Kenneth I. Chenault
KEN CHENAULT is the Chairman and a Managing Director of General Catalyst. From 2001 – 2018, Ken was Chairman and CEO of American Express. Upon his retirement from American Express, Warren Buffett, the company’s largest shareholder stated, “Ken’s been the gold standard for corporate leadership and the benchmark that I measure others against.” Ken has ...
Meg Whitman
MEG WHITMAN was confirmed in a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate as the eighteenth United States Ambassador to Kenya on July 14, 2022. In Kenya she focused on accelerating economic growth and development, forged new conservation initiatives, supported good governance and democratic principles and oversaw significant humanitarian assistance. She returned home in December 2024 ...
Gina Raimondo
GINA M. RAIMONDO is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). From March 2021 through January 2025 she was the United States Secretary of Commerce. Under her leadership, the Department of Commerce made historic investments in Internet access, manufacturing, economic development, workforce training, supply chain resiliency, and climate readiness through the implementation ...
Joseph Manchin III
JOSEPH MANCHIN III served as a United States Senator for West Virginia from 2010 to 2025, bringing decades of leadership and a commitment to pragmatic, results-driven public service. Throughout his tenure, he was a key member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he served as Chair, as well as the Appropriations, Armed ...
Jonathan Levin
JONATHAN LEVIN became Stanford University’s thirteenth president on August 1, 2024. Levin previously served as the Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business from 2016 to 2024 and as chair of Stanford’s department of economics from 2011 to 2014. A leading economist, he is widely recognized for his scholarship in ...
Evan Spiegel
EVAN SPIEGEL is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Snap Inc. and Specs Inc. Snap is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world and have fun together. Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company ...