Jim Shaffer

Jim Shaffer leads the Jim Shaffer Group, a consultancy devoted to creating compelling places to work - where people are informed, involved, enlightened and engaged -where people want to go, want to stay and want to win.

Byron Pitts

Co-Anchor on "Nightline" & Chief National Correspondent for ABC

Cory Booker

U.S. Senator from New Jersey; Author of "United" & Former Democratic Presidential Candidate

Melissa Anelli

Author, Webmistress, Literary Commentator & Harry Potter Expert

William Blades

Interactive Programs on Sales, Leadership, World-Class Service, Workforce Issues and Teamwork

Gabourey Sidibe

Actress, Director, & Author Known for "Empire" & "Precious"

Manil Suri

Author, The Death of Vishnu

Lee Hawkins

Journalist, Musician & Author of "Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free"

Barton Gellman

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

Joseph Califano, Jr.

President and Chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

Sharon Wheatley

Sharon Wheatley is both a Broadway actress and a nationally published author of the memoir ,?Til the Fat Girl Sings.

Debbye Turner Bell

Miss America 1990 & Youth Advocate

Jon Stewart

Talk Show Host, Comedian & Producer

Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host — just on Mondays

Isabella Rossellini

Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model.

John Peterman

Co-Founder & Former CEO, The J. Peterman Company

Peter Orszag

Economist, Vice Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking at Citigroup, Inc. & Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama Administration

Felipe Luciano

Poet, Community Activist, Journalist, Media Personality & Politician

Hod Lipson

Hod Lipson works at the intersection of engineering and biology, studying robots and the way they "behave" and evolve. His work has exciting implications for design and manufacturing -- and serves as a window to understand our own behavior and evolution.

Paul Kurnit

Paul Kurnit is a recovering advertising executive. Promoting some of the great brands for P&G, Kraft, American Express, Hasbro, PepsiCo and many others, Paul likes the freedom of marketing, consulting, writing and speaking on the “outside” of the business

Rikki Klieman

Television Anchor, Legal Analyst, Trial Attorney, Actor & Best-Selling Author