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Born in Detroit, Rupert Boneham moved with his parents at a young age to Indiana.

Bob Compton is a filmmaker, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is executive producer of the documentary Two Million Minutes.

Riccardo Agostini founded agostiniriccardo.com srl and has since worked with a host of blue-chip clients.

Richard Hight has earned acclaim for his ability to ignite and inspire audiences to greater heights of innovation.

Rick has demonstrated on many occasions a unique ability to relate to audiences of all ages.

She has starred in the television series Big Wolf .

Ronald G. Shapiro, Ph.D., a Fellow in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), the American Psychological Association (APA).

Rich Zvosec is Arkansas State's Deputy Director of Athletics. Known to many as Coach "Z", he also currently works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN and Fox.

Rodney Robinson has over 20 years experience as an educator with Richmond Public Schools.

Montague’s work particularly focuses on computational neuroscience – the connection between physical mechanisms present in real neural tissue.

Dr. Robyn R. Jackson is passionate about building better schools. As the CEO of Mindsteps Inc.

Raven Baxter, Ph.D., aka Dr. Raven the Science Maven is an internationally.

Though he avoided publicity and rarely spoke to large audiences, Robert Parris Moses became one of the most influential.

Known to many as "America's Educator," Ron Clark is the 2000 Disney American Teacher of the Year, a two-time New York Times Bestselling author, the subject of a television movie…

Cited by Sir Ken Robinson as the very embodiment of his high-thinking on unleashing creativity and human potential, Richard Gerver’s

Former Treasurer Rosie Rios became an Accidental Educator, Historian and Feminist as one of the longest serving senior Treasury officials in the Obama Administration starting with her time on the…

Darrell Scott is an international speaker and author of 8 published books.  Darrell lost his daughter, Rachel, in the Columbine High School tragedy in 1999. He is the co-founder of…

Raheem DeVaughn has made a career out of tapping into people’s emotions by creating personal soundtracks to our love lives. He has carved out a lane for himself as one…

Rehema Ellis joined NBC NEWS in 1994 as a general assignment correspondent.  In 2010 she was named Education Correspondent and was an integral part of NBC’s first annual Education Nation…

Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a thirty-year track record of accurate predictions.

Acknowledged as the Godfather of Hip-Hop, Russell Simmons is the visionary behind Def Jam, the legendary label that launched the careers of such artists as Run DMC, the Beastie Boys,…

A successful actress, Robin Givens long oscillated between a glamorous movie star life and the domestic abuse she suffered at home. Today, she speaks out about the abuse she suffered,…

Raul Yzaguirre is one of the most widely recognized leaders in the Hispanic community. His involvement in many of the most critical legislative and public policy issues of the last…

Roger Willie is a Navajo educator, artist and actor, made his screen debut in MGM’s production of Windtalkers in the spring of 2002.

Robert Townsend started out as an extra in movies and has since become a heralded actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and cable network programming CEO. That’s not so bad for…

Rodney E. Slater, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation has had a long and distinguished career of accomplishment in both the public and private sectors.  He is nationally recognized for his…

Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, best known for his awe-inspiring story of carving his name into the history books of college football and becoming the most famous graduate of the University of…

Richard Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1944, in San Francisco, California, to Mexican immigrants Leopoldo and Victoria Moran Rodriguez, the third of their four children. When Rodriguez was still…

Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist, author, playwright, and teacher. William Safire of the New York Times wrote that his work represents "some of the most profound and stylish writing in…

Robin Roberts has been the anchor for ABC’s Good Morning America since 2005. She began contributing to the morning program in 1995

Robert Redford, the iconic independent filmmaker who founded the Sundance Film Festiva. Redford, who was recently labeled the “Godfather of Indie Film” by TIME magazine, best known for his career…

Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author and scholar, and as a leading voice for his generation in business and technology.  He is the founder, chairman…

Rosie Perez, a actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough was in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989). She followed this with White…

For a self-described "public citizen," Ralph Nader has achieved a phenomenal level of national prominence. Honored by Time magazine as "One of the 100 Most Influential Americans of the 20th…

Dr. Roger Leslie is a scholar in the fields of education and success, as well as motion pictures. A prolific writer of books that include inspirational self-help, teaching and librarianship,…

Richard Lederer, Ph.D., is the author of more than 30 about language and humor, including his current titles, The Revenge of Anguished English and Comma Sense. Dr. Lederer’s syndicated column,…

Nationally and internationally known as one of the most powerful, motivating, and life changing orators and speakers, Bernice A. King leaves her audiences spell bound and challenges people to raise…

Randall Kennedy is Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations. He was born in Columbia,…

Rashida Jolley is one of the hottest music and speaking personalities America’s today. She is a former Ms America contestant, was a hit on America’s Got Talent and is now…

Rita Dove was U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993-1995 and Special Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress bicentennial in 1999/2000 and served as the Poet Laureate of Virginia from…