics from Oberlin College and his J.D. form the Howard University School of Law. Fenty began working in politics after interning for U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum... read full bio
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician, educator, political activist, and the youngest member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Yorks 14th congressional district. Growing up in the Bronx, Alexandria understood what income inequality meant and spent 40 minutes each way traveling to school to get a decent education. She went on to become successful in school and graduated... read full bio
Alice Stewart is currently a CNN Political Commentator, experienced Senior Communications Advisor on several presidential campaigns and an Emmy Award-winning journalist. Stewart is a frequent contributor for several outlets including, State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper 360, Erin Burnett Out Front and The Don Lemon Show. She also regularly appears on CNN International, discussing American politics. Alice... read full bio
Ambassador Dennis Ross eloquently explains the complex world of Middle Eastern policy and illustrates the crucial role it will play in America's future. As this country's point man on the peace process for twelve years in both the Bush and Clinton administrations, he will share his insights on the failed Oslo Peace Accords and what we have learned from them,... read full bio
Amr Moussa is a popular Egyptian diplomat and politician. He has held many political positions during his long career and spent much of his time on foreign policy. Moussa started his career as the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States and moved on to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and ended up as 6th Secretary, General of the Arab... read full bio
Ana Navarro is a Nicaraguan-born American political commentator, strategist, and is best known for her commentating for series and networks such as, CNN, CNN en Espaol, ABC News, Telemundo, and co-host for The View. Navarro was born in Nicaragua but moved to the United States at a very young age because of political turmoil. She went on to graduate with... read full bio
Ambassador, Congressman, Mayor, humanitarian, ordained minister, international businessman, and sports enthusiast, Andrew Young has been serving and shaping our country for almost 50 years. Ambassador Young focuses on the future of doing business domestically and on a global scale, with particular emphasis on opportunities in previously overlooked markets. He emphasizes how business can affect positive change in our cities and... read full bio
Anja Manuel is a founding partner at RiceHadleyGates, LLC, working to evaluate political risk and strategy in current and emerging markets. Manuel works alongside Condoleezza Rice, Stephen Hadley, and Robert Gates at this firm. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Stanford University, Manuel is a well known name in foreign policy and technology. She frequently contributes to television, radio,... read full bio
Anthony Lake was named the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), following his nomination by President Obama. Since his entrance, he has been active in his efforts to refocus investment towards the most disadvantaged children, and reducing the deaths of children. Dr. Lake most recently served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and Distinguished... read full bio
Antonio Villaraigosa is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, California for almost 10 years. Prior to being elected Mayor he was a member of the California State Assembly for six years, the Democratic leader of the Assembly for two years, and the Speaker of the California State Assembly for two years. After leaving the... read full bio
Anwar Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who I currently the President of the Peoples Justice Party and leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition. He has previously been acting Prime Minister of Malaysia, 10th Leader of the Opposition, and Leader of the Pakatan Rakyat. Ibrahim has always stood for what he believes is right and has even been jailed for it.... read full bio
Ari Shapiro is an American radio journalist who is best known for being a host for National Public Radios All Things Considered. Prior to working for NPR, Shapiro was a White House correspondent based in London. He studied at Yale University where he graduated with magna cum laude and a B.A. in English. Shapiro started his career as an intern... read full bio
Arlen Specter is the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania. Specter is a Democrat, but was a Republican from 1965 until switching to the Democratic Party in 2009. Elected to the Senate in 1980, Specter staked out a spot in the political center. In April 2006, he was selected by Time as one of America's Ten Best Senators. On April... read full bio
Ayman Odeh is an Israeli Arab politician and lawyer from Haifa, Israel. He has been the leader of the Hadash party, a member of the Knesset and head of the Joint List alliance. Odeh started his political career after he joined Hadash and represented it on Haifa City Council for nearly 10 years before becoming the secretary-general. Odeh has been... read full bio
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who has previously served as the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ki-moon was born in Insei, Japanese Korea, which is now known as Eumseong County, South Korea. While in high school, Ki-moon excelled in his studies of the English language which led to him winning an essay contest that earned... read full bio
Bay Buchanan is a conservative political commentator who is best known for being the Treasurer of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. She studied at Rosemont College where she graduated with a bachelors in mathematics, and went on to study at McGill University where she graduated with a masters in mathematics. Over the years, Buchanan has been a commentator... read full bio
Ben Jealous is an American civic leader and political who has previously served as the President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Jealous was born in Pacific Grove, California, and grew up in Monterey, California. Jealous has earned his B.A. in political science from Columbia University and went on to earn his M.S. in... read full bio
Former Georgia Democratic congressman, Ben Jones is known for playing Cooter Davenport on the television show The Dukes of Hazzard. Jones has since returned to acting, in the films Primary Colors, The Dukes of Hazard: Reunion, and The Dukes of Hazard: Hazard in Hollywood. He also became a well-known writer, writing many political essays and a one-man play about Dizzy... read full bio
