Professors

Erin Gruwell has earned an award-winning reputation for her steadfast commitment to the future of education. Her ability to relate her experiences to a wide range of audiences has made her a popular speaker. She inspires audiences to...

Allison Baum Gates is a successful venture capital investor, Harvard graduate, McGraw-Hill author, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a contributing writer for Forbes, a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley-HaaS and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. As...

A well-known conservative icon and host of one of the most popular syndicated radio programs in America, William Bennett puts his unrivaled experience—and insider access to today's newsmakers—to use in analyzing the political, cultural and educational issues of...

NYU Stern School of Business professor and serial entrepreneur Scott Galloway shares unfiltered, data-driven insights, bold predictions, and thoughtful advice.

Shawn Achor shares the recent scientific breakthroughs in the study of happiness and inspires audiences to become lightning rods for change.

Andres Jones-Rooy bridges art and science to help organizations gain insight into data and answer their biggest questions.

Jonah Berger is a world-renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. He shares tactics for leading innovation, changing minds, and driving success in an age of disruption from...

“We need more people like Chris in the world.”, says Dr. Jane Goodall. National Geographic Explorer Chris Bashinelli pulls from experiences in over 40 countries to inspire a practical and powerful message of human connection. An Arab-American from...

"We will see virtual, distributed or hybrid, and global work become significant parts of work arrangements that will expand our repertoire, digital skills, and performance, promising to make us and our organizations that much better." – Tsedal Neeley

Called “Silicon Valley’s most provocative voice” for his ideas on technology trends, globalization, U.S. competitiveness and the future, Vivek Wadhwa’s work puts him at the heart of where innovations—technological and otherwise—are being developed that will change the very...

Daniel Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physician, scientist, entrepreneur, inventor and innovator who speaks on how rapidly developing technologies are and will impact the future of healthcare and medicine.

“The way we work today is fundamentally opposed to how our brains and our bodies work best.” – Dr. Sahar Yousef and Lucas Miller

Dr. Omékongo Dibinga delivers a high energy message that is grounded in one central idea—we have more in common than we know and if we harness those commonalities, we can truly find common ground in uncommon times.

Known for her innovative theoretical physics advances and her best-selling books on scientific ideas and ways of thinking, Harvard professor Lisa Randall is adept at explaining forefront physics advances as well as connecting her research to broader domains.

Award-winning author and acclaimed Professor, Tali Sharot is a leading expert on decision-making and emotion. Sharot’s thought-provoking insights have helped organizations induce behavioral change, create decision-making policies, and shift beliefs.

A best-selling author of both nonfiction and novels, Peter W. Singer is Strategist at New America and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University. He has served as a consultant for the US Military, Intelligence Community, and...

Dr. Tina Opie is catalyzing organizational change through authentic, personal connections. Her unique approach and expertise provides strategic direction on how to effectively lead change management creating a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. She tackles tough subjects...

Meg Jay is the author of The Twentysomething Treatment and The Defining Decade. A recent New York Times profile called Meg “the patron saint of striving youth, a prophet-like figure for a generation of young people buried under...

Dr. Anthony Klotz is a management professor who studies employee performance, work design, and the psychology of quitting. Based on this research and his expertise, he predicted The Great Resignation and coined the phrase. Anthony shares his insights...

Global strategist and respected leader throughout the world, Ernesto Zedillo is an expert in globalization and emerging markets in Central and South America.

As an award-winning professor of social psychology and business, Juliana Schroeder shares her groundbreaking research on how to communicate more effectively with others, maximize value from your social connections, make sense of other people’s minds, and disagree more...

The Godmother of Silicon Valley and one of the founders of Google for Education, Esther Wojcicki gives insights on the five fundamental values that help us all become capable, successful people.

"It's time for a more dynamic conceptualization of potential that takes into account each person's unique package of personal characteristics, dreams, passions, goals, and development." – Scott Barry Kaufman

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette is one of the foremost leading scholars on research that resides at the intersection of leadership, gender, and race.