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James McManus is a novelist and free-lance journalist who writes with a scholarly insight and an edgy style.
His stories have been featured in Harper's, the New York Times, the New Yorker, on NPR's "This American Life..
Author & Jewish Studies Professor at Williams College
Jeffrey Israel has taught religion and political philosophy at Northwestern University and Rutgers University
Host of "Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC" & Author
Kurt Anderson is primarily a writer. He’s the author of the novels True Believers,
Journalist & Civil Rights Attorney
Bloom founded and owns a prominent twelve-attorney civil rights law firm.
Leading Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets
Dr. Anil K. Gupta is the Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy
Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist
Included on NPR’s list of “Best Commencement Speeches” Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder.
Theoretical Physicist & Inventor; President of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; National Medal of Science Recipient
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, a theoretical physicist and famous inventor.
Celebrity Chef, Author, Host of "Lidia's Kitchen"
Lidia Bastianich is an Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows since…
Co-Founder and Director of Research, Terreform ONE
Mitchell Joachim is co-founder of Terreform ONE and an associate professor at NYU.
Evolutionary Psychologist and Intelligence Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science
Satoshi Kanazawa is an evolutionary psychologist and intelligence researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Swiss Writer, Philosopher & Television Presenter
Alain de Botton, FRSL is a Swiss writer, philosopher, and television presenter who currently lives in the United Kingdom.
Founder of Life Edited & TreeHugger.com
Alternately described as a serial entrepreneur, do-gooder, and designer, Graham Hill is founder and CEO of LifeEdited,
Science Communicator & Molecular Biologist Known as "Raven the Science Maven"; Founder, STEMbassy
Raven Baxter, Ph.D., aka Dr. Raven the Science Maven is an internationally.
Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Annette Gordon-Reed is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University,
First African-American Chess Grandmaster; Author, Puzzle Inventor & Motivational Speaker
Maurice Ashley lives his passion. Through his love for chess, he not only made history
Founder & President of Carol's Daughter
From humble beginnings in her Brooklyn kitchen, Founder & President of Carol’s Daughter
Grammy Award Winning Musician, Formerly in Band "The Fugees"
Worldwide superstar, Wyclef Jean, has sold over 100 million albums, and received three Grammy Awards®.
Lead Singer of the Band "Third Eye Blind"
Stephan Jenkins is lead singer and guitarist for the Third Eye Blind, a San Francisco-based alt-rock group Jenkins founded in the early 90s.