Pearl Cleage

Playwright & Novelist

Bill Bennett

Bill Bennett is one of America's most important, influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and education issues.

Hu Jintao

Former Leader of the Fourth Generation of Leadership of the Communist Party of China

Jerry Ferrara

Italian-American Actor; Best Known for his Role as Turtle on HBO's "Entourage"

Felicity Huffman

Actress known for "Sports Night" and "Desperate Housewives"

Ellis Cose

Award-Winning Journalist & Author

Bryant Gumbel

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Host of "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" on HBO

Quincy Jones

Producer / Grammy-Winning Composer

Lucas Grabeel

Actor, Singer and Director; Known for the "High School Musical" Movies

Pierre Goldschmidt

A nonresident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment

Dane Cook

Comedy Icon & Actor

Yang Lan

Co-Founder & Chairperson of the Sun Media Group & Sun Culture Foundation; Called the 'Oprah of China'

René Carayol

Renowned Executive Coach, CEO of Inspired Leaders Network & Author of "Spike"

Regina Louise

Author & Child Advocate

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Literary Scholar, Journalist & Cultural Critic; Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University

Margaret Wertheim

Co-Creator, Crochet Reef; Science Writer

Patrick Meier

Founder of Climate Robotics Network; Creator of the Concept of Crisis Mapping

Patrick Meier | TEDxMombasa - Robots vs. Climate Crisis

Kahi Lee

High-profile Interior Designer / TV Host

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

R&B and Pop Singer-Songwriter, Actress & Cultural Icon; Most Recently Known for "Cowboy Carter"

Beyoncé - Chicago Sun-Times

Laird Hamilton

Co-Inventor of Tow-In Surfing, Big-Wave Surfer, Sports Model & Author