- Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American director and producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Bowling for Columbine", two of the highest-grossing documentaries of all time. He is a vocal critic of globalization, large corporations, gun violence, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system. In 2005 Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people. - Soledad O'Brien
Soledad O'Brien is the co-anchor of CNN American Morning . She joined CNN in 2003. The program is based in New York City and is CNN's flagship morning program. At CNN she was part of the team that won a George Foster Peabody award for coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. She was part of the team that won an Alfred I DuPont award for the coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia in December 2004. - Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas is an American journalist and author. A graduate of Phillips Andover, Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, since 1991 he has been the Assistant Managing Editor at "Newsweek". From 1986-1996, he was Newsweek's Washington bureau chief. He has won numerous journalism awards, including a National Magazine Award in 1998 for NEWSWEEK’s coverage of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. - Terry McAuliffe
Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American businessman, political consultant, and a Democratic candidate for the 2009 gubernatorial election in Virginia. Previously, he served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2001 to 2005. He also served as chairman of the 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. - Carol Platt Liebau
Carol Platt Liebau is an attorney, political analyst and commentator based near Los Angeles, California. She has served as a guest host for the nationally-syndicated "Hugh Hewitt Show," for KABC radio in Los Angeles, and for KFTK 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis. Carol has also provided analysis and commentary on television for PBS, CNN, the Fox News Channel, MSNBC and on "The Dennis Miller Show." - David A. Dodge
Mr. Dodge was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada on 1 February 2001, for a term of seven years. As Governor, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank. A native of Toronto, Mr. Dodge received a bachelor's degree (Honours) in Economics from Queen's University, and a PhD in Economics from Princeton (1972). - Doug Wead
Doug Wead, presidential historian, philanthropist and public speaker was a Special Assistant to former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and is the author of over thirty books, including the "New York Times" best-seller "All the Presidents’ Children: Triumph and Tragedy in the Lives of the First Families". He has authored a sequel which examines the childhoods of U.S. Presidents, … - John H. Sununu
John Henry Sununu, PhD (born July 2, 1939 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Governor of New Hampshire (1983-89) and former White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. - David Sirota
David Sirota is the bestselling author of the books "Hostile Takeover" (2006) and "The Uprising" (2008). He is a fellow at the Campaign for America's Future and a board member of the Progressive States Network - both nonpartisan organizations. E-mail him at ds@davidsirota.com. - Christopher Cuomo
Christopher (Chris) Cuomo (born August 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is the news anchor for ABC's "Good Morning America." He is the youngest son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and younger brother of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo began his journalism career as a political policy analyst for CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, and later for Fox News Channel. In 1999, Cuomo joined ABC News as a correspondent, … - Lloyd D. Newell
Lloyd D. Newell is the voice of the oldest continuous nationwide network radio broadcast in America, Music and the Spoken Word. He is also a professor of religion at Brigham Young University and was formerly an anchor for CNN - Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is a junior Democratic Senator from New York. Married to former President Bill Clinton , she was First Lady from 1993 to 2001. She is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for President in 2008 and is considered the front-runner. Mike Huckabee - Howard
Howard Brush Dean III, M.D. (born November 17, 1948) is a prominent American Democratic politician, currently serving as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003. Dean rose to national fame as an insurgent candidate -- and for a while, the front-runner -- for the 2004 Democratic Party presidential nomination. - Katharine D. Dukakis
Katharine Dickson Dukakis (born December 26, 1936), known as Kitty Dukakis, is the wife of former Massachusetts governor and U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. During the 1988 presidential election, a number of false rumors were reported in the media about the Dukakises, including the claim by Idaho Republican Senator Steve Symms that Katherine Dukakis had burned an American flag to protest the Vietnam War, … - Muriel F. Siebert
Muriel “Mickie” Siebert, born September 11, 1932 known as "The First Woman of Finance", was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and the first to head one of its member firms. According to her autobiography, before starting Siebert & Co., she worked with the legendary Robert Brimberg ("Scarsdale Fats") of Brimberg & Co. In the mid-1990's, Siebert & Co. merged into a furniture holding company, J. Michael & Sons, that was liquidating, … - Nigel Hamilton Bill Clinton
Clinton's autobiography, My Life , was released in June 2004. On July 26 2004 , Clinton spoke for the fifth time in a row to the Democratic National Convention , using the opportunity to praise candidate John Kerry . Many Democrats believed that Clinton's speech was one of the best in Convention history. In it, he criticized President George W. Bush's depiction of Kerry, saying that "strength and wisdom are not opposing values." - Deborah E. Voso
Deborah E. Voso, *Certified Financial Planner™ and Registered Representative of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., is president of Voso Financial Advisers. A respected financial professional, Ms. Voso has been honored as one of “The 250 Best Financial Advisers in the Nation” by Worth magazine on four different occasions since 1998. - Don Blandin
Don M. Blandin Named President, CEO The board of trustees for the Investor Protection Trust announced on June 2, 2004 the appointment of Don M. Blandin as president and CEO of IPT. Blandin, a nationally known expert on investor education, previously served as president of the American Savings Education Council (ASEC). He assumed his new position on June 1, 2004. - Jay Strack
Dr. Strack is an effective communicator author and minister from Orlando, Florida. Jay has devoted his life to helping others become winners. Having overcome his own drug addiction as an adolescent, he believes, "If I can overcome, anyone can overcome." Acclaimed by leadership in the business world, religious affiliations, and education as a dynamic speaker. - Stan Shih
Stan Shih : Yes. It is our problems that teach us. For example, we had a problem that we could not make money in the early 1990's. In our first 10 years, the company developed quickly and profits were relatively strong. We doubled our revenue every year. Only our first two years weren't profitable. Then the company went public in 1988, and growth suddenly was almost flat. We could only break even or lose money. - Nan Stein
Nan Stein is a senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, where she directs several national research projects on sexual harassment, gender violence, and bullying in schools. She frequently gives lectures and keynote addresses, provides training to school personnel, and has served as an expert witness in lawsuits concerning sexual harassment and child sexual abuse in K-12 schools. - Curtis Arnold
Curtis Arnold , a nationally recognized consumer educator and advocate, has been educating consumers about credit cards since 1998. He is regularly interviewed and quoted by respected members of the national press regarding consumer credit issues.On a related note, Curtis just recently signed a publishing agreement with Prentice Hall, the world's leading educational and professional publisher. The book will give tips on how to profit from credit cards. - Tamara Henry
Tamara happened to bump into Tom Brokaw standing in front of NBC waiting for a cab. He remembered meeting Tamara a week earlier at the Emmy’s in LA. Finally, Tamara got to hammer in some nails for Habitat for Humanity during the Today Show in Rockefeller Center Plaza as seen on NBC, making new homes for Hurricane Katrina Victims: Tamara attended the 2005 Emmy's... after spending five-days in Cabo San Lucas & San Jose del Cabo... - M. Myers Mermel
M. Myers Mermel , Chief Executive Officer Mr. Mermel is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of TenantWise, The Corsair Group and Mermel & McLain Management LLC. Mr. Mermel is widely recognized as a real estate finance and leasing specialist known for integrity, hard work and creativity. In 1994, Mr. Mermel was chosen to be included in Crain’s “40 under 40.” He declined this honor out of respect for his employer, Morgan Stanley, and his team. - Leland Whaley
Leland Whaley brings a unique background in marketing and communications to AllSouth and the real estate business. Leland has 24 years of professional experience in broadcasting, public relations, media relations, government relations and administration and campaign consulting. - R. Ted Cruz
R. Ted Cruz is the solicitor general of Texas. Appointed by Texas attorney general Greg Abbott in January 2003, he is the chief appellate lawyer for the State of Texas. Mr. Cruz has authored over fifty U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented twenty-six oral arguments, including six in the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 2004 he has served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law, where he teaches U.S. Supreme Court litigation. - Terry Neese
Terry Neese WIPP Co-Founder and Past President - Brian Allen
Brian was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. His work has been honored with an Edward R. Murrow award from the Radio-Television News Directors' Association for his reporting of the devastating 1993 floods which struck central Iowa. In 1991 Brian received a Quarton-McElroy Award from the Iowa Broadcasters Association for his efforts in broadcast journalism. Brian has also been honored 15 times by the Iowa Broadcast News Association for excellence in journalism. - Paul K. McMasters
Paul McMasters is First Amendment Ombudsman at the First Amendment Center of The Freedom Forum, based in Arlington, Va. A veteran of more than 30 years in journalism, Mr. McMasters served previously as Executive Director of the First Amendment Center and as Associate Editorial Director of USA Today . He is a former national president of the Society of Professional Journalists and of the SPJ foundation, Sigma Delta Chi. - Paula Zahn
Paula Zahn : Contact Grabow, your booking agent for corporate entertainment. Call our management team for production, entertainment and speaker needs for your next corporate event. Corporate Entertainment Booking Agency for Paula Zahn. Previously, Zahn anchored the network's flagship morning news program, American Morning with Paula Zahn , which she helped launch in fall 2001. - Mir Aimal Kasi
Kasi went on a shooting rampage outside the CIA headquarters in 1993, killing two and wounding three CIA employees. Kasi killed Frank A. Darling, 28, an officer in covert operations, and Lansing H. Bennett, 66, an intelligence analyst, on Jan. 25, 1993. Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan said, "If he wasn't a terrorist, I've got to get a new definition." Four Americans were killed in Pakistan in apparent response to Kasi's 1997 trial. - Les Csorba
Les Csorba is a writer, teacher, executive recruiter, and leadership counselor to corporate CEO's and corporate boards. He served on the White House senior staff as an aide to President George H. W. Bush for Personnel (National Security Affairs), and was a Governor George W. Bush appointee to the Texas Skills Standards Board. On May 31, 2007, President George W. Bush appointed him to the Presidential Commission of White House Fellowships (see Press Release ). - Nerissa Witherspoon
Nerissa has interviewed many newsmakers in her career, from Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, to Oscar De La Hoya and Kobe Bryant. In addition, she has covered numerous Hollywood "red carpet" events, such as The Oscars, The Emmys, The Golden Globe Awards and The Grammys, among others. She also has interviewed celebrities including Tom Cruise, Kelsey Grammer, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Halle Berry and Robin Williams. - William B. Conerly
William B. Conerly, Ph.D. William B. Conerly, Ph.D., is chairman of the board of Cascade Policy Institute. He is also a member of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s Council of Economic Advisors, and he served in that capacity under Governors Neil Goldschmidt, Barbara Roberts and John Kitzhaber. Conerly is a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Currently the principal of Conerly Consulting, William served as senior vice president at First Interstate Bank. - T. Thompson
Thompson is the President of Logistics Health, Inc. He is also senior partner at Akin Gump, a Washington, D.C., law firm, and is additionally a senior advisor at the consulting firm Deloitte and is the chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. From these posts, he speaks frequently on issues including obesity and health information technology. Thompson taught a class in the fall of 2005 at the Kennedy School of Government on medical diplomacy. - Tom Kraeutler
Tom appears frequently on a wide range of television programs. He is a regular on CNN’s Open House , a weekend magazine show where he teaches viewers how to complete their own home improvement projects. He appears regularly on a variety of major network news programming including CNN, MSNBC , and the History Channel . - Larry King
Larry King host of CNN's Larry King Live, the first worldwide phone-in TV talk - Bob Beckel
Mr. Beckel served as the National Campaign Manager where he developed, coordinated, and exercised oversight responsibility for every aspect of the campaign. He is credited with helping Vice President Mondale bounce back after a defeat in New Hampshire to win the Democratic nomination. Mr. Beckel, who has a gift for the language, coined the catch phrase, "Where's the beef?" to suggest that another candidate lacks experience or gravitas. - Tom Swann
Tom Swann Tom Swann was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from 1976-80. Also he served as a Petty Officer First Class in the Naval Air Reserve. He is a retired GS-11 Navy civilian worker. Tom is an author, chaplain and college speaker. Tom has been marshal of several LGBT Pride parades. Tom Swann is a legally blind veteran's activist who has been a leader in civil rights and political causes since 1972. - Randall Gutermuth
Randall has also conducted corporate research in recent years for such organizations as AARP, AT&T, Business Roundtable, Federation of American Hospitals, Goodyear, HCA, The Jacksonville Jaguars, Pfizer, Phillip Morris (Altria), Mortgage Bankers Association of America, PhRMA, Coca-Cola and US WEST, among others.
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