Shibley Telhami

Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland

The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011

Catherine Kaputa

Personal Brand Strategist, President of SelfBrand LLC & Author of "You Are a BRAND!"

Azadeh Moaveni

Associate Professor, Writer, Journalist & Author

Woman. Life. Freedom. Iran's Feminist Movement

Jonathan Alter

Columnist, Bloomberg View; Correspondent, NBC

Jordan Goldman

Named "One of the top young entrepreneurs in America" by Inc Magazine, The White House, Business Insider, PBS and more.

Sean Wilentz

Professor of History at Princeton University With An Expertise In Contemporary Political History and 1960s Music Historian

Bernd Schmitt

"Marketing guru," Columbia Business School professor, author

Felice Cohen

Author of the Award-Winning Book “What Papa Told Me"

Tukufu Zuberi

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

Lonise Bias

Substance Abuse Prevention Advocate

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Tom Ryan

Comedian

Richelle Carey

Richelle Carey is a news anchor for Al Jazeera America and Al Jazeera English. She was formerly a news anchor for HLN and correspondent for its Prime News broadcast.

Rich Kiamco

Gay, Filipino-American, Energetic One-Man Show

Jessica Beinecke

Digital Storyteller and Host of "OMG! Meiyu," Fluent in Mandarin

Hudson Taylor

Columbia Wrestling Coach; Founder of Athlete Ally

Amy Lynch

Generation Y and Z Specialist

Camille Paglia

Author, Feminist & Social Critic; Professor at The University of the Arts

Nicholas Megalis

Singer-Songwriter; Best-Known on Vine for his Musical Posts; 3 Million Followers

Eric LeGrand

Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand who was paralyzed in a 2010 game, now sees his arduous and inspirational road back as a blessing