- T. Colin Campbell
T. Colin Campbell is a nutritionist at Cornell University, director of the China Project, and author of "The China Study". He has been a researcher, lecturer, and policy advisor in the field of diet and cancer for nearly forty years. "The China Study" is a study of 6,500 rural Chinese that found a statistical correlation between meat and dairy consumption and the incidence of various diseases and health conditions, including heart disease, … - Steve Reich
Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer. He is a pioneer of minimalism, although his music has increasingly deviated from a purely minimalist style. Reich's innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (examples are his early compositions, "It's Gonna Rain" and "Come Out"), and the use of processes to create and explore musical concepts (for instance, "Pendulum Music" and "Four Organs"). - Jeffrey Gettleman
Jeffrey A. Gettleman (born 1972) is an American journalist who has been the East Africa bureau chief of "The New York Times", based in Nairobi, Kenya, since 2006. Gettleman graduated from Cornell University in 1994 with a B.A. in Philosophy, after which he became a communications officer for Save the Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University and received a. M. Phil. - Michael Guillen
Michael Guillen , Ph.D. can be seen weekly on The History Channel ’s popular new primetime series “Where Did It Come From?” Each week, he travels the world in search of the ancient roots of everything we presume to constitute modern life—from speed bumps and fire engines to dry cleaners and antibiotics. For 14 years, Dr. Guillen was the Emmy-award-winning Science Correspondent for ABC News. - C.J. Chivers
Christopher John Chivers is an American journalist who reports for "The New York Times". He is currently assigned to the bureau in Moscow. A 1987 graduate of Cornell University, Chivers served in the U.S. Marine Corps infantry until 1994. He was in the first Gulf War and in peacekeeping operations during the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Following graduation from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, … - Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman (born October 7 1948) is an American author, poet, and naturalist known best for her work "A Natural History of the Senses." Her writing style, referring to her best-selling natural history books, can best be described as a blend of poetry, colloquial history, and easy-reading science. She has taught at various universities, including Columbia and Cornell, and her essays regularly appear in distinguished popular and literary journals. - Steven Strogatz
Steven H. Strogatz (born August 13, 1959) is an American mathematician and the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. He is known for his contributions to the study of synchronization in dynamical systems, and for his work in a variety of areas of applied mathematics, including mathematical biology and complex network theory. In particular, his 1998 Nature paper with Duncan Watts, entitled "Collective dynamics of small-world networks", … - Neil Gershenfeld
Let's start with the development of "personal fabrication." We've already had a digital revolution; we don't need to keep having it. The next big thing in computers will be literally outside the box, as we bring the programmability - Peter Ludlow
Peter Ludlow (January 16, 1957), who also writes under the name Urizenus Sklar, is a professor of philosophy and linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Before moving to Michigan, Ludlow taught for several years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University and Cornell University. His research areas include the conceptual issues in cyberspace, … - Gene Baur
Gene Baur is co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, America's leading farm animal protection organization. He holds a masters degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University and has conducted hundreds of visits to farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses to document conditions. His pictures and videotape, exposing factory farming cruelty, have been aired nationally and internationally, educating millions. - Amit Singhal
Amit Singhal is a Google Fellow. According to the New York Times, "Mr. Singhal is the master of what Google calls its “ranking algorithm” — the formulas that decide which Web pages best answer each user’s question". A native of India, Amit got his bachelors degree in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee in 1989. Amit holds a MS in Computer Science from University of Minnesota, Duluth, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. - Malcolm Bilson
Malcolm Bilson, born October 24, 1935, is a pianist specializing in performance on the fortepiano, which is the 18th century version of the piano. Bilson teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where he is the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music. Bilson is known for his series of recordings (on the Archiv label) of the piano concertos of Mozart, in collaboration with John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists. - Jeremy Schaap
Jeremy Schaap (b. August 23 1969, New York City) is an American sportswriter, television reporter, and author. Schaap is an Emmy award winner for his work as the host of "Outside the Lines", a sports news and interviews program, on ESPN. He is a regular contributor to "Nightline" and "ABC World News Tonight" and has been published in "Sports Illustrated", "ESPN The Magazine", "Time", "Parade", and the "New York Times". - Howard Taubman
Hyman Howard Taubman was an American music critic, theater critic, and author. Born in Manhattan, Taubman attended DeWitt Clinton High School and then won a four-year scholarship to Cornell University, from which he graduated, as a Phi Beta Kappa member, in 1929. He then returned to New York and began working for "The New York Times". He joined the Music Department there in 1930. In 1935, he was named Music Editor. - John Agresto
John Agresto is a U.S. educational administrator in private and public service. After serving as a deputy head of the National Endowment for the Humanities in the 1980s, he became president of St. John's College in Santa Fe. At the NEH, he worked with William Bennett and Lynne Cheney. After his retirement from St. John's and the 2003 Iraq invasion, Agresto worked with the Coalition Provisional Authority to revive the Iraqi higher education system. - Ellen Ullman
Ellen Ullman, a software engineer, writes with the energy of Boswell, the clarity of Orwell, and the warmth of Montaigne. You may wonder: how could a software engineer write so well? But you shouldn't wonder, you should read. Ullman is a wonderful writer and 'Close To The Machine' is a wonderful book. - Samuel Pierce
Samuel Riley "Silent Sam" Pierce, Jr. (September 8, 1922 in Glen Cove, New York - November 19, 2000) was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Pierce was an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Pierce was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans and Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity. - James de la Vega
James De La Vega is an artist who lives and works in New York City's Spanish Harlem (aka East Harlem/El Barrio); he has a store on St. Mark's Place in the East Village. He is known primarily for his murals and the chalk drawings he creates on public surfaces such as sidewalks. His murals can be found all over East Harlem, and his chalk drawings may show up anywhere in the city. - Ronald Hilton
"Note: Do not confuse with Ronald W. Hilton, Professor of Accounting at Cornell University." Ronald Hilton (b. July 31 1911, Torquay, Devon - d. February 20 2007, Palo Alto, California) was a British-American academic, reporter and think-tank specialist, specializing in Latin America and, in particular, Fidel Castro's Cuba. Ronald Hilton was educated at Oxford University and at the University of California at Berkeley and became a US citizen in 1946. - Richard Marin
Richard A. Marin (born ca. 1953) is an American investment banker at the New York investment bank Bear Stearns. Since he was ousted from his position as the head of asset management twenty-four hours after his blog was publicized, he is probably the highest earning individual, as of June 2007, to have lost their job by being dooced (i.e., to lose one's job by maintaining a blog and discussing one's job in that blog). - Francis Whiting Halsey
Francis Whiting Halsey (October 15, 1851 - 1919), was a journalist and historian, born in Unadilla, New York. He was the son of Dr. Gaius Leonard Halsey, a Civil War surgeon, and Juliet (Cartington) Halsey. He was the grandson of Dr. Gaius and Mary (Church) Halsey of Kortright, New York, and a descendant of Thomas Halsey, who emigrated from England before 1640 and helped to found the settlement of Southampton, Long Island, … - Steven A. Carter
Steven A. Carter (born October 23, 1956) is an American author of non-fiction and humor. A distinguished graduate of Cornell University, member of the Quill and Dagger society, past president of Ho Nun De Kah, and winner of the 1977 William K. Kennedy "Dean's Prize" (Cornell University), Steven A. Carter also holds a Master's Degree in Education and a Master's Degree in Psychology. Steven Carter was born in New York City and raised in New Hyde Park, New York. - Philip Will Jr
Philip Will, Jr (Rochester NY, 1906 - Venice FL October 24, 1985) was co-founder of one of the nation's top architectural firms. Will graduated with an Architecture degree from Cornell University in 1928. He was a member of the Sigma Phi fraternity. While at Cornell, Will met Lawrence Perkins and they later founded Perkins+Will in 1935. - Vicki Saporta
Vicki Saporta President and CEO, National Abortion Federation Under Ms. Saporta's direction, the National Abortion Federation has played a critical role in promoting and preserving women's access to safe, legal abortion care. Since taking the helm in 1995, Ms. Saporta has significantly increased NAF's budget, staff and membership, and created and expanded programs. - Corey Rosen
Dr. Corey Rosen Corey Rosen , Ph.D., is executive director and cofounder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, a private, nonprofit membership, information, and research organization focused on employee ownership. Prior to the NCEO, Corey spent five years as a professional staff member in the U.S. Senate, where he helped draft legislation on employee ownership plans. - Liz Bywater
Liz Bywater Liz Bywater , PhD, is president of Bywater Consulting Group, LLC, an organizational consulting firm in the Philadelphia area. Dr. Bywater helps her clients dramatically improve individual, group, and organizational performance, resulting in enhanced job satisfaction, maximized productivity, and heightened profitability for the organization. Dr. Bywater is a specialist in human behavior and behavioral change. - Nate Elliott
Nate Elliott Senior Analyst View Analyst Weblog As a Senior Analyst, Nate Elliott leads JupiterResearch's coverage of European Marketing and Advertising. His areas of expertise include rich media and video advertising, social marketing and media, search engine marketing, and online dating. - Sally L. Satel
Sally Satel is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in the W. H. Brady Program in Culture and Freedom. She is also the staff psychiatrist at the Oasis Clinic in Washington, D.C. Dr. Satel earned a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.S. from the University of Chicago, and an M.D. from Brown University. After completing her residency in psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Satel was an assistant professor of psychiatry from 1988 to 1993. - Cheryl Boyer
Cheryl Boyer is the President of Lodging Investment Advisors and has over 15 years of experience in hospitality-related consulting, appraisal and finance. Prior to joining Lodging Investment Advisors Cheryl was the Practice Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hospitality and Leisure Group in New York where she specialized in providing due diligence services for major transactions. - Sean Hennessey
Sean Hennessey is the founder and chief executive office of Lodging Investment Advisors, a firm dedicated to providing high-quality counseling services to institutional investors, lenders, and other key players in the hotel industry. Founded in 2004, clients include Marriott International, Host Marriott, Prudential Real Estate Investors, JP Morgan Fleming, iStar Financial, National Park Service and others. - Arthur Adler
Arthur Adler , Managing Director and CEO, Americas New York Mr. Adler is the Managing Director and CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' Americas region. Mr. Adler specializes in arranging hotel market transactions, financings, investment advisory services and consulting for domestic and offshore owners and investors. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Mr. Adler was managing director of the Lodging & Leisure Group at Sonnenblick-Goldman Company. - Ming Tsai
Ming Tsai Ming Tsai started cooking at his family's Chinese restaurant as a teenager in Dayton, Ohio. A mechanical engineering degree from Yale proved to be merely a brief detour in a career that would lead him to Paris, where he studied at Cordon Bleu and worked at Fauchon and Natacha. It was at Natacha that he encountered East-West cuisine for the first time. - Bardia Mesbah
Bardia Mesbah is a Principal at Brookstone Partners (www. brookstonepartners.com), a private equity fund that acquires businesses with revenues ranging from $10 million to $100 million. The group has made investments in manufacturing, packaging and consumer products. - Larina Kase
Dr. Larina Kase Larina Kase , Psy.D. , M.B.A. is an expert in the reduction of anxiety for optimal performance. As a clinician and a coach, she has helped hundreds of clients to manage anxiety and stress to achieve success in their professional and personal lives. As a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Dr. Kase has been part of the foremost international research and treatment programs in the reduction of anxiety. - E. D. Hirsch Jr
E. Donald Hirsch Jr . -…a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. Hirsch is the founder and chairman of the non-profit Core Knowledge Foundation * [based at the University of Virginia] and University Professor of Education and Humanities at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several acclaimed books on education issues… [emphasis added] - Michael H. Strauss
Michael H. Strauss Chief Economist and Chief Operating Officer of Commonfund Asset Management Company Michael H. Strauss , Chief Economist and Chief Operating Officer of Commonfund Asset Management Company, joined Commonfund in 1998. Michael has 20 years of institutional financial services and investment experience. - Raymond C. Offenheiser Jr
Raymond C. Offenheiser, Jr . President, Oxfam America Offenheiser is the president of Oxfam America, a non-profit international development and relief agency, and the US affiliate of Oxfam International. Since Offenheiser joined Boston-based Oxfam America in 1995, the organization has grown more than fourfold and has positioned itself as an expert on international development and global trade. - Philip Shearer
Philip Shearer , MBA '79, was profiled in the business section of the New York Times as part of a regular series called "The Boss." Shearer, who is group president (Clinique) at Estee Lauder, spoke about being reared in Morocco, where he "caught the driving bug." Said Shearer, "I wanted to go to racing school but my father said he would pay only for college, so that's where I went. I later went to racing school in Britain. - David M. Blitzer
David Blitzer David Blitzer is the chairman of the S&P 500 Index Committee and a member of Standard & Poor's Investment Policy Committee and Economic Forecast Council. He previously served as corporate economist at McGraw-Hill and as senior economic analyst with National Economic Research Associates. Blitzer is often quoted in the national business press and is the author of Outpacing the Pros: Using Indices to Beat Wall Street's Savviest Money Managers, McGraw-Hill, 2001. - Basil Anthony Smikle Jr
Basil Smikle Jr . is the founder of Basil Smikle Associates, a full-service consulting interest based in New York. His firm relies upon his political and policy background as well as comprehensive partnerships with individuals across the country to provide a one-stop shop for political strategy, policy analysis, and government affairs. The firm also provides comprehensive public relations strategies in difficult political and media environments.
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