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    A Network of Global Thought Leaders

    Chicago Ideas brings together global thought leaders to examine the most pressing issues and provocative ideas of our time.
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    Performers
    Vicki Abeles
    Director, Race to Nowhere
    Jack Abramoff
    Author
    Abiola Abrams
    Self-Worth Midwife, Advice Columnist, Empowerment Coach & Founder, SacredBombshell.com
    Dan Abrams
    Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, ABC News; Founder, Abrams Media
    David Adams
    Director, Social Emotional Learning, The Urban Assembly
    Hank Adams
    CEO, Sportvision
    Jarrett Adams
    Co-Founder, Life After Justice
    Lynsey Addario
    Pulitzer Prize–winning Photojournalist
    Shradha Agarwal
    Co-Founder & President, ContextMedia
    Miki Agrawal
    Co-Founder & CEO, THINX; Author, "Do Cool Sh*t"
    Radha Agrawal
    Co-Founder & CEO, Daybreaker
    David Agus,
    Director, University of Southern California Center for Applied Molecular Medicine & Westside Canc...
    Luis Ahn
    Computer Science Professor, Carnegie Mellon; Founder & CEO, reCAPTCHA & Duolingo
    Luvvie Ajayi
    Author and Digital Strategist
    Mara Akil
    Creator, BET's "Being Mary Jane"; Creator, "Girlfriends"
    Salim Akil
    Director, "Jumping the Broom" & "Sparkle"
    Mitch Albom
    Author, Playwright & Screenwriter
    Dr. Aldrin
    Astronaut, Apollo 11
    Cedric Alexander,
    Public Safety Director; DeKalb County, Georgia
    Brother Ali
    Hip-Hop Artist, Speaker & Activist
    Rafat Ali
    Founder & CEO, Skift
    Masih Alinejad
    Journalist, Author, & Founder, My Stealthy Freedom
    David Allen
    Founder, David Allen Company
    Rafael Alvarez
    Founder & CEO, Genesys Works
    Deborah Amos
    International Correspondent, NPR
    Megan Amram
    Writer, Parks and Recreation
    Lemon Andersen
    Poet & Actor
    Greg Anderson
    Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
    Major Anderson
    Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve
    Jack Andraka
    2012 Intel Science Fair Grand Prize Winner
    Julia Angwin
    Senior Reporter, ProPublica
    Tall Animals
    Performers & Producers
    David Ansell
    Senior Vice President for Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center
    Jason Aramburu
    CEO, re:char
    Michael Arceneuax
    Author, "I Can't Date Jesus"
    Colin Archipley
    Co-Owner & CEO, Archi's Acres; Co-Owner, Veterans Sustainability Agribusiness Training (VSAT) Pro...
    Karen Archipley
    Co-Owner & Marketing Director, Archi's Acres; Co-Owner, Veterans Sustainability Agribusiness Trai...
    Brenna Argall
    Associate Professor, Northwestern University; Director, argallab, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Dan Ariely
    Professor, Psychology & Behavioral Economics, Duke University
    Ken Arkind
    Executive Director, Denver Minor Disturbance Poetry Project
    Michael Arndt
    Editor, Crain's Chicago Business
    Dana Arnett
    CEO, VSA Partners
    Stephanie Arnold
    Author, 37 Seconds
    Tom Arnold
    Actor & Comedian
    Mark Arnoldy
    CEO, Possible
    Vicki Arroyo
    Executive Director, Georgetown Climate Center
    Rinat Aruh
    Co-Founder, aruliden
    Eddie Aruzza
    Emmy-Winning Host & Correspondent, WTTW Chicago
    Sarah Astheimer
    Senior Associate, James Field Operations
    Felicity Aston
    Explorer, Speaker & Author
    Chris Ategeka
    Founder & CEO, CA Bikes
    Mariana Atencio
    Host, Fusion
    Dev Aujla
    Founder, Catalog; Director of Talent, Juxtapose
    David Axelrod
    Director, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago
    Andrew Aydin
    Author, "March: Book One" & "March: Book Two"
    Brian Babylon
    Comic & Radio Host
    Ricardo Baca
    Editor, The Cannabist, "The Denver Post"
    Peter Bach,
    Director, Center for Health Policy & Outcomes, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Petra Bachmaier
    Multimedia Artist, Luftwerk
    Vadim Backman,
    Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
    Zubaida Bai
    BHSI Fellow; Founder & CEO, AYZH
    Jennifer Bailey
    Founding Executive Director, Faith Matters Network
    Adam Bain
    President, Global Revenue & Partnerships, Twitter
    Donnel Baird
    BHSI Fellow; Founder, BlocPower
    Alec Baldwin
    Actor, Writer & Comedian
    Roger Ballentine
    President, Green Strategies Inc.
    Maryam Banikarim
    Global Chief Marketing Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
    Ernie Banks
    Former Major League Baseball Shortstop & First Baseman
    Jessica Banks
    Founder & President, RockPaperRobot
    Keith Banks
    President, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
    Dan Barasch
    Co-Founder, Lowline
    Andrew Barber
    Creator & Owner, Fake Shore Drive
    Dan Barber
    Chef & Co-Owner, Blue Hill & Blue Hill at Stone Barns
    Tom Barclay
    Research Scientist, NASA's Ames Research Center
    Carol Barney
    Founder & Design Principal, Ross Barney Architects
    Jason Baron
    Managing Director & Head Portfolio Manager, Social Investment Strategies, U.S. Trust, Bank of Ame...
    David Barraza Ibanez
    Writer and COO of Entrelineas Producciones
    Torrey Barrett
    Principal, Imagine Group
    Peter Barris
    Managing General Partner, New Enterprise Associates
    David Bartlett
    Vice President, Smarter Physical Infrastructure, IBM
    Linda Bartman
    Chief Marketing Office, Cars.com
    Tuma Basa
    Director, Urban Music, YouTube
    Mario Batali
    Critically-acclaimed Chef, Award-winning Author, Restaurateur & TV Personality
    Jon Batiste
    Pianist, Vocalist & Composer
    Shane Battier
    NBA Forward & Founder, The Battier Take Charge Foundation
    Ishmael Beah
    Author; Founder & President, The Ishmael Beah Foundation
    Emily Bear
    Pianist & Composer
    Beau Beaudoin,
    Professor of Media & Cultural Analysis, Columbia College
    Robyn Beavers
    Director of Commercialization for Water & Power Technologies, DEKA R&D Corp
    Robyn Beavers
    Clean Energy Innovator
    Eric Becker
    Founder & Chairman at Cresset Capital
    Ana Belaval
    Reporter, "Around Town", WGN Morning News
    Cornell Belcher
    Pollster & Political Strategist; President, brilliant corners Research & Strategies
    Eric Belcher
    President & CEO, InnerWorkings
    Rob Bell
    Author, Love Wins; Founding Pastor, Mars Hill Bible Church
    Keith Bellows
    Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Travel Media
    Scott Belsky
    Founder & CEO, Behance
    Hollie Belton
    Founder, Books on the Underground
    Adam Benforado
    Author, Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice
    Rich Benjamin
    Senior Fellow, Demos; Author
    Dave Beran
    Executive Chef, Next Restaurant
    Deborah Berebichez
    Physicist; TV Host, Discovery Channel
    Elena Bergeron
    Editor-in-Chief, TriangleOffense.com
    Jeffrey Bergstrand
    Professor, Finance, Mendoza College of Business & Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Stu...
    Richard Berk
    Professor of Statistics and Criminology, University of Pennsylvania
    Matthew Berman
    Founder, workshop/apd, Founder & Creative Director, SpruceBox
    Charles Best
    Founder & CEO, DonorsChoose.org
    Thomas Beug
    Co-Creator, This is My City
    Gia Biagi
    Senior Director, Urbanism + Civic Impact, Studio Gang Architects
    Laura Biagi
    Performance Artist
    Jill Biden
    Educator & Former Second Lady of the United States of America
    Henry Bienen
    President Emeritus, Northwestern University
    Marvin Bing
    Creative Director, Amnesty International USA
    Cynthia Bir
    Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Director of Research for Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State U...
    Dan Black
    Americas Director of Recruiting, EY
    Toni Blackman
    Hip-Hop Ambassador, U.S. State Department
    Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair
    DJ, Producer & Music Director, W Hotels
    Alan Blaustein
    Founder, CarePlanners
    Chris Bliss
    Comedian, Variety Artist & Writer
    Mayor Bloomberg
    Mayor, City of New York
    Leslie Bluhm
    Co-Founder, Chicago Cares
    Gabriella Blum
    Professor, Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, Harvard Law School
    Jason Blumberg
    CEO & Managing Director, Energy Foundry
    Tricia Bobeda
    Nerdette Co-Host and Senior Editor of Digital, WBEZ
    Eddie Bocanegra
    Violence Interrupter
    Janet Bodnar
    Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance
    Brandon Bodor
    COO, The Bunker Incubator
    Raymond Bonner
    Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Journalist; Author, "Anatomy of Injustice"
    Bonzie Bonzie
    Singer/Songwriter
    Jon Boogz
    Movement Artist, Choreographer & Director
    Kathryn Born
    Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Chicago Art Magazine
    David Bornstein
    Founder, Dowser
    Bill Boss
    Senior Director, Subscription Services, AccuWeather
    Robert Bourge,
    Professor, Medicine, Radiology & Surgery, University of Alabama–Birmingham
    Norma Bowe
    Professor, College of Education, Kean University
    Bob Bowman
    Renowned Swimming Coach of Michael Phelps
    Brandon Boyd
    Lead Singer & Lyricist, Incubus
    The Boys
    Founders, Beekman 1802
    Marc Brackett
    Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
    Stephen Bradberry
    Community Organizer & Executive Director, Alliance Institute, Inc.
    Wayne Brady
    Entertainer
    David Brancaccio
    Host & Senior Editor, "Marketplace Morning Report"
    Hebru Brantley
    Artist, Hebru Brand; Artist in Residence, CIW
    Porter Braswell
    Co-Founder & CEO, Jopwell
    Adam Braun
    Founder, Pencils of Promise
    Cynthia Breazeal
    Founder & Chief Scientist, Jibo
    Lin Brehmer
    Disc Jockey & Radio Personality, WXRT
    Ian Bremmer
    Columnist, Time; Founder & President, Eurasia Group
    Bridget Brennan
    CEO, Female Factor; Author, "Why She Buys"
    Hanna Brictson
    Dancer & Choreographer
    Saroo Brierley
    CEO, Saroo Brierley Enterprise; Author, "A Long Way Home"
    Geoff Brigham
    General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation
    Paula Broadwell
    Co-Founder & Director, Think Broader Foundation
    Tom Brokaw
    Special Correspondent, NBC News
    Jennifer Brokaw,
    Founder, Good Medicine
    Hannah Bronfman
    Founder, HBFIT; DJ; Author
    Rachel Bronson
    Executive Director & Publisher, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
    Yaron Brook
    Executive Director, The Ayn Rand Institute; Author, "Equal Is Unfair"
    Arthur Brooks
    President & CEO, American Enterprise Institute
    Meredith Broussard
    Author & Assistant Professor, New York University
    Becca Brown
    Performer
    Bobbi Brown
    Founder & CEO, Beauty Evolution; Founder, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
    Campbell Brown
    Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Seventy Four
    David O. Brown
    Correspondent, ABC News; Chief of Police, Retired, Dallas Police Department
    Mayor Brown
    Mayor, City of Compton, CA
    Terrell Brown
    Emmy Award–Winning Anchor, ABC7 Eyewitness News
    Lisa Brummel
    Chief People Officer, Microsoft
    Brandon Bryant
    Former Drone Operator, United States Air Force
    Jessica Buchanan
    Humanitarian Aid Worker; Teacher; Co-author, "Impossible Odds"
    Jacolyn Bucksbaum
    Co-Founder, The Focus Foundation
    Dexter Bullard
    Director & Head of Graduate Acting, The Theatre School, DePaul University
    Ron Bullock
    Chairman, Bison Gear and Engineering Corp.
    Hannibal Buress
    Comedian & Actor
    Adrian Burgos,
    Professor, University of Illinois
    Brian Burkhart
    President & Chief Word Guy, SquarePlanet Presentations
    Bill Burnett
    Executive Director, Stanford Design Program
    Matthew Burnett
    Co-Founder & CEO, Maker's Row
    Christy Burns
    Global Maternal Health Advocate & Founder, Every Mother Counts
    David Burstein
    CEO & Founder, Run for America
    LeVar Burton
    Host & Executive Producer, Reading Rainbow & Co-Founder, RRKidz
    Asiaha Butler
    Co-Founder & President, Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E)
    Peter Byck
    Professor, Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability; Director, "Carbon Nation"
    Ilia Calderón
    News Anchor, Univision
    Tommy Caldwell
    Professional Rock Climber
    Chief Campanello
    Chief of Police, City of Gloucester, MA
    Homaro Cantu
    Executive Chef, Moto Restaurant
    Mark Caro
    Journalist
    John Carreyrou
    Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist & Author
    Laura Carstensen,
    Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy & Professor of Psychology, Stanford Univers...
    Chava Cartas
    Director
    Michael Carter
    Founder & CEO, Strive for College
    Heather Caruso
    Executive Director, Center for Decision Research & Adjunct Associate Professor, Behavioral Scienc...
    Wences Casares
    Founder & CEO, Xapo
    Jean Case
    CEO, The Case Foundation
    Scott Case
    Founder, Startup America Partnership; Co-founder & Former Chief Technology Officer, Priceline.com
    Steve Case
    CEO, Revolution; Chairman, Startup America Partnership
    Steve Casey
    Board President, Fresh Moves
    Julián Castro
    Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    Moran Cerf
    Professor, Neuroscience & Business, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
    Elaine Chang
    Founder, Social Teeth
    Paul Charney
    Founder & CEO, Funworks
    Arun Chaudhary
    SVP of Communications, Revolution Messaging
    Juan Chavez
    CIW Artist-in-Residence
    Eugenia Cheng
    Scientist-in-Residence, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    Leroy Chiao
    Former Astronaut, NASA & Special Advisor, Houston Association for Space and Science Education
    Dance Works Chicago
    Dance Group
    Jimmy Chin
    Director, Producer, & Cinematographer
    C.J. Chivers
    Pulitzer Prize–Winning Journalist
    Grace Choi
    Activist Inventor & Creator, Mink
    Alexandra Chong
    Founder & CEO, Lulu
    Rachael Chong
    Founder & CEO, Catchafire
    Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP
    Founder, The Chopra Foundation; Co-Founder, Jiyo and The Chopra Center for Wellbeing
    Minhaj Chowdhury
    Co-Founder & CEO, Drinkwell
    Lenora Chu
    Journalist & Writer
    Louisa Chu
    Co-Host, WBEZ's “Chewing the Fat”
    Marvin Chun
    Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology, Yale University
    Eugene Chung
    Founder & CEO, Penrose VR
    George Church
    Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School; Director of PersonalGenomes.org
    Patricia Churchland
    Professor, University of California–San Diego
    Patricia Churchland
    Philosopher; Professor Emerita, University of California, San Diego
    Melissa Clark
    Columnist, "The New York Times"
    Alexa Clay
    Author & Innovation Strategist
    Carter Cleveland
    Founder & CEO, Art.sy
    Hillary Clinton
    Former U.S. Secretary of State
    President Clinton
    Emma Clippinger
    Co-Founder, Gardens for Health International
    Elizabeth Cohen
    Senior Medical Correspondent, CNN
    Yael Cohen
    Founder, President & CEO, Fuck Cancer
    Linda Cohn
    Anchor, ESPN; Host, “The SportsCenter Podcast”
    Tanner Colby
    Author
    Jahmal Cole
    Founder & Executive Director, My Block My Hood My City
    Carol Coletta
    Vice President, Community & National Initiatives, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
    Sean Combs
    Chairman, Combs Enterprises
    Elesa Commerse
    Founder, Touching Earth Mindfulness Learning Center
    Common Common
    Hip-Hop Artist & Actor
    Beth Comstock
    Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, GE
    Growing Concerns
    Lester Coney
    Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman, Mesirow Financial
    Micaela Connery
    Founder, The Kelsey; Mitchell Scholar, University College Dublin; 2012 BHSI Fellow
    Micaela Connery
    Founder & CEO, The Kelsey
    Michaela Connery
    Co-Founder, The Kelsey; Former BHSI Fellow
    Ken Connor
    Chairman, Center for a Just Society
    Martin Cooper
    Inventor, Entrepreneur & Futurist
    Cat Cora
    Chef, Restaurateur, Lifestyle Entrepreneur & TV Personality
    Cheryl Corley
    Correspondent, NPR
    Jeb Corliss
    BASE-jumper & Wingsuit Pilot
    Joshua Corman
    Founder, I Am The Cavalry; Director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council
    Natalie Coughlin
    12-time Olympic Medalist
    odd Couple
    Producer
    Kevin Coval
    Founder, Louder Than A Bomb
    Madison Cowan
    Chef & CEO, Madison Cowan, LLC
    Nick Cowan
    Planetary Scientist, Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics, North...
    Donna Cox
    Director, Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
    Lynne Cox
    Author & Extreme Open Water Swimmer
    John Coyle
    Olympian, Innovation Professor & Horologist
    Molly Crabapple
    Artist & Writer
    George Crabtree
    Departments of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago & Materials Science Division, Argonne N...
    Bryan Cranston
    Actor & Producer
    Kohl Crecelius
    CEO & Co-Founder, Krochet Kids International
    Susan Credle
    Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett USA
    Lance Criscuolo
    President, Zyvex Technologies
    Amanda Crockett
    Performance Artist
    Susan Crown
    Chairman & Founder, Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), Chairman & CEO, Owl Creek Partners
    John Cruickshank
    Chairman, Canadian Journalism Foundation & Co-Chair, Canadian Press Enterprises Inc.
    Kenneth Cukier
    Senior Editor, The Economist
    S.E. Cupp
    CNN Commentator, Author & Nationally Syndicated Columnist
    Kevin Curry
    Founder, FitMenCook
    Bonnie Curtis
    Film Producer, Mockingbird Pictures
    Joan Cusack
    Emmy-nominated & Academy Award–nominated Actress
    Peter D'Aluisio
    Authors, What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
    Thierry Daher
    Founder & CEO, Caid Productions
    Eric Daigh
    Portraitist
    William Daley
    Former White House Chief of Staff & Former Secretary of Commerce
    Dapper Dan
    Fashion Innovator
    Visceral Dance Chicago
    Dance Company
    Robyn Williams Dance
    Dance Company
    Pam Daniels
    Founding Partner, DesignHouse Inc.
    Pam Daniels
    Design Innovator in Residence & Clinical Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
    Mitchell Daniels,
    President, Purdue University
    Meredith Darden
    Katherine Darnstadt
    Co-Director, Architecture for Humanity Chicago
    Linda Darragh
    Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
    Tom Dart
    Cook County Sheriff
    Anil Dash
    CEO, Fog Creek Software
    Gayatri Datar
    BHSI Fellow; Co-Founder, EarthEnable
    Paul Dateh
    Musician, Composer & New Media Artist
    Steve Davidsen
    Vice President, Oncology Discovery, AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals
    Liz Davidson
    Founder & CEO, Financial Finesse
    Eric Davis
    Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University
    Kim Davis
    President, JPMorgan Chase Foundation
    Kristin Davis
    Actress; Patron, The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
    Mitchell Davis
    Executive Vice President, James Beard Foundation
    Naomi Davis
    President & Founder, BIG: Blacks in Green
    Steven Davis
    Professor of International Business & Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
    Taryn Davis
    Founder & Executive Director, American Widow Project
    Jim DeRogatis
    Co-Host, Sound Opinions
    Dennis Deer
    County Board Commissioner, 2nd District
    Nelson Dellis
    CEO & Founder, Climb for Memory
    Christophe Deloire
    Laura Desmond
    Principal & Founder, Eagle Vista Partners
    Chelsea Devantez
    Writer, Jon Stewart's New HBO Project; Second City Mainstage Alumn
    Anne Dias
    Chief Executive Officer, Aragon Global
    Dan Diaz
    Advocate, End of Life Options
    Chad Dickerson
    CEO, Etsy
    Fanny Diego Alvarez
    Sustainable Community Schools Project Manager, Chicago Public Schools
    Suzanne Dikker
    Researcher, New York University & Utrecht University
    Stacy Dilling
    Marketing Director, Field Museum
    Justin Dillon
    Call+Response / Slavery Footprint
    Molly Doane
    Adjunct Curator, The Field Museum
    Gabriel Dobbs
    Head of Policy, Skycatch
    Bill Doerge
    Managing Principal, Perkins + Will
    David Doig
    President, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
    Zoe Dolan
    Lawyer, Law Office of Zoe Dolan
    Bruce Dold
    Editorial Page Editor, "Chicago Tribune"
    Steve Dolinsky
    Food Reporter, ABC7 Chicago
    Chris Donaghue,
    Sex Therapist
    Krista Donaldson
    CEO, Design Revolution
    Michael Donnelly
    Founder, FWD (For Women & Diversity) Collective
    Ducky DooLittle
    Sex Educator
    Father Manuel Dorantes
    Pastor, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Assistant to the Director, Holy See Press Office
    Michelle Dorrance
    Tap dancer, choreographer and performer
    Scott Dorsey
    CEO, ExactTarget
    Patrick Dossett
    Co-Founder & Director, Tip of the Spear Foundation
    DeVon Douglass
    Chief Resilience Officer, City of Tulsa
    Kevin Dowling
    VP of Research & Development, MC10
    Mark Doyle
    Founder, Rags of Honor
    Elizabeth Dozier
    Founder & Managing Director, Chicago Beyond
    Lauren Drain
    Author, "Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church"
    Fran Drescher
    President & Visionary, Cancer Schmancer Movement; Film & Television Actress; US Diplomat; Preside...
    Craig Dubitsky
    Friendly Founder & CEO, Hello Products
    Congresswoman Duckworth
    U.S. Representative, Illinois Eighth Congressional District
    Michael Duffy
    Executive Editor, TIME & Washington Bureau Chief
    Charles Duhigg
    New York Times Reporter; Author, “Smarter Faster Better”
    Giles Duley
    Photographer, Writer & Storyteller
    Mick Dumke
    Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
    Arne Duncan
    Managing Partner, Emerson Collective
    Audrey Dunford
    Community Circle Keeper, North Lawndale Restorative Justice Community Court
    Senator Dick Durbin
    US Senator
    Nikki Durkin
    Founder, 99dresses.com
    Liz Dwyer
    Education Editor, GOOD Magazine
    Thomas Dyja
    Author, "The Third Coast"
    Steven Dyme
    Co-Founder & CEO. Flowers for Dreams
    Michael Dyson
    Writer, Editor, & Author, "Tears We Cannot Stop"
    David Eagleman,
    Author & Neuroscientist, Baylor College of Medicine
    Amelia Earhart
    Aviatrix & President, Fly with Amelia Foundation
    Mick Ebeling
    Author, Not Impossible
    Tricia Eck
    Artistic Director, 6108NORTH
    Marc Ecko
    Founder, Artists & Instigators
    Richard Edelman
    President & CEO, Edelman
    Ronny Edry
    Founder, Peace Factory
    Kathleen Edwards
    Musician
    Marc Edwards
    Charles Lunsford Professor of Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
    Steve Edwards
    Executive Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics
    Dan Egan
    Managing Director, Behavioral Finance & Investments, Betterment
    Kevin Egan
    Sports Broadcaster
    Jennifer Eigenbrode,
    Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
    Hasan Elahi
    Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity Honors Program, University of Maryland
    Wadad Elaly
    Recently Resettled Syrian Refugee
    Ric Elias
    Co-Founder & CEO, Red Ventures
    Tyson Ellert, The Tyson Project
    Drummer & Composer
    Graham Elliot
    Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur
    Mark Ellwood
    Journalist & Retail Expert
    Ariel Emanuel
    Co-CEO, WME | IMG
    Dr. Emanuel
    Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Chair of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, University of Pe...
    Mayor Emanuel
    Co-Chairman, Chicago Ideas; Mayor, City of Chicago
    Dan Emodi
    Vice President, Marketing, Beyond Verbal
    Monica Eng
    Food and Health & Curious City Reporter, WBEZ
    Charlie Engle
    Ultramarathon Runner
    David Epstein
    Author, "The Sports Gene"
    Adam Erlebacher
    Vice President of Business Operations, Simple
    Cameron Esposito
    Standup Comic, Actor and Writer
    Dave Evans
    Co-Founder, Electronic Arts
    Tanyella Evans
    Co-Founder & CEO, Library for All
    Terry Evans
    Photographer
    Anne Evens
    CEO, Elevate Energy
    Bryony Evens
    Former Literary Agency Office Manager
    Peter Exley
    Executive Director, HealthTech Digital Strategy & Design
    Obiageli Ezekwesili
    Co-Founder, #BringBackOurGirls Momement
    Leila Fadel
    International Correspondent, NPR; Edward R. Murrow Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
    James Fallon
    Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine
    Deborah Fallows
    Author, Dreaming in Chinese; Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
    Negin Farsad
    Comedian; Author, “How to Make White People Laugh”
    Terry Fator
    Ventriloquist & Celebrity Impressionist; Winner, "America's Got Talent" Season 2
    Kenneth Feinberg
    Former Special Master, Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
    Gary Feinman
    MacArthur Curator & Archeologist, Field Museum
    Allyson Felix
    Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
    Elizabeth Fenner
    Editor-in-Chief, Chicago Magazine
    Christopher Ferguson
    Director of Crew and Mission Operations, Boeing; Former NASA Astronaut
    Isis Ferguson
    Program Manager, Place Lab, University of Chicago
    Keith Ferrazzi
    Bestselling Author; Founder & CEO, Ferrazzi Greenlight
    Tim Ferriss
    Angel Investor & Author, "The 4-Hour Workweek"
    Ingrid Fetell Lee
    Founder, The Aesthetics of Joy
    Lupe Fiasco
    Grammy Award Winning Hip Hop Artist
    Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano
    Physicist; Professor, Northwestern University
    Eli Finkel
    Professor, Northwestern University; Author
    Aaron Firestein
    Co-Founder & Chief Artist, BucketFeet
    Robert Fischell
    Biomedical Inventor
    Bo Fishback
    Founder & CEO, Zaarly
    Sasha Fisher
    Co-Founder & Executive Director, Spark MicroGrants; BHSI Fellow
    Ted Fishman
    Journalist & Author
    Michael Fitzpatrick
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    Vince Musi
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    Founder & CEO, BuzzFeed
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    Johnny Perez
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