Business strategist Connie Duckworth transferred her skill set from Wall Street to war-torn Afghanistan. The retired Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs, & Co. set up Arzu Hope Studios, a rug-weaving co-op, to give Afghan women a fair price and global market for their products in order to lift their villages out of poverty. After decades of smashing glass ceilings in corporate America, Ms. Duckworth, the first woman sales… Read More

Mechanical engineer and television personality Bill Nye got a generation of Americans hooked on science. A master of “edutainment”, Nye became a household name in the 1990s thanks to his fast-paced PBS children’s show Bill Nye the Science Guy, in which he translated science into fun hands-on experiments and demonstrations throughout 100 episodes. During its five year run, Bill Nye the Science Guy received 18 Emmy Awards for writing, performing,… Read More

Travel, ecology and science lecturer Dr. David Gallo is Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He is a globally recognized expert on ocean exploration and has been for more than quarter of a century. His TED presentation “Underwater Astonishment" has been viewed more than eight million times and is in the top five most popular TED talks. Dr. Gallo is currently planning a series of challenging… Read More

Harrison Hagan “Jack” Schmitt possesses a remarkably diverse biography. He studied at Caltech, as a Fulbright Scholar at Oslo, and at Harvard, receiving his Ph.D. in geology in 1964. Schmitt trained as an Air Force jet pilot in 1965 and received Navy helicopter wings in 1967. Selected for the Scientist-Astronaut program in 1965, Schmitt organized the lunar science training for the Apollo Astronauts and served as lunar module pilot for… Read More

Alexandra Cousteau carries the name made famous by the work of her grandfather and father with honor and pride. She not only films the underwater world with extraordinary skill but also campaigns tirelessly to preserve its health and beauty. In 2008 Alexandra was honored by National Geographic as one of their eleven “Emerging Explorers," a group of young visionaries from across the globe noted for their discoveries, adventures and approach… Read More

Sir Richard Branson, generally considered one of the greatest marketing and branding leaders in the world today, is a businessman and investor from the UK. He is most widely known as the founder of the Virgin Group, a conglomerate of more than 400 companies and one of the most dynamic global brands. Branson began Virgin Records in 1970, and quickly opened up a residential recording studio with the proceeds from… Read More