- Jose de Venecia Jr.
Jose de Venecia is an entrepreneur and leader who transformed his vision by creating the first broadband service provider focused solely on Philippine businesses. He is responsible for directing the company's broadband data, internet, and wireless services. In 1995, Mr. De Venecia founded Multimedia Telephony, Inc. (MTI), a telecommunications operator and the operating company of Broadband Philippines.
- Colin Powell
General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret.) (born April 5, 1937) is a former American military leader and statesman. He became the first African-American to be confirmed as United States Secretary of State. As the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-05) under President George W. Bush, Powell became the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States.
- Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955) is the co-founder and CEO of Apple and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney. He is currently the largest Disney shareholder and a member of Disney's Board of Directors. He is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. Jobs' history in business has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, …
- Marissa Mayer
Marissa leads the product management efforts on Google's search products - web search, images, groups, news, Froogle, the Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, Google Labs, and more. She joined Google in 1999 as Google's first female engineer and led the user interface and webserver teams at that time.
- Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Byrd has held the office since January 3 1959, making him the longest-serving member of the Senate in history. He is also currently the longest-serving and oldest member of the United States Congress. Byrd is currently President "pro tempore" of the United States Senate of the 110th United States Congress, …
- Sheriff Mustapha Dibba
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba is a veteran Gambian politician who served as the country's National Assembly speaker from 2002 to 2006. He is also leader of the National Convention Party (NCP). Dibba was The Gambia's first vice-president. He resigned from that position in 1975 and later formed the National Convention Party (NCP). Following elections in 1977, the NCP became the main opposition party in The Gambia.
- Jean-Claude Parrot
Jean-Claude Parrot was National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers for fifteen years and its chief negotiator for eighteen. Early in his career, CUPW had reached a low point with Canadians when, at the outset of a 42-day postal strike, Parrot's presidential predecessor Joe Davidson responded to a reporter's hypothetical question by uttering "to hell with the public." Capitalizing on the lack of support for the postal worker union, …
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (1938- ) is president of Liberia and the first elected female president of any African nation. After Johnson-Sirleaf obtained her master's degree in public administration from Harvard University, she worked in financial management for the Liberian government, eventually ascending to the post of finance minister in the Liberian Cabinet in the 1970s.
- Abraham Lincoln
Reviews Lincoln's early years as a farmer and his significant impact on U.S. agriculture, including the establishment of the USDA and the beginnings of the National Agricultural Library. Also includes various full text documents and agricultural Acts from the 1860s.
- David J. Skorton
David J. Skorton became Cornell University's 12th president on July 1, 2006 and was formally inaugurated in ceremonies on Cornell's Ithaca campus on September 7, 2006. President Skorton holds faculty appointments in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City and in Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering on Cornell's Ithaca campus. Cornell University President David J. Skorton
- Stephen Tyng Mather
Stephen Tyng Mather (1867 - 1930) was a pioneering American industrialist and conservationist. He was the president and owner of the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company, which made him a millionaire. He championed the creation of a federal agency to oversee National Parks, and became the first director of the new agency, the National Park Service under the United States Department of the Interior. He felt that the scenery should be the first criterion in establishing a park.
- David Dreier
Water is a priority issue for Congressman Dreier. One of the midnight regulations would discontinue the EPA's monitoring of a water contaminant called perchlorate. A chemical used in rocket fuel and explosives, perchlorate has been linked to thyroid problems in children, pregnant women, and newborns. The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is not only in Rep. Dreier's district, it is a superfund cleanup site which has a history of water contamination from -- wait for it -- perchlorate.
- Jean-François Rischard
Jean-Francois Rischard was appointed as the World Bank's first Vice President for Europe in 1998. He represents the World Bank Group in its high-level partnerships and communications with European constituencies, including governments, parliaments, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. Mr. Rischard joined the World Bank in 1975 as a project officer for large-scale industry.
- Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Goldschmidt has served as Governor, Mayor of its major city, U.S. Cabinet Secretary, and executive officer of a Fortune 500 corporation. Today he has a small consulting firm focused primarily on strategic planning and problem solving for national and international businesses. He serves a limited number of clients on a continuing basis. In addition, he chairs Drug Strategies, Inc. and the Oregon Children's Foundation.
- Gary Williams
I work in international IT and change management. See LinkedIn and ecademy for my professional profile, references and resume. I'm an Open Networker open to connect on gary.williams@runbox.com at ecademy.com, plaxo.com, linkedin.com, konnects.com, naymz.com and facebook.com. Email is best to contact me. I work hard, love friends and family, having fun, sport, cars, motorbikes and very loud music. Life is short, you get one shot and I figure I've had more than half of mine already! :-)
- J Gerry Purdy
J. Gerry Purdy , Ph.D. Vice President & Chief Analyst J. Gerry Purdy , Ph.D., is the VP and Chief Analyst with the Frost & Sullivan North American Information & Communication Technologies Practice. As a nationally recognized industry authority, he focuses on monitoring and analyzing emerging trends, technologies and market behavior in the mobile computing and wireless data communications industry in North America.
- Michelle Lavaughn Obama
With the ascent of her husband as a prominent nationwide politician, she has become a half of pop culture. In May 2006, Essence magazine listed her amongst "25 of the World's Most Inspiring Women." [24] In July 2007, Vanity Fair magazine listed her surrounded by "10 of the World's Best Dressed People." In September 2007, 02138 magazine listed her 58th of "The Harvard 100," a listing of the prior year's many influential Harvard alumni. Her husband was ranked fourth. [25]
- Speaker George Ryan
Ryan himsjelf "hates" to answer questions concerning his leadership qualities — "I don't want to expose my strengths and weaknesses to the opposition," he says — but does admit he is "more forceful in things . . . and takes the lead on more things" than Redmond did. He says that even though he uses his leadership team, the final decision is his.
- Kenneth Lewis Anderson
Kenneth Lewis Anderson (September 11, 1805-July 3, 1845), was a lawyer and the last vice president of the Republic of Texas. He was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where he worked as a shoemaker at an early age. By 1824 he was living in Bedford County, Tennessee, where he became deputy sheriff in 1826 and sheriff in 1830; he was a colonel in the militia by 1832. In 1837 he and his family moved to San Augustine, Texas, …
- Kevin Perez
George W Bush worked on his father's successful election campaign in 1989, and became a partner of the Texas Rangers in 1994. He became the 46th Governor of the State of Texas in 1995. He was elected as President of the United States in 2001, and was re-elected as President in 2004. Read more on the The White House website .
- Michael Wissot
Michael Wissot (born 1974) is a Managing General Partner at SymAction Communications, a corporate communications and market research firm in the United States. He serves as an adjunct professor of communication at Pepperdine University. He is also a political analyst for KABC (AM) talk radio, and has a weekly appearance on Al Rantel's "Political Shootout." Wissot received a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University in 1996, …
- 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.
- Ronald Reagan
my name is Ronlad REagan yea yea i knoe. . .i live in louisiana and i am 45 years old. I am divorced with 3 kids.. 2 boys and 1 girl. if yew wanna knoe more you know what to do?
- Carol Harnett
Carol Harnett is a clinical physiologist and vice president and national practice leader for The Hartford's Group Benefits Division. She is responsible for disability research, analytic and consultative services, and information dissemination regarding employers' health, absence and workplace productivity trends. Carol leads the Center for Ability, an information resource center for consultants, employers, employees and Hartford staff.
- 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."
- Jonathan F. Fanton
Jonathan F. Fanton has been president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation since September 1, 1999. Previously he was president of New School University in New York City and vice president for planning at The University of Chicago, where he taught American history.
- Shawn P Rogers
Shawn has over 16 years of hands-on IT experience with a focus on Internet-enabled technology. Prior to Co-founding the Business Intelligence he was a Partner at DM Review magazine. He also held various executive level positions including Vice President and Associate Publisher. Shawn also held the position of Editorial Director for both DMReview.com and dataWarehouse.com, most recently serving as Director of Internet Business Development at Thomson Media.
- Elena Stern
Elena Stern - Vice President of External Affairs Elena Stern serves as vice president of external affairs. A twenty-year veteran of California political campaigns and the public policy arena, Stern is responsible for developing and enhancing relationships for the agency with elected officials, corporations, and grassroots organizations at the local, state and federal levels. She also promotes the work of the agency through aggressive and targeted media outreach.
- Peter Vidmar
Peter Vidmar Peter Vidmar is the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history. The winner of numerous national and international titles, Peter finished his successful career at the 1984 Olympic Games. As the USA men's gymnastics team captain, he led his teammates to America's first team gold medal with their stunning upset victory over the defending world champions, the People's Republic of China.
- Kathy Whitmire
Kathy Whitmire was the first female Mayor of Houston, Texas. Houston re-elected Ms. Whitmire to 5 consecutive terms. While Mayor, Ms. Whitmire served as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. She has lectured about Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Leadership at Harvard and is currently as Senior Fellow at Burns Academy at University of Maryland.
- Mark McGregor
A popular speaker, a frequent writer and a published author, Mark is a recognized expert in the areas of Business Process Management, Enterprise Architecture and Modeling Tools. He has been described by GartnerGroup as a "BPM Guru" and by IQPC as a "Master of Mindset", his skill set includes PR, Marketing, Sales and Business Management. NEW BOOKS; =============================================; Free eBook - "Winning with Enterprise Process Management" . . .
- Alice Phillips
Alice Phillips is President of Government Affairs Specialists, Inc., a lobbying and government relations consulting firm based in the state capitol of Illinois at Springfield. Before founding the advocacy firm, affectionately known as “GASI,” in 1998, Alice was Director of Government Relations for Chicago Title Insurance Company, a national corporation, which she still represents in her current capacity.
- Sarah
My name is Sarah. How original, huh? I have sweet awesome friends. And a boyfriend you should be jealous of. :D I'm 16. My car's name is Delilah. =) I over analyze. I love music. Chocolate is fabulous. My favorite color is green. Hamburgers are yummy. JAST is my life.
- Deborah A. Elam
Deborah A. Elam Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, General Electric - Fairfield, CT Deborah Elam is the Chief Diversity Officer at General Electric, Fairfield, CT. She leads efforts globally to ensure that all GE employees feel they have an opportunity to contribute and succeed. Deborah is a native of New Orleans, LA and an alumna of Ursuline Academy.
- Ivo Bolsens
Ivo Bolsens joined Xilinx in June 2001 as vice president and chief technology officer (CTO). He is responsible for identifying Xilinx technologies and talent as well as heading up the Xilinx Research Laboratories, which focus on advanced research in the area of programmable logic. Mr. Bolsens came to Xilinx from the Belgium-based research center IMEC, where he was vice president of information and communication systems.
- Fiona Robertson Remley
Fiona Robertson Remley VP Project Managment Fiona's expertise in process, workflow, negotiation, and all aspects of precise project management ensure the smooth delivery of Worktank's unique and complex projects. She has been in the business of effective creative facilitation for over 15 years, and honed her skills at some of Seattle's leading agencies and brand houses. Fiona began her career as a model agent, working at internationally recognized agencies in London and New York.
- K. Stuart Shea
K. Stuart Shea President, Intelligence, Security and Technology Group K. Stuart Shea is president of SAIC's Intelligence, Security and Technology (IST) Group. In 2005, Shea joined SAIC to serve as senior vice president and general manager of the IST Group's Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business Unit. Prior to joining SAIC, he served as vice president of Space and Intelligence at Northrop Grumman Corp., within the TASC Inc. Business Unit.
- Richard N. Haass
Richard Haass Richard Haass is President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to the Council Dr. Haass was Director of Policy Planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell on a broad range of foreign policy concerns. Previously, Dr. Haass served as Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution and was a faculty member at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
- Ken Frier
Ken Frier Vice President - Corporate Treasury Hewlett-Packard Company Ken Frier is VP - Corporate Treasury of the Hewlett-Packard Company where his responsibilities include corporate finance and financial risk management. He had similar leadership roles in the treasury departments of The Walt Disney Company and Oracle Corporation. He has a BS in mathematics from UNC - Chapel Hill, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- Teague Wright
Teague Wright is highly regarded throughout the independent life distribution industry for her unparalleled effectiveness, based on a high level of integrity, persistence and expertise. Currently focused on strengthening BISYS Insurance Services' Potomac platform in the high-net-worth marketplace, she is developing new business using her unique ability in the underwriting arena. She is committed to providing insurance agents with a distinct competitive edge.