Authors

Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Valentin Chmerkovskiy immigrated with his family to Brooklyn at eight years old.

Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir.  

Victoria Arlen's life drastically changed in 2006, at the tender age of eleven, when she developed two rare conditions known as Transverse Myelitis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis.

Valerie Plame worked to protect America’s national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons. During her career with the CIA, Valerie managed top-secret…

Vanessa Hua is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and author of ‘Deceit and Other Possibilities,’ which received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. She received a Rona Jaffe…

CNN personality Van Jones was a special advisor to the Obama White House. A Yale-educated attorney, he is also a best-selling author, an award-winning social entrepreneur and a national leader…

Venus Williams is an athlete, entrepreneur, best-selling author, Olympic Gold medalist, activist, designer, and tennis champion. Williams entered the pro ranks of the Women's Tennis Association when she was 14…

Throughout her performing career, Vanessa Williams has maintained a reputation as one of the most respected and multi-faceted entertainers in the world, amassing one accomplishment after another. She has conquered…

Growing up in the small resort town of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Vanna White never expected to become a pop culture icon. But in 1982, she added her name…

Vince Lombardi Jr, son of legendary NFL coach Vince T. Lombardi, challenges audiences to growth, change and improved performance. Armed with a personal knowledge of his father's leadership techniques and…

Vernon Jordan, a prominent attorney, political advisor to President Bill Clinton and the former president of the National Urban League. Vernon Jordan has devoted the major part of his life…

Valerie Harper began her career as a teenager dancing with the corps de ballet at New York's Radio City Music Hall during its spectacular heyday. She performed in numerous Broadway…

Vartan Gregorian is president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Prior to assuming this position in 1997, he served for nine years as president of Brown University. From 1981…

In the 2002 Olympics, Vonetta Flowers and teammate Jill Bakken were gold medalists in the two-woman bobsled event. She is the first-ever African American athlete to win a Winter Olympics…