Jonathan Eig

The author of eight books, former Marine Corps and CIA special ops team member, and co-author of the bestselling thriller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War and its sequel 2054.

Renowned Professor of Law at Yale University and Yale Law School. One of this era’s most accomplished legal scholars and author of five books focused on the American Constitution.

Popular “mathemagician” and acclaimed Harvey Mudd college professor Arthur Benjamin, Ph.D., is the bestselling author of two books on the secret of mental math. His three TED talks have been viewed more than 50 million times.

Award-winning litigator and renowned historian Talmage Boston is the author of a highly anticipated new book, How The Best Did It, on the leadership lessons that can be gained from an analysis of our greatest presidents.

Jeffrey Brown is Senior Correspondent and Chief Arts Correspondent for PBS NewsHour, public television’s prestigious nightly news program viewed by millions. During his career with NewsHour he has served as co-anchor, studio moderator, and field reporter on a wide range of national and international issues.

“Get Me Carlucci!!” Once called “Washington’s ultimate survivor” by The Washington Post, Frank Carlucci served six presidents and rose to prominence as Deputy Director of the CIA and as Secretary of Defense for President Reagan. Frank Carlucci had a wide-ranging career of one of the twentieth century’s most important behind-the-scenes actors.

A former Secretary of the Navy and distinguished Naval Academy graduate, shares his inspiring journey in “At the Helm: My Journey with Family, Faith, and Friends to Calm the Storms of Life.” His memoir highlights principled leadership, ethical challenges faced, and pivotal contributions to naval history.

National Geographic Explorer in Residence, Ethnographer, Writer, Photographer and Filmmaker

Filippenko is an Astrophysicist on a Nobel Prize winning team, as well as the 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize, 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics to all team members. He was voted the “best professor at UC Berkeley 9 years!”.

Internationally renowned illustrator, designer and visual storyteller. Author/designer of children’s books and 7 US Postage stamps including the 2006 Love stamp.

The Peach Seed was named a top ten finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction in 2021, solidifying her status as a rising star in the literary world.

Having spent two decades living in China, most recently as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and a Mandarin speaker, Gibbs understands the most recent changes and implications for American companies, the Taiwan issue and the future of the US-China relationship.

A Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer, presidential historian, former sports journalist and political commentator.

Award-winning New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of five books including Killers of the Flower Moon, The Wager and The Lost City of Z.

Jeanne Walker Harvey is a celebrated children’s book author, known for her captivating picture book biographies and heartwarming stories about marine mammal rescue.

Quinton Martins, Ph.D., leads True Wild and the Living with Lions project, conserving San Francisco’s mountain lions. With 30 years’ field experience and a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, he’s an esteemed authority on large wild cats, formerly founding the successful Cape Leopard Trust in South Africa.

Prominent figure on the Latino, New York, and national political scene, thought leader, author, and father of Hamilton playwright.

Writer, entrepreneur, inventor, explorer and tech visionary Aza Raskin heads up an international nonprofit using AI to decode animal languages. Raskin also co-leads the Center for Humane Technology, dedicated to actualizing a comprehensive shift toward technology that strengthens our well-being, global democratic functioning, and shared information environment.

Jeffrey Rosen is the President and CEO of the non-partisan National Constitution Center in Philadelphia where he hosts “We the People,” a weekly podcast of constitutional debate. Author of five books, Rosen graduated from Harvard College, Oxford University,  and Yale Law School.

What are the national security challenges and threats to Liberal Democracies in 2024? Kori Schake is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. She is a former presidential policy advisor and leading foreign and defense expert.

Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of seven books including Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground.

Julia Flynn Siler is a bestselling author and acclaimed journalist known for her impactful works such as “The White Devil’s Daughters” and “Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen.”

Healthcare visionary, renowned researcher and President of the Gladstone Institutes with 500 researchers and scientists. The transformation in healthcare is here.

A 4-star Navy Admiral, author, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, board member of the Rockefeller Foundation, security analyst for NBC news, and bestselling co-author of 2034: A Novel of the Next World War and its sequel 2054.

Strock writes the ‘Next Nationalism’ on Substack and hosts the ‘Serve to Lead’ podcast.

Bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and memoirs, including The Joy Luck Club.

Beloved Irish bestselling and award-winning author of 11 novels, including Brooklyn, The Magician and The Master.