Alice McDermott

Celebrated Author, Pulitzer Prize Finalist & Former Professor For Distinguished Teaching In The Humanities at John Hopkins University

Alice Sebold

Alice Sebold was born September 6, 1963 and is an American novelist

Allen Sinai, PhD

Chief Global Economist, Strategist, and President of Decision Economics, Inc.

Aviva Drescher

Real Housewife of New York City & Spokesperson for Amputees

Bitsie Tulloch

Bitsie Tulloch stars on NBC’s new drama hit “Grimm,” a dark, fantastical series about a world in which characters inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales exist.

Carolina De Robertis

Award-Winning Author Known for "The Invisible Mountain"

Cherríe L. Moraga

Award-Winning Playwright, Poet, and Essayist

Chris Van Allsburg

Author & Illustrator of Children's Books; Best Known for "The Polar Express"

Dava Sobel

Author of 'Longitude', 'Galileo's Daughter' and 'The Planets'

David M. Kennedy

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian & Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University

Diane Prince Johnston

CEO & Founder of Winnie & Kat; Fashion Entrepreneur

Dr. Dog

Folk Rock Band Known for Songs Like "Shadow People" and "The Breeze"

Elinor Lipman

New York Times Bestselling Author

Emily Ainsworth

National Geographic Explorer, Photographer and Anthropologist based in London

Felix Fernandez

Retired Mexican Goalkeeper & Co-host of the Univision Sports Show, "Republica Deportiva"

Gregory Maguire

Award-winning, Best-selling Author of the Wicked Years Novels

Hanan Al-Shaykh

Lebanese Author of Contemporary Literature Known for Works Like "The Locust and the Bird"

Jean Pfaelzer

Professor of English, Asian Studies, Women’s Studies American Studies at the University of Delaware.

Jedediah Bila

Emmy-Nominated TV Host; Author & Columnist; Former Teacher/Dean, Fox News Contributor, & Host of "The View"

Jeremy Wade

Writer and TV Presenter

Joanna Barsh

Best-selling Author of "How Remarkable Women Lead" and the Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company

Joel E. Cohen

Mathematical Biologist, Rockefeller University

John Sadowsky

Renowned Leadership Coach and Speaker With More Than 20 Years of Experience Across Five Continents

Josef Joffe

Marc and Anita Abramowitz Fellow in International Relations at the Hoover Institution; Publisher/Editor of Die Zeit.

Josh Elliott

Josh Elliott was named news reader for ABC’s Good Morning America in March 2011. He had been the host of ESPN’s SportsCenter each weekday morning since August 2008.

Joy The Baker

Joy Wilson is the author of Joy the Baker, Joy the Baker Cookbook, and co-founder of Homefries.

Judith Butler

Professor of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley

Who's Afraid of Gender?

Julie Clark

Early Childhood Consultant at Teaching Strategies; Creator of "Baby Einstein" Series; Entrepreneur; Breast Cancer Survivor

Kathy Caprino

Global Top Women's Career + Leadership Coach, Executive Trainer, Educator, Podcast Host, Senior Forbes Contributor & Author

Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes is a Caldecott Medal children's author and illustrator. He is known for his famous mouse books where he has created a group of adorable characters like Lily and Wemberley.