Steven Hawkins
Dr. Jorge Haddock
Jorge Haddock-Acevedo is the twentieth President of the University of Puerto Rico. Dr. Haddock started his academic life as an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Then at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he moved through the ranks by attaining tenure, becoming a full professor in engineering and later serving as the associate dean […]
Nicole Carroll
Nicole Carroll is President, News and Editor in Chief of USA TODAY. She was named Editor in Chief of USA TODAY in March 2018 and recently added the role to lead the news division. Prior to that, she served as Vice President/News and Editor of The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. During her time at the […]
Margarita Astralaga
Margarita Astralaga is the Director of the Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG) at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). She leads a dynamic team to mainstream environment, climate, gender and social inclusion solutions in IFAD’s operations and policies, while ensuring that the highest social, environmental and climate safeguards are applied. Examples […]
Hind Ait Mout
Hind Ait Mout is a Junior student at New York University Abu Dhabi, majoring in Economics and minoring in Applied Mathematics. At the age of 16, she decided to leave her native country of Morocco to seek an international education. She first moved to the UK to join the United World College (UWC) for high […]
Cori Zarek
Cori Zarek works on technology and policy projects with a goal of helping governments better serve the public. She is the Director of the Digital Service Collaborative at the Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation and previously served as the Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Before launching this project, Cori was a […]
Dr. Mark Ware
Dr. Ware is Canopy Growth’s Chief Medical Officer and is responsible for the advancement of research and Spectrum Therapeutics, Canopy Growth’s global medical cannabis brand. He is an Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Anesthesia at McGill University and over the past 10 years he has served as the Director of Clinical Research of the […]
Andres Martinez
Third Year student at NYU Stern School of Business studying Economics and Data Science and minoring in Public Policy. Profoundly interested in international development. Created an NGO in 2016 called Bridgucation destined to building bridges in developing nations at a summer camp at University of Pennsylvania. Have worked with child development and infrastructure in rural […]
K. Riva Levinson
K. Riva Levinson is a sought-after political and business strategist solving challenges for clients across governments and continents. While global in her reach, Riva’s passion lies in Sub-Saharan Africa where she has traveled and worked for 32 years on projects ranging from political risk to election strategy. Notable achievements include advising former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s […]
Keita Alaida Dicmane
Originally from Latvia, I am a Political Science and Economics student at New York University Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates. My curiosity lies in the fields of economic development, climate action as well as the role of the nexus between government and business within and among nation-states, especially amid partners of the Belt and […]
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman Mohyeldin is an MSNBC anchor. Most recently, Mohyeldin has been co-hosting MSNBC’s “First Look,” weekdays at 5amET. Previously, Mohyeldin was based in the Middle East with NBC News. Prior to NBC News, Mohyeldin was a Middle East-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English where his coverage of the Egyptian revolution and the fall of […]