John W. Rogers, Jr. serves as Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO and CIO of Ariel Investments. John’s passion for investing began at age 12 when his father began buying him stocks as Christmas and birthday gifts. His interest in equities grew while in college and over the two-plus years he worked as a stockbroker for William Blair…
Marvin Rosen is a shareholder in the global law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP, where he specializes in advising Private Equity Funds. Rosen serves on the board of directors of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and the Roundabout Theatre Group. Formerly he served on the board of directors for Nikko…
Jeffrey A. Sachs is a leading health care policy expert who has worked with federal and state governments, hospitals, health systems, health plans, behavioral health organizations, technology companies, unions and others for more than three decades. Sachs is the principal of the Sachs Policy Group, a boutique consulting firm in New York City that advises…
Henry S. Schleiff oversaw the development, production, scheduling, research, marketing, communications and online efforts for Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel and Destination America Networks. Known for revitalizing and strengthening brands, Schleiff’s portfolio features some of the fastest growing networks in television. Under Schleiff’s leadership, Investigation Discovery has grown from the 50th network to a top…
Born Ramon Estevez to Irish and Galician immigrant parents, Martin Sheen swapped his country home for the bright lights of New York, apprenticing at Judith Malina and Julian Beck’s Living Theatre. His real breakthrough came as the amoral, charismatic killer Kit (still his favorite part) on the run with Sissy Spacek, in Terrence Malick’s ‘Badlands’,…
Dasha Smith is the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer for the National Football League (NFL). In this role, Smith is a member of the NFL executive operating committee and leads people operations and strategy (HR), technology, diversity & inclusion, social responsibility and league office administration. She previously held senior leadership roles at Sony Music…
Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a leading global investment firm. He is dedicated to reducing inequality, increasing opportunities for communities with fewer resources and improving the future for all. Smith is a board member of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and served…
Pedro Torres-Mackie is the founder and managing director of Quotidian Ventures, an early-stage Venture Capital firm based in New York City, with a portfolio of more than 65 software companies that have achieved over $1.7 billion in realized exits to date, and created over $20 billion in enterprise value. Pedro has been recognized as part…
Randi Weingarten is president of the 1.7 million-member American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; local, state and federal government employees; and early childhood educators. The AFT champions fairness, democracy, economic opportunity, high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for…
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