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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelardo Morell | Photographer/Professor | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Art, Education | New York, NY USA |
| Adam Kujawa | Director of Malware Intelligence | Malwarebytes | Engineering, Technology | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Adam Foss | Attorney / Founder | Prosecutor Impact | Law, Non-Profit Organizations | Washington, DC USA |
| Adam Steltzner | Engineer | NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Engineering, Science | Palm Springs, CA US |
| Adam Wilson | Co-founder / Chief Software Architect | Sphero | Engineering, Technology | Boulder, CO USA |
| Adnan Aziz | Founder | First Flavor | Entrepreneurship, Food | Bala Cynwyd, PA USA |
| Ahmir Questlove Thompson | Drummer | The Roots | Art, Music | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Aimee Kennedy | VP of Education, Philanthropy, and STEM Learning | Battelle Memorial Institute | Education, Science | Columbus, OH USA |
| Airea Dee Matthews | Spoken Word Poet | Acting & Theatre, Writing | Detroit, MI US | |
| Akira Thompson | 3D Animator and Designer | Framestore | Art, Design | New York, NY USA |
| Al Merrick | Founder | Channel Island Surfboards | Action Sports, Design | Santa Barbara, CA USA |
| Alana Ward Robinson | Owner | Robinson Group Consulting | Numbers, Technology | Chicago, IL USA |
| Alastair Paulin | Managing Editor | Mother Jones Magazine | Journalism, Politics | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Alejandra Ceja | Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics | US Dept of Education | Education, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| Aleks Zavaleta | Executive Director | Loco Bloco | Music, Non-Profit Organizations | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Alex Harmon | Senior Security Analyst | Microsoft | Business, Technology | Redmond, WA USA |
| Alex Ross | Comic Book Painter/Illustrator | Art, Design | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Alex Cattron | Technical Product Manager | CODE2040 | Design, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Alex Steffen | Executive Editor | Worldchangingblog | Environment & Nature, Writing | Seattle, WA USA |
| Alice Steinglass | Vice President of Product and Marketing | Code.org | Business, Technology | Seattle, WA USA |
| Alice Caruthers | Executive Director | Alemany Farm | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Alissa Rhee | Community Development Intern | Builders of Promise | Government, Non-Profit Organizations | Detroit, MI USA |
| Allen Lee | Senior Public Programs & Education Manager | National Center for Civil and Human Rights | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Alyson Fox | Artist | Art, Design | Austin, TX USA | |
| Amanda Dean | Transgender Health Advocate/Health Promotions Officer | Queensland Association for Healthy Communities | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | Brisbane, Queensland AUS |
| Amara Poolswasdi Hulslander | Senior Experience Designer | Sphero | Design, Technology | Boulder, CO USA |
| Ami Dar | Executive Director | Idealist.org | Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Organizations | Portland, OR USA |
| Amie Tornincasa | Senior Technical Program Manager | Netflix | Business, Technology | Los Gatos, CA USA |
| Ana Hortillosa | Event Coordinator | Asian Art Museum | Acting & Theatre, Art | San Francisco, CA USA |
| André Bearfield | Senior Director of Product | IBM Blue Box | Science, Technology | Seattle, WA USA |
| Andrea Weatherhead | Founder | Weatherhead Experience Design | Music, Technology | Seattle, WA USA |
| Andrew Steele | Astrobiologist | NASA | Science, Technology | Washington, DC USA |
| Andrew Lins | Conservator | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Design, Science | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Andy Rosen | Chairman / CEO | Kaplan, Inc. | Business, Education | San Diego, CA USA |
| Andy Shallal | Restaurateur/Owner | Bus Boys and Poets | Entrepreneurship, Food | Washington, DC USA |
| Andy Gruenebaum | Professional Soccer Player | Columbus Crew | Action Sports, Sports | Columbus, OH USA |
| Angela, Juliana and Rowena Foong | Fashion Designers | High Tea with Mrs. Woo | Entrepreneurship, Fashion | Newcastle, New South Wales AUS |
| Ann Telnaes | Political Cartoonist | Humor's Edge | Art, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| Ann Powers | Rock Journalist/Senior Curator | Experience Music Project | Journalism, Music | Seattle, WA USA |
| Anna Maria Chávez | CEO | Girl Scouts of the USA | Law, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Annie Pope | Information Assurance Specialist | Education, Technology | Las Vegas, NV USA | |
| Anthony Veneziale | Creator | Freestyle Love Supreme | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | New York, NY USA |
| Anthony Atala | Director | Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine | Medicine, Science | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
| Antonio French | Alderman | St. Louis' 21st Ward | Government, Non-Profit Organizations | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Antonio Sacre | Actor/Storyteller | Acting & Theatre, Writing | New York, NY USA | |
| Arathi Gowda | Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Design, Environment & Nature | Chicago, IL USA |
| Arel Moodie | Author/Speaker | Founder of the College Success Program | Entrepreneurship, Writing | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Arianne Phillips | Costume Designer/Stylist | Design, Fashion | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Ariel Helwani | MMA Sports Reporter | Journalism, Sports | New York, NY USA | |
| Arne Duncan | US Secretary of Education | US Dept of Education | Education, Government | Washington, DC USA |
| Art delaCruz | Chief Operations Officer | Team Rubicon | Non-Profit Organizations, Armed Services | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Artina McCain | Assistant Professor of Piano | Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis | Music, Education | Memphis, TN USA |
| Arturo Herrera | Emissions Lab Technician | SEMA Garage | Engineering, Technology | Diamond Bar, CA USA |
| ASA Flight Crew 5202 | First All Female, African-American Flight Crew | Business, Travel | Atlanta, GA USA | |
| Ashfaq Ishaq | Founder | International Child Art Foundation | Art, Non-Profit Organizations | Washington, DC USA |
| Ashley Hamilton-Ross | Environmental Engineer | Chevron | Engineering, Numbers | San Ramon, CA USA |
| Atoosa Rubenstein | Editor-In-Chief | Seventeen Magazine | Fashion, Journalism | New York, NY USA |
| Augie and Lynn Nieto | Entrepreneur | Augie's Quest | Non-Profit Organizations, Sports | Corona del Mar, CA USA |
| Auguste Goldman | Chief People Officer | GoDaddy | Business, Engineering | Scottsdale, AZ USA |
| Aurélie Jean | Postdoctoral Associate | MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies | Numbers, Technology | Boston, MA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Frank | Massachusetts Congressman | Government, Politics | Washington, DC USA | |
| Baron Wolman | Photographer | Rolling Stone Magazine | Art, Journalism | Santa Fe, NM USA |
| Barry Brickell | Potter/Railway Engineer | Driving Creek Potteries and Railway | Art, Engineering | Coromandel, Waikato NZ |
| Bart Eddy | Co-Founder | Detroit Community Schools | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Detroit, MI USA |
| Ben Brown | Security Intelligence Response Engineer II | Akamai Technologies | Education, Technology | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Ben Zander | Music Conductor | Boston Philharmonic | Music, Writing | Boston, MA USA |
| Ben Younger | Writer/Director | The Boiler Room | Film, Writing | New York, NY USA |
| Ben Drexler | Poi Spinner | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Washington, DC US | |
| Ben Burtt | Sound Designer | Skywalker Sound | Film, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Ben Kaufman | President/CEO | Quirky | Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Bennie Klain | Independent Filmmaker/Founder | Trickster Films | Film, Radio | Austin, TX USA |
| Bert Jacobs | Co-founder | Life Is Good Clothing | Entrepreneurship, Fashion | Hudson, NH USA |
| Beth McCarthy Miller | Director | Saturday Night Live and the MTV Video Music Awards | Film, Television | New York, NY USA |
| Betty Cortina | Editorial Director | Latina Magazine | Journalism, Writing | New York, NY USA |
| Bev Kearney | Track and Field Coach | UT Austin | Non-Profit Organizations, Sports | Austin, TX USA |
| Beverly Donofrio | Writer | Education, Writing | Long Island, NY US | |
| Beverly Robertson | Executive Director | National Civil Rights Museum | Entrepreneurship, Politics | Memphis, TN USA |
| Bilal Bomani | Senior Research Scientist | NASA Glen Research Center | Numbers, Science | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Bill Bass | Forensic Anthropologist | Medicine, Science | Knoxville, TN USA | |
| Billy King | Former President/General Manager | Philadelphia 76ers Basketball | Business, Sports | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Bob Schoose | Historian/Owner | Goldfield Ghost Town | Business, Entrepreneurship | Goldfield, AZ USA |
| Bob Randall | Musician / Writer / Documentarian | Music, Writing | Uluru, Northern Territory AUS | |
| Bob Chandler | Creator | Big Foot | Action Sports, Engineering | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bob Cassilly | Founder | City Museum | Art, Entrepreneurship | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bob Brisbois | Tribe Council Secretary | Spokane Tribe | Government, Politics | Spokane, WA USA |
| Bobby Thomas Jr | Percussionist | Art, Music | Miami, FL USA | |
| Bogi Lateiner | Founder | 180º Automotive/Bogi's Garage | Engineering, Entrepreneurship | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Bon Soeng | Zen Master | Empty Gate Zen Center | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bonnie Kahapea-Tanner | Captain & Project Director | Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy & Mana Maoli | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Bonnie Kennedy | Chief Science Officer | Blue Marble Game Company | Education, Science | Altadena, CA USA |
| Brent Bushnell | Co-Founder & CEO | Two Bit Circus | Engineering, Technology | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Brent White | Security Consultant | Solutionary, Inc. | Design, Technology | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Brian Darnall | Shop Manager | Hoonigan | Action Sports, Engineering | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Brian Binnie | Test Pilot | SpaceShipOne | Engineering, Armed Services | Mojave, CA USA |
| Brian Korsedal | CEO | Arcology Now! | Engineering, Entrepreneurship | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Brian Stann | President / CEO | Hire Heroes USA | Action Sports, Non-Profit Organizations | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Brittan Heller | Human Rights Attorney | Law, Politics | Washington, DC US | |
| Brother Stavros | Monk | New Skete Monastery | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | New York, NY USA |
| Bruce Schwab | Sailing Racer | Bruce Schwab Energy Systems | Environment & Nature, Sports | Portland, ME USA |
| Bruce Hucko | Photographer/Art Coach | Art, Education | Moab, UT USA | |
| Bryan Simpson | Media Relations Director | New Belgium Brewery | Business, Food | Fort Collins, CO USA |
| Buddy LaRosa | Owner | LaRosa's Inc. | Entrepreneurship, Food | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Byron Williams | Process Integration Engineer | Texas Instruments | Numbers, Technology | Dallas, TX USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Jones | Rapper | Business, Music | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Carl Wilkens | Director | World Outside My Shoes | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Portland, OR USA |
| Carl Foster | Co-Owner / CEO | Juice Hugger | Entrepreneurship, Food | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Caroline Thompson | Writer | Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride | Film, Writing | Ojai, CA USA |
| Carolyn Parcheta | Postdoctoral Fellow | NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab | Environment & Nature, Technology | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Cary Brothers | Musician | Art, Music | Austin, TX USA | |
| Cathryn Collins | Senior Account Manager | Pistol & Stamen | Education, Fashion | Redondo Beach, CA USA |
| Cecil Williams | Minister | Glide Memorial Church | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Cecil Scheib | Director of Sustainability & Energy | NYU | Engineering, Environment & Nature | New York, NY USA |
| Celine Cousteau | Documentary Filmmaker | Ocean Futures Society | Environment & Nature, Film | Santa Fe, NM USA |
| Cendy Vides | Operations Manager / Family Engagement Coordinator | College Track | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Chad Butler | Musician/Drummer | Switchfoot | Art, Music | San Diego, CA USA |
| Chad Darnell | Casting Director | Film, Acting & Theatre | Savannah, GA USA | |
| Chano Magana | Senior Director | Fossil Brand Retail Stores - North America | Business, Fashion | Costa Mesa, CA USA |
| Charles Henderson | Global Head of X-Force Red | IBM | Business, Technology | Austin, TX USA |
| Charles Best | Founder | DonorsChoose.org | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Charles Garfield | Psychologist | Shanti and UCSF School of Medicine | Medicine, Science | Oakland, CA USA |
| Charlie Sims | Bartender | Business, Food | New Orleans, LA USA | |
| Charline Wright-Gipson | Corporate Lawyer | Davillier Law Group, ILC | Business, Law | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Charna Halpern | Founder | ImprovOlympic | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Chicago, IL USA |
| Chelsea Clinton | Vice Chair of the Board | Clinton Foundation | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | Denver, CO USA |
| Cheryl Hines | Actress/Producer | Acting & Theatre, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Cheryl Dunye | Filmmaker | The Watermelon Woman | Film, Politics | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Cheryl Foster | Artist | C. Fosters | Art, Business | Washington, DC USA |
| Chief Allan | Tribal Chairman | Coeur d'Alene Tribe | Government, Politics | Coeur D'Alene, ID USA |
| Chris Gardner | Entrepreneur/Author | Gardner Rich, LLC, Christopher Gardner Media | Business, Writing | Chicago, IL USA |
| Chris Kraus | Writer/Filmmaker | Film, Writing | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Chris Flink | Product Design | IDEO | Design, Engineering | Palo Alto, CA USA |
| Chris Wink | Creator | Blue Man Group | Acting & Theatre, Music | New York, NY USA |
| Chriselle Galapon | Assistant Thermal Systems Engineer | National Solar Observatory - Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope | Engineering, Technology | Maui, HI USA |
| Christen Carter | Buttonmaker | Busy Beaver Button Co. | Design, Entrepreneurship | Chicago, IL USA |
| Christian Jacobs | Co-Creator, Director & Writer/Lead Singer | Yo Gabba Gabba!/The Aquabats | Music, Television | Anaheim, CA USA |
| Christian Troy | Director | Waves for Water | Non-Profit Organizations, Travel | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Christina Morillo | Vice President of Technology and Information Risk | Morgan Stanley | Business, Technology | New York, NY USA |
| Christina Heyniger | President | Xola Consulting/Action Sports Consulting | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Santa Fe, NM USA |
| Christine Borelli | CEO | Memphis Street Academy Charter School | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Christine Boskoff | Mountaineer/Owner | Mountain Madness | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Seattle, WA USA |
| Christine Carswell | Publisher | Chronicle Books | Business, Education | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Christof Putzel | Documentarian | Film, Travel | San Francisco, CA USA | |
| Christopher Brown | Painter | Art, Writing | Berkeley, CA USA | |
| Christopher Jackson | Musician / Actor | Freestyle Love Supreme | Acting & Theatre, Music | New York, NY USA |
| Chrystie Naeole, Ph.D. | Special Projects Coordinator & Lecturer | Chaminade University of Honolulu | Science, Medicine | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Clayton Cameron | Percussionist | Capitol Records | Art, Music | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Cliff Antone | Owner | Antone's Records and Tapes and Antone's Record Shop | Entrepreneurship, Music | Austin, TX USA |
| Clyde Williams | Former White House Advisor | Clinton Administration | Government, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| Craig Robinson | Actor/Entertainer | Acting & Theatre, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Craig Brewer | Film Director/Screenwriter | Film, Writing | Memphis, TN USA | |
| Craig Venter | Scientist/Founder | The Institute for Genomic Research | Science, Technology | Washington, DC USA |
| Craig Newmark | Founder | Craigslist | Entrepreneurship, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Curtis Granderson | Professional Baseball Outfielder | New York Mets | Business, Sports | Chicago, IL USA |
| Cynthia Pierre | Senior Research Engineer | Dow Chemical | Engineering, Science | Midland, MI USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Dash | Hip-Hop Mogul | Roc-A-Fella Records | Entrepreneurship, Music | New York, NY USA |
| Daniel Rodriguez | Author / Former NFL Player | Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept | Sports, Armed Services | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Daniela Romero | ESL Coordinator | Nationalities Services Center | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Danielle Feinberg | Director of Photography | Pixar Animation Studios | Art, Technology | Emeryville, CA USA |
| Danny Ruiz | Owner / Head Instructor | Capitao Jiu-Jitsu & MMA | Entrepreneurship, Sports | Destin, FL USA |
| Darius Uible | Truck Driver | Self-Employed | Environment & Nature, Travel | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Darron Craddieth | Diesel Mechanic | Ryder | Engineering, Armed Services | Houston, TX USA |
| Darryl Thomson (DLT) | Musician/Artist | Self-Employed | Acting & Theatre, Music | Auckland, null NZ |
| Dave Jacobs | CEO/Founder | Spyder Ski Apparel | Fashion, Sports | Boulder, CO USA |
| Dave McGillivray | Race Director | Boston Marathon | Non-Profit Organizations, Sports | Boston, MA USA |
| David Ige | Governor | State of Hawaii | Science, Politics | Honolulu, HI USA |
| David Neeleman | CEO | jetBlue Airways | Entrepreneurship, Travel | New York, NY USA |
| David Provost | President | Bacchus Caves | Design, Engineering | Napa Valley, CA USA |
| David Miles | Godfather of Skate | California Outdoor Roller Association | Non-Profit Organizations, Sports | San Francisco, CA USA |
| David Stovall | Associate Professor | University of Illinois at Chicago | Education, Politics | Chicago, IL US |
| David Farrar | Political Blogger | Kiwiblog | Politics, Writing | Wellington, null NZ |
| David Andrade | Solar Panel Training and Certification Program Coordinator | Homeboy Industries | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Los Angeles, null USA |
| David Lopez | Executive Director | Teach For America | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | San Diego, CA USA |
| David Schwarz | Architect | Design, Engineering | Nashville, TN USA | |
| David Banks | Filmmaker / Photojournalist | Art, Film | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| David Fricke | Senior Editor | Rolling Stone Magazine | Journalism, Music | New York, NY USA |
| David Bader | Director of Education | Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific | Environment & Nature, Science | Costa Mesa, CA USA |
| David Margulies | Director | High Sierra Music Festival | Business, Music | Ashland, OR USA |
| David Flink | Founder / CEO | Eye to Eye | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Dean O'Malley | President | Jetpack America | Action Sports, Sports | Newport Beach, CA USA |
| Dean Kamen | Founder/Inventor | DEKA Research | Science, Technology | Manchester, NH USA |
| Debbie Sterling | Founder/CEO | GoldieBlox | Design, Engineering | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Debbie Stoller | Editor | Bust Magazine | Journalism, Writing | New York, NY USA |
| Debra Salvagno | Founder | ETWA (East Timorese Women Australia) | Fashion, Non-Profit Organizations | Melbourne, Victoria AUS |
| Delfina Eberly | Director of Data Center Operations | Business, Technology | Menlo Park, CA USA | |
| Denise Verret | Assistant Director | Los Angeles Zoo | Environment & Nature, Government | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Dennis Gonsalves | Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology | Cornell University | Science, Environment & Nature | Hilo, HI USA |
| Dennis McCarthy | Picture Car Coordinator | Vehicle Effects | Engineering, Entrepreneurship | Sun Valley, CA USA |
| Dennis Muren | Special Effects Guru | 8-Time Academy Award Winner | Film, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Deon Clark | Nuclear Engineer / Founder | Palo Verde Power Plant/Legacy Initiative | Engineering, Science | Tonopah, AZ USA |
| Derek Blanks | Photographer | Art, Fashion | Atlanta, GA USA | |
| Derek Weida | Co-Founder & President | The Next Objective | Sports, Armed Services | El Paso, TX USA |
| Devorah Major | Poet / Novelist / Essayist | San Francisco Poet Laureate 2002-2006 | Art, Writing | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Diane Guerrero | Actress | Orange Is The New Black | Acting & Theatre, Politics | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Dima Elissa | Founder / CEO | VisMed•3D | Medicine, Technology | Chicago, IL USA |
| Dora Yarid | Regional Vice President of Sales | Fossil Group, Inc. | Business, Fashion | Costa Mesa, CA USA |
| Dorit Donoviel | Deputy Chief Scientist | National Space Biomedical Research Facility | Medicine, Science | Houston, TX USA |
| Doug Baum | Owner | Texas Camel Corps | Entrepreneurship, Environment & Nature | Valley Mills, TX USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Lockhart | Author | Writing, Education | Brooklyn, NY USA | |
| Edmund Stone | Radio Host | KBPS 89.9FM | Film, Radio | Portland, OR USA |
| Eiko Okura | Interior Designer | Design, Environment & Nature | Denver, CO USA | |
| Elaine Kwon | Pianist / Tae Kwon Do Champion | MIT | Acting & Theatre, Music | New York, NY USA |
| Eli Quinters | Tattoo Artist | Tattoos For the Unloved | Art, Design | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Elise Benstein | Food Scientist | Jelly Belly Candy Co. | Food, Science | Fairfield, CA USA |
| Elizabeth Clay Roy | Chief Strategy Officer | Phipps Neighborhoods, South Bronx Rising Together | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Ella Jenkins | Children's Songwriter | Art, Music | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Ely Key | Co-Founder | Up Mountain Switchel | Entrepreneurship, Food | New York, NY USA |
| Emilie Parham | School Psychologist | EMP Psychological Services, LLC | Education, Science | Columbus, GA USA |
| Erez Ella | Architect | REX | Design, Engineering | New York, NY USA |
| Eric Gradman | Co-Founder & CTO | Two Bit Circus | Engineering, Technology | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Eric Ludlum | Founder | Hand Eye Supply / Core 77 | Business, Design | Portland, OR USA |
| Eric and Sandy Jensen | Owners | Off Broadway Theater | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Salt Lake City, null USA |
| Erin Teague | Project Manager | Non-Profit Organizations, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA | |
| Erin Brown | Executive Director, Office of Children's Affairs | City of Denver | Education, Government | Denver, CO USA |
| Evelyn Polk Green | President | Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Chicago, IL USA |
| Evelynn M. Hammonds | Professor, History of Science, African and African American Studies | Harvard University | Education, Science | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Evin Robinson | Co-Founder | New York On Tech | Non-Profit Organizations, Technology | New York, NY USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Greg Boyle | Founder / Executive Director | Homeboy Industries | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Fatimah Asghar | Poet/Performer | Art, Writing | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Francis Bitonti | Haute Couture Designer | Francis Bitonti Studio | Art, Design | New York, NY USA |
| Francis Collins | Geneticist | Science, Technology | Washington, DC USA | |
| Fred Hampton Jr | Activist / Chairman | Prisoners of Conscience Committee | Government, Politics | Chicago, IL USA |
| Frederick Gregory | Deputy Administrator | NASA | Science, Armed Services | Washington, DC USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Wing | Director of Sustainability | Herman Miller | Business, Environment & Nature | Detroit, MI USA |
| Gabriel Garcia | Independent Filmmaker | The Promised Land | Acting & Theatre, Film | Washington, DC USA |
| Gale Gand | Pastry Chef / Food Network Host | Food, Television | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Garrett Riffle | Co-Founder | Up Mountain Switchel | Entrepreneurship, Food | New York, NY USA |
| Gary Rydstrom | Sound Director | Skywalker Sound | Film, Music | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Gary Becks | Founder | Rescue Task Force | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | San Diego, CA USA |
| Gary Vitti | Head Athletic Trainer | Los Angeles Lakers | Medicine, Sports | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Gary Neptune | Founder | Neptune Mountaineering | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Boulder, CO USA |
| Gary Hustwit | Documentary Filmmaker | Helvetica | Design, Film | New York, NY USA |
| Gene Bourg | Restaurant Critic | The Times-Picayune | Food, Writing | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Gene Dobbs-Bradford | Executive Director | Jazz St. Louis | Music, Non-Profit Organizations | St. Louis, MO US |
| Geoff Frost | Chief Marketing Officer | Motorola | Business, Technology | Chicago, IL USA |
| Geoff & Nicola Wright | Winemakers | Wrights Wines | Entrepreneurship, Food | Gisborne, null NZ |
| George Kerscher | Secretary General | DAISY Consortium | Education, Technology | San Rafael, CA USA |
| Georgia Weidman | Founder and CTO | Shevirah, Inc. | Entrepreneurship, Technology | Washington, DC USA |
| Gerard Baker | Park Superintendent | Mount Rushmore | Environment & Nature, Politics | Mt. Rushmore, SD USA |
| Gillian Caldwell | Director | Human Rights Program Witness | Film, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Glenna Goodacre | Sculptor | Art, Design | Santa Fe, NM USA | |
| Glynn Washington | Radio Host | Snap Judgment | Entrepreneurship, Radio | Oakland, CA USA |
| Grace Woo | Founder | Pixels.IO | Entrepreneurship, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Grace Lee Boggs | Social Activist / Writer / Founder | Boggs Center | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Detroit, MI USA |
| Graeme Rae | Chief Scientist | Surfline | Action Sports, Technology | Huntington Beach, CA USA |
| Grant Golliher | Cowboy/Horse Trainer | Diamond Cross Ranch | Environment & Nature, Sports | Moran, WY USA |
| Gregory Carroll | CEO | American Jazz Museum | Music, Non-Profit Organizations | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Gwen Zepeda | Writer | Entrepreneurship, Writing | Houston, TX USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Song | President | LiNK (Liberty In North Korea) | Government, Non-Profit Organizations | Torrance, CA USA |
| Harrell Fletcher | Social Artist | Art, Environment & Nature | Portland, OR USA | |
| Heather Opp | Technician II | Ryder | Engineering, Technology | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Heather Cameron | Stylist/Story Producer | Art, Design | Surrey, British Columbia CAN | |
| Heather Hiles | Roller Derby Girl/Dental Assistant | Action Sports, Sports | Norfolk, VA USA | |
| Henrik Hairapetian | Founder/CEO | World Famous 4X4 | Engineering, Entrepreneurship | Burbank, CA USA |
| Henry Juszkiewicz | CEO | Gibson Guitar Corp. | Business, Music | Nashville, TN USA |
| Henry Van Asch | Co-Founder/Director | AJ Hackett Bungy | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Queenstown, Otago NZ |
| Holly Beck | Pro Surfer | International Womens Surfing | Action Sports, Travel | Palos Verdes, CA USA |
| Homaro Cantu | Chef/Inventor | Moto Restaurant | Food, Science | Chicago, IL USA |
| Howard Schultz | Chairman and CEO | Starbucks | Business, Food | Seattle, WA USA |
| Howie Mandel | Comedian / Television Host | Acting & Theatre, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bernstein | Co-founder / Chief Technology Officer | Sphero | Engineering, Technology | Boulder, CO USA |
| Ian Harvie | Stand-Up Comic | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Iliana Hall | Senior Director of Global Benefits and Employee Services | Fossil Group, Inc. | Business, Numbers | Richardson, TX USA |
| Indira Phukan | Field Science Educator | NatureBridge | Education, Environment & Nature | Yosemite, CA USA |
| Ira Glass | Host/Producer | This American Life | Journalism, Radio | Chicago, IL USA |
| Irene Aguilar | Licensed M.D. / State Senator | State of Colorado | Medicine, Politics | Denver, CO USA |
| Irvin Mayfield | Jazz Trumpeter/Founder | New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Business, Music | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Ivan Joseph | Author / Director of Athletics | Ryerson University | Sports, Education | New York, NY USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Gamboa | Ph.D. Chemistry & Producer | The Big Electron Podcast | Science, Education | Columbia, MO USA |
| Jacqueline Sanderlin | School Principal | Foster Elementary School | Art, Education | Compton, CA USA |
| Jacqueline Carrizosa | Instructor | Firearms for Life | Action Sports, Armed Services | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Jad Abumrad | Host | RadioLab | Music, Radio | New York, NY USA |
| Jae Sabol | Executive Director | One Community | Business, Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jake Bryer | Co-Founder and Artist | Austin Art Garage | Art, Entrepreneurship | Austin, TX USA |
| Jake Nickell | Founder/CEO | Threadless | Design, Entrepreneurship | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jake Shimabukuro | Ukulele Musician/Spokesperson | Self-Employed | Art, Music | Quincy, CA USA |
| Jakob Laggner | Co-founder | Treks and Tracks | Action Sports, Environment & Nature | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| James Reeves | Designer, Writer, Teacher & Motorist | Civic Centre New Orleans | Design, Education | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Jan Robinson Flint | Social Activist | Black Women for Wellness | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jane Zhou | Senior Research Engineer | A123 Systems | Engineering, Numbers | Ann Arbor, MI USA |
| Jane Smiley | Novelist | A Thousand Acres | Art, Writing | Carmel, CA USA |
| Janet Echelman | Artist | Art, Design | Boston, MA USA | |
| Janice Levenhagen-Seeley | Founder | ChickTech | Engineering, Non-Profit Organizations | Portland, OR USA |
| Janiece Evans-Page | Vice President of Fossil Global Giving / Head of Fossil Foundation | Fossil Group, Inc. | Business, Education | Denver, CO USA |
| Jas Boothe | Founder | Final Salute | Non-Profit Organizations, Armed Services | Washington, DC USA |
| Jason Field | Divisional Sales and Marketing Leader | W.L. Gore & Associates | Business, Medicine | Flagstaff, AZ USA |
| Jay Shafer | Founder/Designer | Tumbleweed Tiny House Company | Design, Engineering | Sebastopol, CA USA |
| Jeannie Dixon | Unit Director | Rush University Medical Center | Medicine, Science | Oak Park, IL US |
| Jeff Adams | Olympic Champion/Wheelchair Racing Athlete | Non-Profit Organizations, Sports | Toronto, Otario CAN | |
| Jeff Moss | Founder | DEF CON | Engineering, Technology | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Jeff Johnson | Social & Political Activist/TV Personality | BET | Politics, Television | New York, NY USA |
| Jehmu Greene | Executive Director | Rock The Vote | Music, Politics | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jennifer Arnold | Pediatrician/TV Star [TLC's The Little Couple] | Medicine, Television | Houston, TX USA | |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Executive Program Director | YouthBuild | Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Jennifer Appel | Founder | Buttercup Bake Shop | Entrepreneurship, Food | New York, NY USA |
| Jennifer Orgolini | Sustainability Director | New Belgium Brewery | Business, Food | Fort Collins, CO USA |
| Jeremy Sparks | Bullfighter | Cheyenne Rodeo | Action Sports, Sports | Cheyenne, WY USA |
| Jeremy England | Biophysicist | MIT | Education, Science | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Jerry Colangelo | CEO | Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns | Business, Sports | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Jes Ward | Executive Director | cityWILD | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Denver, CO USA |
| Jesse Jacobs | Owner | Samovar Tea Lounge | Entrepreneurship, Food | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Jesse Iwuji | NASCAR Driver | Action Sports, Armed Services | Las Vegas, NV USA | |
| Jessica Matthews | Chief Executive Officer | Uncharted Play | Science, Sports | New York, NY USA |
| Jessica Santana | Co-Founder | New York On Tech | Education, Technology | New York, NY USA |
| Jessica Schimpf | Glassblower/Owner | Mantra Glass Art | Art, Entrepreneurship | Denver, CO USA |
| Jessica Jiji | Newswriter | United Nations | Government, Journalism | New York, NY USA |
| Jessica Walden | Co-Founder | Rock Candy Tours | Journalism, Music | Macon, GA USA |
| Jewel Burks | Co-Founder & CEO | Partpic Inc. | Engineering, Science | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Jill Weiss-Ippolito | Founding Director and Yoga Teacher | UpRising Yoga | Entrepreneurship, Sports | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jill Soloway | Writer/Producer | HBO's Six Feet Under | Television, Writing | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jim Kauahikaua | Geophysicist | U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) | Science, Environment & Nature | Hilo, HI USA |
| Jim Cantrell | CEO/Co-Founder | Vector Space Systems | Engineering, Technology | Tuscon, AZ USA |
| Jim DeRogatis | Music Critic | Chicago Sun-Times | Journalism, Music | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jim Pate | Executive Director | Habitat For Humanity | Engineering, Non-Profit Organizations | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Jim Steyer | Education Technologist | Common Sense Media | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Jim Lutz | Professor of Architecture | University of Memphis | Design, Engineering | Memphis, TN USA |
| Jim Whittaker | Mountaineer | Action Sports, Sports | Port Townsend, WA USA | |
| Jim Koch | Founder/Brewmaster | Samuel Adams | Entrepreneurship, Food | Boston, MA USA |
| Jim Yong Kim | Physician | Partners in Health | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | Boston, MA USA |
| Jimmy Chin | Photographer | Action Sports, Art | Victor, ID USA | |
| Jin-Ya Huang | Artist/Packaging Manager | Fossil Group, Inc. | Art, Business | Richardson, TX USA |
| Jo Turner | Actor/Director | Acting & Theatre, Television | Adelaide, South Australia AUS | |
| Joanne Bradford | Chief Media Officer | MSN | Business, Technology | Redmond, CA USA |
| Joe Ray | Editor | Lowrider | Engineering, Writing | Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA |
| Joe Rogan | Comedian | Acting & Theatre, Sports | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Joe Booth | Founder / Creative Director | Vidya Gamer | Education, Entrepreneurship | Seattle, WA USA |
| Joel Klein | Chancellor | New York City Schools | Education, Government | New York, NY USA |
| Joel Laguna | Teacher | Thomas Starr King Middle School | Education, Writing | Los Angeles, CA United States |
| Joel Nitzberg | Director of Programs | New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT) | Art, Education | Boston, MA USA |
| John Hennessey | Founder | Hennessey Performance Engineering | Action Sports, Engineering | Houston, TX USA |
| John Richards | Radio DJ | KEXP, Seattle, WA | Music, Radio | Seattle, WA USA |
| John Podesta | President/CEO | Center for American Progress | Government, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| John Passacantando | Executive Director | Greenpeace | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Washington, DC USA |
| John Read | Co-Founder/Ecologist | Arid Recovery Project | Entrepreneurship, Environment & Nature | Roxby Downs, South Australia AUS |
| John Weisheit | Conservation Director | Living Rivers | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Moab, UT USA |
| John Legend | Singer/Songwriter | R&B Artist | Entrepreneurship, Music | New York, NY USA |
| John Rapp | Sportswear Designer | Patagonia | Design, Environment & Nature | Ventura, CA USA |
| John Jacobs | Co-founder | Life is Good Clothing | Entrepreneurship, Fashion | Hudson, NH USA |
| John Rodrigues | Ice Sculptor / Author | High School Dropout to Harvard | Art, Food | Lake Elsinore, CA USA |
| John "Bertie" Cocking | Napier's Town Ambassador | Self-Employed | Acting & Theatre, Government | Napier, Hawke's Bay NZ |
| John Perry Barlow | Co-founder | Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) | Non-Profit Organizations, Technology | Mill Valley, CA USA |
| Joiselle Cunningham | Washington Fellow | Department of Education | Education, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| Jon Foreman | Musician/Singer/Guitarist | Switchfoot | Music, Non-Profit Organizations | San Diego, CA USA |
| Jon Barnes | Systems Integration Consultant | Accenture | Numbers, Technology | New York, NY USA |
| Jonathan Cedar | Founder / CEO | BioLite | Engineering, Technology | New York, NY USA |
| Jonathan Poneman | Co-Founder | Sub Pop Records | Entrepreneurship, Music | Seattle, WA USA |
| Jordin Kare | Chief Scientist/Senior Inventor/Laser Motive | Intellectual Ventures | Science, Technology | Seattle, WA USA |
| Jorge Cham | Cartoonist / Roboticist | PHD Comics | Art, Engineering | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Jose Antonio Vargas | Journalist / Activist / Founder | Define American | Journalism, Non-Profit Organizations | Los Angeles, California USA |
| Joseph Haggerty | Sports Writer | Woburn Daily Times | Journalism, Sports | Boston, MA USA |
| Josh Kinser | Vice President of Operations | Texas Trophy Hunters Association | Environment & Nature, Armed Services | Menard, TX USA |
| Joshua Jackson | Actor | Acting & Theatre, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Juan Enriquez | Futurist and Author, CEO | Biotechonomy | Science, Writing | Boston, MA USA |
| Judith Mansfield | Library Acquisitions Chief | US/Anglo Division, Library of Congress | Government, Non-Profit Organizations | Washington, DC USA |
| Judith Jamison | Choreographer/Artistic Director | Alvin Ailey Dance Theater | Acting & Theatre, Art | New York, NY USA |
| Julia Dalton-Brush | Founder/CEO | Fit Journey | Fashion, Sports | New York, NY US |
| Julia Silverman | Chief Social Officer | Uncharted Play | Sports, Technology | New York, NY USA |
| Julian Serrano | Master Chef, Picasso Restaurant | Bellagio Hotel and Casino | Food, Travel | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Julian Burnside | Human Rights Lawyer | Law, Non-Profit Organizations | Melbourne, Victoria AUS | |
| Julianne Malveaux | President | Bennett College for Women | Education, Politics | Greensboro, NC USA |
| Julie Elberfeld | SVP, Commercial Bank CIO | Capital One | Numbers, Technology | Boston, MA USA |
| Julie Jensen | Playwright | Acting & Theatre, Writing | Salt Lake City, UT USA | |
| Julie Azuma | Founder/CEO | Different Roads To Learning | Education, Entrepreneurship | New York, NY USA |
| Julieta Garibay | Deputy Advocacy Advisor | United We Dream | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| Julissa Arce | Activist / Author | My (Underground) American Dream | Business, Numbers | Las Vegas, NV USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalle Lasn | Founder | Adbusters Magazine | Journalism, Politics | Vancouver, British Columbia CAN |
| Kamala Anthony | Manager | Honokea Fishpond | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Hilo, HI USA |
| Kapua Kawelo | Natural Resources Manager | O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program | Environment & Nature, Science | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Karen Pearson | Co-owner/Manager | Amoeba Music | Entrepreneurship, Music | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Karen Mathis | Lawyer/President | American Bar Association | Law, Non-Profit Organizations | Denver, CO USA |
| Kari Byron | TV Host | White Rabbit Project | Engineering, Television | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Karl Kruszelnicki | Radio Host | Triple J Radio | Medicine, Radio | Sydney, New South Wales AUS |
| Kary Mullis | Nobel Prize Winning Chemist | Education, Science | Corona del Mar, CA USA | |
| Kat Cole | COO & President, North America | FOCUS Brands | Business, Entrepreneurship | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Kate White | Editor-in-Chief | Cosmopolitan Magazine | Journalism, Writing | New York, NY USA |
| Kate Fay | Executive Chef | Cibo Restaurant | Food, Travel | Auckland, null NZ |
| Katherine Kuchenbecker | Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science | University of Pennsylvania | Education, Engineering | New York, NY USA |
| Katie Carr Kopcso | Construction Project Manager | NASA, Stennis Space Center | Engineering, Science | Gulfport, MS USA |
| Katrina Markoff | Chocolatier | Vosges Haut-Chocolat | Entrepreneurship, Food | Chicago, IL USA |
| Keith Olson | Chief Science Officer | Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) | Engineering, Environment & Nature | Kona, HI USA |
| Keith Stegall | Singer/Songwriter/Producer | Music, Writing | Nashville, TN USA | |
| Kelly Whitaker | Senior Research Engineer | Alcoa | Engineering, Technology | New Kensington, PA USA |
| Kelly Meyer | Co-Founder | Teaching Gardens | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Los Angeles, CA United States |
| Kelly Keelo | Co-Owner / Creative Director | Juice Hugger, A Healthy Crush | Entrepreneurship, Food | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Ken Yager | Rock Climber | Action Sports, Environment & Nature | Yosemite, CA USA | |
| Ken Lightner | Senior Programmer | CCP | Technology, Design | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Kenneth L. Wright, Jr. | Founder & CEO | KleanCollar, Inc. | Entrepreneurship, Business | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Kenny Ausubel | Co-founder/Co-CEO | Bioneers | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Santa Fe, NM USA |
| Keola Santiago | Master Guild Technician | Audi | Engineering, Technology | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Kevan Kamibayashi | Chief Field Engineer | U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) | Science, Engineering | Hilo, HI USA |
| Kevin Wallis | Lead Forecaster | Surfline | Action Sports, Environment & Nature | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Kevin Carroll | The Katalyst | Nike | Medicine, Sports | Portland, OR USA |
| Kevin Klose | CEO/President | NPR | Journalism, Radio | Washington, DC USA |
| Khary Lazarre-White | Cofounder | The Brotherhood/Sister Sol | Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Organizations | Harlem, NY USA |
| Kim Walker | Founder | Outdoor DIVAS | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Boulder, CO USA |
| Kimber Lanning | Founder/Executive Director | Local First Arizona | Business, Entrepreneurship | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Kinky Friedman | Singer/Songwriter/Author | Music, Politics | Austin, TX USA | |
| Kitty Love | Art Activist/Executive Director | Arts 2 People | Art, Non-Profit Organizations | Candler, NC USA |
| Kristin Shannon | Executive Director | Emeril Lagasse Foundation | Food, Non-Profit Organizations | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Kristina Laidler | Director | Microsoft Cyber Defense Operations Center | Business, Technology | Redmond, WA USA |
| Kyle Maynard | MMA Fighter/Wrestler/Owner | No Excuses | Entrepreneurship, Sports | Suwanne, GA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Scott Webster | CEO | The Fruit Company | Business, Food | Mt. Hood, OR USA |
| Lacey Roop | Spoken Word Poet | Art, Writing | Austin, TX USA | |
| Lance Bangs | Filmmaker/Music Video Director | Film, Music | Portland, OR USA | |
| Laney Gradus | General Manager | Framestore | Design, Technology | Culver, CA USA |
| Larry Weintraub | Founder | Fanscape | Entrepreneurship, Music | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Larry Brilliant | Executive Director | Google.org | Non-Profit Organizations, Technology | Mountain View, CA USA |
| Larry Colbert | Author/Speaker | Driving Vision, Inc. | Education, Writing | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Laura Danly | Astronomer/Curator | Griffith Observatory | Environment & Nature, Science | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Laura I. Gómez | Founder | Atipica | Entrepreneurship, Technology | Palo Alto, CA USA |
| Laurie Coots | Chief Marketing Officer | TBWA/Chiat/Day | Business, Technology | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Layne Beachley | Professional Surfer | Action Sports, Non-Profit Organizations | Sydney, New South Wales AUS | |
| Leah Buechley | Designer, Engineer & Educator | Art, Engineering | Albuquerque, NM USA | |
| Leah Chase | Owner & Chef | Dooky Chase | Entrepreneurship, Food | New Orleans, LA USA |
| LeDerick Horne | Poet / Disability Advocate | Art, Entrepreneurship | New York, NY USA | |
| Lee Walthall | Owner | Delta Of Venus Cafe | Entrepreneurship, Food | Davis, CA USA |
| Leila Hokulani Kaaekuahiwi Pousima | Natural Resource Policy Management Specialist | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Law, Environment & Nature | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Leonard Schlesinger | Professor | Harvard Business School | Business, Education | Boston, MA USA |
| Levi Ortiz | Firefighter | Denver Fire Department | Government, Armed Services | Denver, CO USA |
| Lillie Ng | IT Architect | IBM | Numbers, Technology | Armonk, NY USA |
| Linda Li | Plastic Surgeon | Dr. 90210 | Business, Medicine | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Lisa Jiggetts | Founder and CEO | Women's Society of Cyberjutsu | Business, Technology | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Lisa Nielsen | Director of Digital Literacy and Citizenship | New York Department of Education | Education, Technology | New York, NY US |
| Lisa Marr | Operations Director/Youth Film Coordinator | Echo Park Film Center | Film, Non-Profit Organizations | Chicago, IL USA |
| Lisa Eckert | Superintendant | Devil's Tower National Monument | Environment & Nature, Government | Crook County, WY USA |
| Liz Mandarano | Yoga Instructor/Owner | Yoga Effects | Entrepreneurship, Sports | New York, NY USA |
| Liz Mercure | Divemaster | Georgia Aquarium | Journalism, Action Sports | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Lloyd Reshard | CEO | Cognitive Big Data Systems | Entrepreneurship, Technology | Destin, FL USA |
| Lori Pappas | CEO | Global Team for Local Initiatives, Ethiopian Aid Organization | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | Bainbridge Island, WA USA |
| Louie Perez | Musician | Los Lobos | Entrepreneurship, Music | Newport Beach, CA USA |
| Louisa Choppy Patterson | Helicopter Pilot | Over The Top | Environment & Nature, Travel | Queenstown, Otago NZ |
| Luis Padilla | Director of Animal Health | St. Louis Zoo | Environment & Nature, Science | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Lydia Villa-Komaroff | Molecular Biologist & Chief Scientific Officer | Cytonome | Business, Science | Boston, MA USA |
| Lydia Joyner | Filmmaker & Author | My Sky Is Falling, Little Wild Thang | Film, Writing | New York, NY USA |
| Lynda Weinman | Co-Founder | Lynda.com | Entrepreneurship, Technology | Carpenteria, CA USA |
| Lynn Phillips | Senior Lecturer/Chief Undergraduate Advisor | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Amherst, MA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Arellanes | Clerk | New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender | Government, Law | Albuquerque, NM USA |
| Magnus Walker | Founder | Urban Outlaw Shop | Design, Engineering | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Malcolm Crawshay | Governing Director | Home of Poi Ltd. | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Christchurch, Canterbury NZ |
| Malcolm McDowell | Actor | Acting & Theatre, Film | Roswell, NM USA | |
| Malia Chow, Ph.D. | Sanctuary Superintendent | NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | Science, Environment & Nature | Maui, HI USA |
| Manny Kowino | Lobsterman | Self Employed | Entrepreneurship, Food | Falmouth, ME USA |
| Mansi M. Kasliwal | Assistant Professor of Astronomy & Principal Investigator at GROWTH | California Institute of Technology | Science, Environment & Nature | Palomar Observatory, CA USA |
| Mara Arlington | Physical Therapist | Florence Therapy and Wellness | Medicine, Sports | Florence, MT USA |
| Marc Kelly Smith | Founder | Poetry Slam Movement | Acting & Theatre, Writing | Chicago, IL USA |
| Margaret Wagner | Roller Derby Team Captain | Action Sports, Sports | Norfolk, VA USA | |
| Margaret Cho | Comedian | Acting & Theatre, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Margarita Barry | Designer/Founder | 71 Pop | Design, Entrepreneurship | Detroit, MI USA |
| Maria Popova | Writer/Founder | Brain Pickings | Journalism, Philosophy & Religion | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Maria Siemionow | Plastic Surgeon | Cleveland Clinic Studio | Business, Medicine | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Maria Burns Ortiz | CEO / Co-Founder | 7 Generation Games | Journalism, Technology | Santa Monica, CA USA |
| Maribel Lieberman | Founder | MarieBelle Fine Treats and Chocolates | Entrepreneurship, Food | Chicago, IL USA |
| Mariette DiChristina | Editor in Chief | Scientific American | Journalism, Science | New York, NY USA |
| Marilyn Halperin | Director of Education and Communication | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Acting & Theatre, Education | Chicago, IL USA |
| Mark Johnson | Bucket Man | Self Employed | Art, Music | Chicago, IL USA |
| Mark Foster | Founder | Heroin Skateboards | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | London, England UK |
| Mark Hannum | Neuroscience Lab Director | Thomas Jefferson School of Science and Technology | Education, Science | Alexandria, VA USA |
| Mark Inglis | Mountaineer / Winemaker / Speaker | Action Sports, Environment & Nature | Hanmer Springs, Canterbury NZ | |
| Marlies Yearby | Choreographer/Dancer | Rent | Acting & Theatre, Art | New York, NY USA |
| Marshawn Evans | CEO | Communication Counts | Entrepreneurship, Law | Chicago, IL USA |
| Marty Odlin | Co-founder/Engineer | Bamboo Bike Studio | Design, Engineering | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Mary Egan | Founder | Gatheredtable | Entrepreneurship, Food | Seattle, WA USA |
| Mary Spio | Editor | One2One Living | Journalism, Writing | Palm Beach, FL USA |
| Mary Bell | VP of Logistics | Caterpillar | Business, Technology | Peoria, IL USA |
| Marylee Orr | Executive Director | Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Baton Rouge, LA USA |
| Marylou Badeaux | Former VP of Special Projects | Warner Bros. Records | Business, Music | Brisbane, Queensland AUS |
| Mason Gordon | Creator | Slamball | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Mat Best | YouTube Personality / CEO | Article 15 Clothing | Entrepreneurship, Armed Services | El Paso, TX USA |
| Matt Severson | Founder | The School Fund | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Palo Alto, CA USA |
| Matt H. Schneps | Astrophysicist / Director | Harvard Laboratory for Visual Learning | Education, Science | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Matt Carroll | Research Scientist | MIT Media Lab | Journalism, Technology | Boston, MA USA |
| Matthew Nolan | Writer/Poet | Art, Writing | New Orleans, LA USA | |
| Max Siegel | President of Global Operations | Dale Earnhardt Racing Inc. | Business, Sports | Charlotte, NC USA |
| McKenzie Erickson | Marketing Coordinator | Benetech | Art, Design | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Melissa Michaels | Founder/Director of Educational Programming | Wild Life Productions | Art, Education | Boulder, CO USA |
| Meredith Wilson | Rancher | Wilson's Double Diamond Ranch | Environment & Nature, Science | Alta, WY USA |
| Michael Echols | CEO | International Association of Certified ISAOs | Business, Technology | Washington, DC USA |
| Michael Dell | Founder/CEO | Dell Computers | Entrepreneurship, Technology | Austin, TX USA |
| Michael Parenti | Activist | Politics, Writing | Berkeley, CA USA | |
| Michael Jager | Founder/Creative Director | Jager Dipaola Kemp | Design, Entrepreneurship | Burlington, VT USA |
| Michael Franti | Musician | Art, Music | Denver, CO USA | |
| Michael Spalding | Founder | Equal Chance for Education | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Nashville, TN USA |
| Michele Gianetti | Author | I Believe in You: A Mother and Daughter's Special Journey | Medicine, Writing | Canfield, OH USA |
| Michelle Dreher | Letterpress Printer/Founder | Two Tone Press | Design, Entrepreneurship | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Mike Spagnola | Vice President, OEM & Product Development | SEMA Garage | Business, Engineering | Diamond Bar, CA USA |
| Mike Lazzo | VP of Programming | Cartoon Network | Entrepreneurship, Television | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Mike Henry | Slam Poet | Austin Slam Poetry | Art, Writing | Austin, TX USA |
| Mike Biggerstaff | Meteorology Professor | University of Oklahoma | Education, Science | Norman, OK USA |
| Mike Parillo | Snowboard Graphic Designer/Painter | Libtech Artist | Action Sports, Art | Sequim, WA USA |
| Mike Thorn | Coordinator | Maximum Rocknroll Magazine | Journalism, Music | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Mike Song | Dancer/Choreographer | Acting & Theatre, Art | Costa Mesa, CA USA | |
| Mike McGalliard | Executive Director | Imagination Foundation | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Culver City, CA USA |
| Mike Olson | Co-Founder | Mervin Manufacturing | Action Sports, Engineering | Sequim, WA USA |
| Mila Rosenthal | Director of Communication | United Nations Development Programme | Non-Profit Organizations, Government | New York, NY USA |
| Milena Acosta | Education Outreach Supervisor | Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific | Environment & Nature, Science | Costa Mesa, CA |
| Misaki Takabayashi | Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences | University of Hawai'i at Hilo | Science, Environment & Nature | Hilo, HI USA |
| Misty Reynolds | Lieutenant / Assistant Chief of Police | City of Coachella Police Department | Government, Law | Palm Desert, CA USA |
| Morris Reid | Lobbyist | Government, Law | Washington, DC USA | |
| Mr. Animation | Street Performer | Acting & Theatre, Education | Venice Beach, CA USA | |
| My Harrison | Section Chief | FBI | Government, Law | Washington, DC USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Irwin | Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Certified Hypnotherapist, & Life Coach | Medicine, Acting & Theatre | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Nancy E. Turner | Author | These Is My Words | Education, Writing | Pinetop, AZ USA |
| Nat Paynter | Director of Water Programs | charity:water | Non-Profit Organizations, Science | New York, NY USA |
| Natalie Duran | Clinical Researcher/Professional Athlete | UCLA Health | Action Sports, Science | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Nathan Gray | Founder/CEO | Earth Train | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Nathan Vincent | Crochet Artist | Art, Design | New York, NY USA | |
| Neil Sims | Marine Biologist/Co-Founder | Kampachi Farms, LLC | Science, Environment & Nature | Kona, HI USA |
| Neil Okamoto | Director of Research and Development | Dreamworks | Film, Science | Glendale, CA USA |
| Nic Harcourt | Radio Host | KCRW | Radio, Writing | Santa Monica, CA USA |
| Nick DePalma | Graduate Student | MIT Personal Robots Group | Science, Technology | Boston, MA USA |
| Nick Carse | Co-Founder | King of Pops | Business, Food | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Nicole Baldwin | Founder | Biao Skincare | Non-Profit Organizations, Armed Services | Houston, TX USA |
| Nikki Cooley | Co-Executive Director | Fifth World Discoveries | Action Sports, Environment & Nature | Flagstaff, AZ USA |
| Nikki Kaufman | Founder / CEO | Normal | Entrepreneurship, Sports | New York, NY USA |
| Nina Simons | Co-founder/Co-CEO | Bioneers | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Santa Fe, NM USA |
| Nolan Bushnell | CEO | BrainRush | Education, Technology | Los Angeles, CA United States |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa Woolfolk | Founding President | Birmingham Civil Rights Institute | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Olivia Castellini | Sr. Exhibit Developer | Museum of Science and Industry | Music, Science | Chicago, IL USA |
| Omar Cardenas | Youth Organizer | Children's Defense Fund | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Omoju Miller | Software Technologist | Google.Org & UC Berkeley | Education, Technology | Berkeley, CA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Cipriano | President | American Nurses Association (ANA) | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | Silver Spring, MD USA |
| Pam Gaber | Founder | Gabriel's Angels | Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Paolo Davanzo | Founder/Executive Director | Echo Park Film Center | Film, Non-Profit Organizations | Chicago, IL USA |
| Pat O'Donnell | CEO | Aspen Skiing Company | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Aspen, CO USA |
| Pat Croce | Entrepreneur/Sports Team Executive/Author | Business, Medicine | Philadelphia, PA USA | |
| Pat Schroeder | Former Congresswoman/CEO | Association of American Publishers | Government, Politics | Washington, DC USA |
| Patricia Janiot | News Anchor | CNN en Espanol | Journalism, Television | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Patrick Weadon | Curator | NSA Cryptological Museum | Education, Technology | Annapolis, MD USA |
| Patrick Turner | Director of International Tax | Fossil Group, Inc. | Business, Numbers | Richardson, TX USA |
| Paul Deem | Owner | Cycle Werks | Entrepreneurship, Sports | Costa Mesa, CA USA |
| Paul Salopek | Foreign Correspondent & Journalist | Environment & Nature, Journalism | Columbus, NM USA | |
| Paul Goble | Senior Associate | Carnegie Endowment For International Peace | Government, Non-Profit Organizations | Washington, DC USA |
| Paul Dateh | Musician | Film, Music | Costa Mesa, CA USA | |
| Paul Rodriguez | Professional Skateboarder | Plan B Skateboards | Action Sports, Sports | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Paula Carlson | Director of Husbandry | Dallas World Aquarium | Environment & Nature, Science | Dallas, TX US |
| Paula and Lorenz Eber | Cyclists | Biked Around the World for Asthma Awareness | Non-Profit Organizations, Sports | Seattle, WA USA |
| Pavel Brun | Choreographer/Theatrical Producer | Acting & Theatre, Art | Las Vegas, NV USA | |
| Peggy Stern | Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker | The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation | Art, Film | New York, NY USA |
| Penny Brown Reynolds | Judge/Author/Ordained Minister | Law, Philosophy & Religion | Atlanta, GA USA | |
| Pernell Bush | President / CEO | No Limit Health and Education | Government, Non-Profit Organizations | Chicago, IL USA |
| Pete Johnson | VP of On-Air Promotions | Cartoon Network | Film, Television | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Pete Saari | Co-Founder | Mervin Manufacturing | Action Sports, Design | Sequim, WA USA |
| Pete Denman | UX Designer | Intel | Design, Technology | Portland, OR Oregon |
| Peter Hillary | Mountaineer/Public Speaker/Writer | Action Sports, Writing | Auckland, null NZ | |
| Peter Lynn | Kitemaker / Engineer / Inventor | Peter Lynn Kites | Design, Engineering | Ashburton, Canterbury NZ |
| Peter Travers | Film Critic | Rolling Stone Magazine | Film, Journalism | New York, NY USA |
| Phillip Loya | Fellows Program Recruitment Manager | CODE2040 | Education, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R L Stine | Author | Goosebumps | Journalism, Writing | New York, NY USA |
| Rachael Taylor | Actress | Daredevil | Acting & Theatre, Film | Pomona, CA USA |
| Rahm Emanuel | Mayor | City of Chicago | Government, Politics | Chicago, IL USA |
| Ralph Murphy | Vice President | ASCAP | Business, Music | Nashville, TN USA |
| Ralph Eggleston | Art Director | Pixar | Art, Film | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Randall Stephenson | Chairman and CEO | AT&T | Business, Technology | Dallas, TX USA |
| Randii Wessen | Astronautics Systems Engineer | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Engineering, Science | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Randy Komisar | Entrepreneur/Author | Entrepreneurship, Writing | San Francisco, CA USA | |
| Rashad Thomas | Diesel Mechanic | Ryder | Engineering, Technology | Houston, TX USA |
| Raul Ruiz | Emergency Physician | Eisenhower Medical Center | Medicine, Science | Palm Desert, CA USA |
| Raven Jackson | Veterinarian | Chimp Haven | Environment & Nature, Medicine | Keithville, LA US |
| Ray Suarez | Senior Correspondent | The Newshour With Jim Lehrer | Politics, Television | Washington, DC USA |
| Ray Kelly | Police Commissioner | NYPD | Government, Armed Services | New York, NY USA |
| Ray Kurzweil | Inventor | Kurzweil Technologies | Engineering, Technology | Boston, MA USA |
| Reed Hastings | CEO | Netflix | Film, Technology | Los Gatos, CA USA |
| Rex Grignon | Head of Character Animation | PDI/Dreamworks | Film, Numbers | Palo Alto, CA USA |
| Rex Doty | President/Founder | Toys 4 Smiles Foundation | Art, Non-Profit Organizations | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Ric Birch | Executive Producer | Olympic Ceremonies | Acting & Theatre, Sports | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Richard Hoover | Founder | Santa Cruz Guitars | Design, Music | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Richard Linklater | Filmmaker/Writer | Detour Film | Film, Writing | Austin, TX USA |
| Richard Meier | Architect | Getty Museum | Design, Engineering | New York, NY USA |
| Richard Woolcott | Co-Founder | Volcom | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Costa Mesa, CA USA |
| Richard Florida | Author | Technology, Writing | New York, NY USA | |
| Rick Allen | CEO | National Geographic Ventures | Business, Television | Washington, DC USA |
| Rick Moonen | Chef | Rick Moonen Seafood | Business, Food | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Rickey Minor | Music Director | American Idol | Music, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Rita Simó | Founder | People's Music School | Education, Music | Chicago, IL USA |
| Rob Bollinger | Artistic Director | Cirque du Soleil | Acting & Theatre, Action Sports | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Rob Feenie | Owner/Executive Chef | Lumiere | Entrepreneurship, Food | Vancouver, British Columbia CAN |
| Rob Newsom | Owner | Boudreaux Cellars | Environment & Nature, Food | Lavenworth, WA USA |
| Robert Florio | Special Education Teacher | High Tech Early College | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Denver, CO USA |
| Robert Kiyosaki | Businessman / Educator | Business, Education | Scottsdale, AZ USA | |
| Robert Torres | Senior Program Officer | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | New York, NY USA |
| Robin Judkins | Author/Artist | Art, Sports | Christchurch, Canterbury NZ | |
| Robyn Francis | Senior Scientist | Bayer MaterialScience | Medicine, Science | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Rod Fuller | Vice President of Operations | Exotics Racing | Action Sports, Engineering | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Rodney Mullen | Professional Skateboarder | Almost Skateboards | Action Sports, Education | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Roger Penske | Chairman | Penske Corporation | Action Sports, Engineering | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Roger Thomas | Music Director/Musician | Naturally 7 | Music, Numbers | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Rohan Amin | Global Chief Information Security Officer | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Engineering, Technology | New York, NY USA |
| Rosa Obregon | Mechanical Test Operations Engineer | NASA, Stennis Space Center | Engineering, Science | Gulfport, MS USA |
| Rosemarie Certo | President | Dock Street Brewing Co. | Entrepreneurship, Food | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Ross Klein | President | W Hotels | Business, Travel | New York, NY USA |
| Ross Rebagliati | Olympic Snowboarder | Action Sports, Sports | Vancouver, British Columbia CAN | |
| Ross R. Rossin | Painter/Portrait Artist | Rossin Fine Art | Art, Entrepreneurship | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Roy Remer | Volunteer Coordinator | Zen Hospice Project | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ryan Scott | CEO | Causecast | Business, Technology | Culver City, CA USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabry Tozin | Director of Enterprise Applications | Netflix | Engineering, Technology | Los Gatos, CA USA |
| Sal Donato | Owner & Mechanic | Philadelphia Motorsports | Engineering, Sports | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Sam Ross | Founder | Green Chimneys Children's School | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Brewster, NY USA |
| Samuel Kyles | Reverend | Monumental Baptist Church | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | Memphis, TN USA |
| Samy Kamkar | Hacker / Security Research | Entrepreneurship, Technology | Hollywood, CA USA | |
| Sang Yoon | Restaurateur/Chef | Father's Office | Entrepreneurship, Food | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Sangeeta Bhatia | Director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Engineering, Science | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Santiago Aguerre | Co-Founder | Reef Clothing | Fashion, Sports | La Jolla, CA USA |
| Sara Morosan | Sales Manager | LGE*CTS Motorsports | Engineering, Entrepreneurship | Diamond Bar, CA USA |
| Sarah Lyle | Senior Corps Member | City Year | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Columbus, OH USA |
| Sarah Love | Archaeology Outreach Coordinator | Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Science, Education | Stockbridge, GA USA |
| Satya Nadella | CEO | Microsoft | Engineering, Technology | Seattle, WA USA |
| Scott Cupit | Founder/Co-Director | Swing Patrol | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Melbourne, Victoria AUS |
| Scott MacEachern | General Manager | Nike Livestrong | Business, Sports | Portland, OR USA |
| Scout Gillick | Diesel Technician | Ryder | Engineering, Technology | Houston, TX USA |
| Sean McComb | Teacher | Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts | Education, Writing | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Shad Eischen | Founder / CEO | Pushing 4 Independence | Action Sports, Non-Profit Organizations | Newport Beach, CA USA |
| Shawn Lani | Senior Exhibit Developer | Exploratorium | Design, Science | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Sherry Grathler | Whitewater Rafting Guide | Los Rios River Runners | Action Sports, Environment & Nature | Taos, NM US |
| Shi Yan Ming | Shaolin Warrior | USA Shaolin Temple | Philosophy & Religion, Sports | New York, NY USA |
| Shiny Toy Guns | Musicians | Shiny Toy Guns | Art, Music | Park City, UT USA |
| Soledad O'Brien | CNN Anchor/Special Correspondent | CNN | Journalism, Television | New York, NY USA |
| Sonja DeVries | Filmmaker/Activist | Gay Cuba | Film, Non-Profit Organizations | Louisville, KY USA |
| Srinivas Rao | Founder / Host | The Unmistakable Creative Podcast | Entrepreneurship, Journalism | Riverside, CA USA |
| Stacey Cruise | CEO | American Paradigm Schools | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Staceyann Chin | Poet & Activist | Philosophy & Religion, Writing | New York, NY US | |
| Stan Richards | Founder | The Richards Group | Design, Entrepreneurship | Dallas, TX USA |
| Stefan Sagmeister | Graphic Designer | Sagmeister, Inc. | Design, Entrepreneurship | New York, NY USA |
| Stephanie Martinez | Senior Coordinator, OEM & Product Development | SEMA Garage | Engineering, Technology | Diamond Bar, CA USA |
| Steve Schankman | Founder | Contemporary Productions | Entrepreneurship, Music | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Steven Scott | Founder / Director of Veterinary Care | Hohenwald Animal Hospital/Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary | Medicine, Environment & Nature | Memphis, TN USA |
| Steven Rosenberg | Chief of Surgery | National Cancer Institute | Medicine, Science | Potomac, MD USA |
| Stuart McClure | CEO / President, Founder | Cylance, Inc. | Engineering, Technology | Irvine, CA USA |
| Sucheta Rawal | Food & Travel Writer | Travel, Non-Profit Organizations | Smyrna, GA USA | |
| Susan Spicer | Chef | Bayona | Business, Food | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Sut Jhally | Founder and Executive Director of the Media Education Foundation | Media Education Foundation | Education, Journalism | Northampton, MA USA |
| Suzy Clark | Director | Mount Hermon Outdoor Science School | Education, Environment & Nature | Felton, CA USA |
| Sxip Shirey | Musician | Art, Music | New York, NY USA | |
| Sylvia Mathews | Executive Director | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Non-Profit Organizations, Politics | Seattle, WA USA |
| Syrena Johnson | Chef | Liberty's Kitchen | Entrepreneurship, Food | New Orleans, LA US |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara S. Melton | Director of Health Informatics | Morrison Healthcare | Medicine, Food | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Tanya Plibersek | Minister of Parliament | Minister for Housing and Status of Women | Government, Politics | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AUS |
| Tatyana Fazlalizadeh | Artist | Art, Entrepreneurship | Brooklyn, NY USA | |
| Terrence Payne | Artist/Founder | Rosalux Gallery | Art, Entrepreneurship | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Terry Lickona | Producer | Austin City Limits | Music, Television | Austin, TX USA |
| Terry Stewart | CEO | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Business, Music | Cleveland, OH USA |
| The Knux | Hip Hop Artists | The Knux | Acting & Theatre, Music | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Thomas Kail | Artistic Director | Back House Productions | Acting & Theatre, Art | New York, NY USA |
| Thomas Nazario | Professor of Law | University of San Francisco | Education, Law | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Tiki Taane | Musician | Solo Artist/ Former Front Man of Salmonella Dub | Engineering, Music | Muriwai Beach, Auckland NZ |
| Tim Crown | Co-Founder/Chairman of the Board | Insight Enterprises | Business, Entrepreneurship | Tempe, AZ USA |
| Tim Brown | CEO | IDEO | Art, Design | Palo Alto, CA USA |
| Tim Roberts | Security Consultant | Solutionary, Inc. | Business, Technology | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Tim Winton | Sustainability Consultant/Founder | Permaforest Trust | Environment & Nature, Non-Profit Organizations | Byron Bay, Queensland AUS |
| Tina Roth-Eisenberg | Founder | Swiss Miss | Design, Entrepreneurship | New York, NY USA |
| Tina Fagan | Owner | Starlight Sport Horse Farm | Environment & Nature, Sports | Matamata, Waikato NZ |
| Tina Nenoff | Scientist | Scandia National Laboratory | Environment & Nature, Science | Albuquerque, NM USA |
| TJ McCue | Writer | Forbes.com | Design, Entrepreneurship | Detroit, MI USA |
| Todd Sotkiewicz | President | Lonely Planet Americas | Business, Travel | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Todd Belcore | Lawyer/Professor | Northwestern University School of Law | Law, Non-Profit Organizations | Chicago, IL USA |
| Todd McFarlane | Comic Book Artist/Entrepreneur | Art, Writing | Phoenix, AZ USA | |
| Tom Arviso Jr. | CEO/Publisher | Navajo Times Publishing Co., Inc. | Journalism, Writing | Window Rock, AZ USA |
| Tom First | Founder | Nantucket Nectars | Entrepreneurship, Food | Boston, MA USA |
| Tom Rutherford | Co-founder | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Politics, Travel | Albuquerque, NM USA |
| Tom Szaky | Co-Founder | Terracycle | Business, Environment & Nature | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Tommaso Treu | Professor | UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy | Environment & Nature, Science | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Tony Hale | Actor | Acting & Theatre, Television | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Tracey Parrish | Senior Marketing Manager | AT&T Foundry | Education, Numbers | Plano, TX USA |
| Tracy McKnight | President & Music Supervisor | Commotion Records | Film, Music | New York, NY USA |
| Travis Simons | Pastor | The Potter's House North Dallas | Non-Profit Organizations, Philosophy & Religion | Dallas, TX USA |
| Travis Gafford | Esports Journalist | Yahoo! Sports | Journalism, Sports | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Trelise Cooper | Fashion Designer | Trelise Cooper Line | Design, Fashion | Auckland, null NZ |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Weiss | Harvard Biochemist & Science Filmmaker | PhD Productions | Film, Science | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Van Taylor Monroe | Shoe Artist | Obama Shoe | Art, Fashion | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Vanessa Bond | Director of Operations | Aerial Autonomy | Design, Engineering | Destin, FL USA |
| Veronica Belmont | Host | Sword & Laser | Radio, Technology | Costa Mesa, CA USA |
| Vicki Smith | Level Designer | Vicarious Visions | Design, Science | Menands, NY USA |
| Vicki Buck | Former Mayor of Christchurch | City of Christchurch | Government, Politics | Christchurch, Canterbury NZ |
| Vienna Mbagaya | Founder | Invisible Neighbors | Non-Profit Organizations, Writing | Washington, DC USA |
| Vikram Phatak | CEO | NSS Labs | Engineering, Technology | Austin, TX USA |
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| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Martin | General Manager | Dew Tour | Action Sports, Business | Portland, OR USA |
| Walt Logan | Operations Manager | Dig This Las Vegas | Engineering, Technology | Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Walter Holmes | Yoga Instructor | Education, Sports | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Walter Murch | Film Editor / Sound Designer | Apocalypse Now, Ghost, Julia, House of Cards | Film, Music | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Wanda Sykes | Comedian | Acting & Theatre, Film | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
| Ward Hessig | Skydive Instructor | Chicagoland Skydiving Center | Action Sports, Education | Rochelle, IL USA |
| Warren Fried | Founder | Dyspraxia Foundation USA | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Highwood, IL USA |
| Warren Brown | Baker | CakeLove | Entrepreneurship, Food | Washington, DC USA |
| Wayne Unten | Animator | Walt Disney Studios | Film, Technology | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Weird Al Yankovic | Musician | Music, Writing | Costa Mesa, CA USA | |
| Wendy Williams | Television/Radio Personality | Radio, Television | New York, NY USA | |
| Whit Alexander | Co-Founder | Cranium Games | Design, Entrepreneurship | Seattle, WA USA |
| Will Allen | Founder/CEO | Growing Power | Food, Non-Profit Organizations | Milwaukee, WI US |
| William Morris | Glassblower/Artist | William Morris Glass | Art, Environment & Nature | Stanwood, WA USA |
| William Albert Allard | Staff Photographer | National Geographic | Art, Journalism | Washington, DC USA |
| William Allen Young | Actor and Humanitarian | The Young Center | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Willie McMillon | Professional Snowboarder/CEO | Bluebird Wax | Action Sports, Entrepreneurship | Jackson, WY USA |
| Window Snyder | Chief Security Officer | Fastly | Science, Technology | San Francisco, CA USA |
(1 Leaders) Back to top
| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Speaks | Arts-In-Education Organization | Non-Profit Organizations, Writing | Seattle, WA USA |
(8 Leaders) Back to top
| Name | Occupation | Company Name | Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Kaplan | Founder & CEO | Inventables | Engineering, Entrepreneurship | Chicago, IL USA |
| Zach Gill | Musician | Art, Music | Santa Barbara, CA USA | |
| Zack Lydon | Animator | Framestore | Art, Design | New York, NY USA |
| Zaria Forman | Artist & Climate Change Activist | Art, Environment & Nature | New York, NY USA | |
| Zee Avi | Singer | Acting & Theatre, Music | New York, NY USA | |
| Zio Perez | Teacher | Nettelhorst School | Education, Non-Profit Organizations | Chicago, IL USA |
| Zoe Krumm | Senior Business Intelligence Manager | Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit | Engineering, Technology | Redmond, WA USA |
| Zygmunt Dyrkacz | Founder | Chopin Theater | Acting & Theatre, Entrepreneurship | Chicago, IL USA |