Lynda Resnick

Vice Chair & Co-Owner of The Wonderful Company; Philanthropist

Lynda Resnick - UMASS intro to Daniel Ellsberg's honorary degree award

Peter Peterson

Peter G. Peterson is senior chairman and co-founder of The Blackstone Group.

Robert Thurman

International Authority on World Religions and Spirituality

Tom Freston

Principal, Firefly3; Former CEO, Viacom Inc.

Shirley Tilghman

Molecular Biologist; Pres., Princeton University

Jason Kottke

Designer of Silkscreen Typeface, Lifetime Achievement Award Blogger

Gillian Caldwell

CEO of Global Witness

Stephen Breyer

Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

A look at Justice Stephen Breyer's career and opinions on the bench

Melissa Chiu

Museum Director, Asia Society

Francis Fukuyama

Global Affairs Thought-leader and Professor; Author and Global Economy Expert

Defying Authoritarianism with the Resilient Power of Democracy

Jonathan Safran Foer

Bestselling Author of "Everything Is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

Andrew Carmellini

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur

Gro Harlem Brundtland

Former Director-General, World Health Organization

Edward Burtynsky

World-Renowned Photographer

Lee Hamilton

Member, President's Homeland Security Advisory Council; Director, Center on Congress, Indiana University

Sara Horowitz

Founder & Executive Director of Freelancers Union

James Gleick

Author, Journalist, and Biographer Whose Books Explore the Cultural Ramifications of Science and Technology

John E. Waters

Electric Vehicle Pioneer, Energy Strategy Consultant, Engineer and Design Leader of GM's EV-1 Electric Car

Kay Redfield Jamison

International Authority & Researcher On Mental Illness

Marilynne Robinson

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author