John Kerry
68th U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry's deep understanding of geopolitics, emerging trends, and diplomacy helps groups gain the freedom of action to navigate complex global affairs with confidence and strategic foresight.
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Former U.S. Senator, Olympian, NBA Hall of Famer and Bestselling Author
Author, The Room Where It Happened; National Security Advisor (2018-2019); U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006)
Board of Directors, Amazon; Founder, IronNet Cybersecurity; Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, National Security Agency; Former Chief, Central Security Service
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2013–2015); U.S. Senator (1997–2009); Co-founder, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
Founder and Director of Defending Democracy Together; Political Analyst and Network Television Commentator
Board of Directors Chairman, USA Basketball; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011-2015)
U.S. Secretary of Energy (2009-2013), Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist and Professor, Stanford University
Senior Political Contributor, CNN; Syndicated Political Talk Show Host, Columnist and Bestselling Author
Former President of Purdue University; Governor of Indiana (2005-2013) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2001-2003)
Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
20th President of the University of California (2013-2020); Secretary of Homeland Security (2009-2013); Governor of Arizona (2003-2009)
EPA Administrator (2001-2003) and Former New Jersey Governor
Director of National Intelligence (2017– 2019), Ambassador, and Politician
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Enough; Former Principal Aide to the White House Chief of Staff
President and CEO, Intrusion, Inc.; Former Senior Advisor, Squire Patton Boggs; Board Member, Baldrige Foundation; Former U.S. Chief Information Officer
President, European Commission (2004-2014) and Prime Minister, Portugal (2002-2004)
Co-founder, the Campaign to Fix the Debt; Former Co-chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (2010) and Respected Republican Leader
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