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 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
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
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
Alexander Rahr is the Research Director of the German-Russian Forum and has also been director of the Russian-Eurasia Program and the coordinator for the institute’s EU-Russia Forum. Rahr has worked as a German management consultant, is a historian, political scientist and publicist. He has previously studied History at the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and earned his MA in History... read full bio
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Vindman recently served as the director for European affairs while on the White House’s National Security Council. Before he officially retired from the U.S Army, he was a foreign area officer, having assignments in the American embassies across Ukraine and Russia. He spent three years in Russia and had contact with Russian military leaders. Alexander also... 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
Ana Palacio is a Spanish politician who has previously been the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Palacio was born in Madrid, Spain, and is the daughter of Luis Maria de Palacio y de Palacio who was the 4th Marques de Matonte. She previously graduated with honors from Lycee Francais with a degree in mathematics before going on to continue to earn... 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
Annise Parker is known as the former mayor of Houston, Texas (where she served for six years) but she’s also one of the first openly gay mayors of any major U.S. city. On top of that, she’s only the second female mayor of Houston, after Kathy Whitmire. So, she knows a thing or two about adversity and how push through... read full bio
Anthony Gardner is an American politician who has previously served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union. Gardner has earned his B.A. in Government from Harvard University, his MPhil in International Relations from Oxford University, his J.D. from Columbia Law School, and his Masters in Finance from London Business School. After finishing his degrees, Gardner has gone on... 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
