Lauren Landis
Ms. Landis has spent her career working in the field of relief and development. She began in 1985 working for OCHA (then UNDRO) in Geneva, Switzerland. She then took on assignments in Washington and in Africa working as a Disaster Operations Specialist and as an Emergency Operations Coordinator for the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster […]
Satya Tripathi
Satya S. Tripathi is UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UN Environment. A development economist and lawyer with over 35 years of varied experience, Mr. Tripathi has served with the UN since 1998 in key positions in Europe, Asia and Africa in the areas of Climate Change, Human Rights, Democratic Governance […]
Stephen Biegun
On August 23, 2018 Secretary Pompeo appointed Stephen E. Biegun as the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, responsible for leading U.S. efforts to achieve President Trump’s goal of the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea, as agreed to by Chairman Kim Jong Un at the Singapore summit. As Special Representative, on behalf of […]
Philana Patterson
Philana Patterson is Managing Editor, Money & Consumer Tech at USA TODAY in New York City where she leads business, financial and consumer technology coverage. Previously, Patterson served as assistant business editor at The Associated Press where she helped oversee global business and financial coverage and led a groundbreaking project that used natural language generation […]
Dr. Ben Park
Dr. Park is responsible for coordinating outbreak investigations and surveillance, as well as developing strategies to reduce the impact and occurrence of fungal diseases. Dr. Park received his bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, and his MD at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York. He completed his clinical rotations in […]
Dr. Juerg Steffen
Dr. Juerg Steffen, a Swiss citizen, has over 30 years’ experience in financial services and is widely regarded as a leader in the investment migration industry. After joining the world’s leading investment migration firm Henley & Partners in 2013, Dr. Steffen went on to be appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the group, a position […]
José Andrés
Twice named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” and awarded “Outstanding Chef” and “Humanitarian of the Year” by the James Beard Foundation, José Andrés is an internationally recognized humanitarian, culinary innovator, New York Times bestselling author, educator, Emmy-nominated television personality, and owner of the award-winning José Andrés Group, which operates nearly 40 restaurants […]
Harvey Godwin Jr.
Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, was first elected as Tribal Chairman in 2015 and is currently serving his second term. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, he is the owner and CEO of Two Hawk Employment Services, LLC and Two Hawk Workforce Services. During his […]
Yalda Aoukar
Yalda Aoukar is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bracket Capital, a leading private markets investor based in Los Angeles. Bracket Capital pursues a value driven strategy in growth and late stage technology companies via Primary and Secondary transactions, capitalizing on the asymmetries and dislocations that exist in this emerging asset class. Yalda is also […]
Bruce Sherman
Bruce Sherman is a strategic advisor at the PeaceTech Lab, where he is leading two peacebuilding media projects, 24/7 TV and digital channels with leading local partners, Channels TV in Nigeria and Hum Network Ltd in Pakistan. Prior to joining the Lab, Bruce served for twenty years in varying capacities as head of strategy, research, […]
Trammell Crow
Trammell S. Crow is the founder of EarthX (formerly known as Earth Day Texas), the largest annual exposition and forum showcasing initiatives, research, innovations, policies and corporate practices serving the environment. With a focus on inspiring environmental leadership across sectors and party lines, Crow serves on the board of directors for ConservAmerica and co-founder of Texas […]