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Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan is a leading expert in world religions. He is also an internationally renowned writer, professor, and an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. His producing credits include the acclaimed HBO[…]
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Joel Peterson
Joel Peterson is the chairman of JetBlue Airways and the founding partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm. Peterson has a long history of successful growth[…]
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Stanley McChrystal
General Stanley A. McChrystal was called “one of America’s greatest warriors” by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He is widely praised for launching a revolution in warfare by leading a[…]
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David Goggins
David Goggins is the only member of the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training, Air Force tactical air controller training, and the U.S. Army Ranger School, where he graduated[…]
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Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Corcoran is the co-founder of Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners. Her credentials include straight D’s in high school and college and twenty jobs by the time she turned twenty-three. It[…]
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Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is the author of fourteen novels, a book of stories, and four works of non-fiction. He is also the co-editor of an anthology of contemporary Indian writing, called[…]
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David Ropeik
David Ropeik is an award-winning broadcast journalist, a Harvard instructor, and an international consultant in risk communication and risk perception. He’s also the author of How Risky Is It, Really?[…]
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Matt Dixon
Matt Dixon is the chief product and research officer of the Austin-based AI venture, Tethr. Prior to his role with Tethr, he was the global head of salesforce effectiveness solutions[…]
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Max Bazerman
Max Bazerman has authored or co-authored 19 books in the field of decision making, negotiation, and ethics. Bazerman’s latest book, co-authored with Ann E. Tenbrunsel, called Blind Spot (2011) is[…]
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Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He is also the author[…]
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Leonard Mlodinow
Dr. Leonard Mlodinow is a theoretical physicist. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and was on the faculty of the California Institute of Technology. In[…]
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Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the executive director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on[…]
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Richard Cytowic
Richard E. Cytowic, M.D., MFA, is Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. He is the author of several books published by the MIT Press, including Synesthesia: A Union of[…]
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Scott Keller
Scott Keller is a senior partner in McKinsey’s Southern California office and co-leads the firm’s global CEO Excellence service line. His books include A CEO for All Seasons.
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Carolyn Dewar
Carolyn Dewar is a senior partner in McKinsey’s San Francisco office. She co-leads McKinsey’s CEO Excellence service line, and is co-author of A CEO for All Seasons.
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John Wihbey
John Wihbey is an associate professor at Northeastern University, where he is a faculty co-director of the Institute for Information, the Internet, and Democracy, and director of the AI-Media Strategies[…]
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Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden is a physician specializing in internal medicine, infectious diseases, public health, and epidemiology. He is the former director of the CDC and NYC’s Public Health Commissioner. His new[…]
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Patrick Leddin
Patrick Leddin, PhD, is a former airborne ranger, whose books include The 5‑Week Leadership Challenge: 35 Action Steps to Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be, and Disrupt Everything—and[…]
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Christopher Lind
Christopher Lind helps leaders move beyond just deploying technology to building sustainable capability in their organizations. As a former Chief Learning Officer with deep experience in learning, AI, and ethics,[…]
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MATT GJERTSEN
Matt Gjertsen is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and former Air Force Instructor Pilot with 2500 flight hours. After leaving active duty, he spent over 4 years leading the training and development team at SpaceX before founding Better Every Day Studios in 2021.
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Andrea Janes
Andrea Janes (she/her) is the founder and owner of Boroughs of the Dead, New York City's premier ghost tour company, which has been featured on NPR.org, The New York Times,[…]
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Leanna Renee Hieber
Leanna Renee Hieber is an award-winning author and paranormal history expert. A regular speaker at Sci-Fi / Fantasy conventions, she’s appeared on film and television on shows including Mysteries at[…]
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Angus Fletcher
Angus Fletcher is a Professor of Story Science and Director of the Leadership Initiative at the Ohio State Fisher College of Business. His new book is the instant national bestseller,[…]
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JD Dillon
CLO of Axonify and Founder of LearnGeek, JD builds technology, content, and services that empower frontline workers in retail, grocery, financial services, hospitality and beyond to do their best work[…]
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Ranya Nehmeh
Ranya Nehmeh is a senior HR strategist with expertise in people strategy, HR policy, leadership development, and talent management. She is a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for[…]
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Peter Cappelli
Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at the Wharton School, where he directs the Center for Human Resources, and a research associate at the National Bureau[…]
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Christina Farr
Christina Farr is a health-technology investor, advisor, and industry expert. She is editor-in-chief of the newsletter and podcast Second Opinion, and author of The Storyteller’s Advantage.
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Christof Koch
Christof Koch is a Meritorious Investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Chief Scientist at the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation.
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