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Ruben Diaz, Jr. first entered public office as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1997, and is currently serving his second full term as Bronx Borough President, having been reelected in November 2013 with more than 89 percent of the vote. As Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr. has led the implementation of a "New Bronx" agenda — economic development, housing, education, and public safety —...

Humorist, journalist and actor Mo Rocca is a correspondent for the Emmy-winning newsmagazine CBS Sunday Morning on the CBS Television Network, the creator and host of Cooking Channel's Emmy-nominated My Grandmother's Ravioli, the host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation (part of the "CBS Dream Team, It's Epic" Saturday morning programming block), and a regular panelist on NPR's hit news quiz sho...

Alexandra Pyke is a Partner at Mind The Gap providing strategic advice to nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations and private high net worth individuals and families working at the intersection of philanthropy and social impact. Alexandra's consulting services include the provision of strategic planning, identifying opportunities for partnership and development, fundraising, grant resea...

Wyatt Gallery, a person not a place, was raised in Philadelphia and received his BFA from NYU Tisch School of The Arts in 1997. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, the PDN 30, the PDN Rising Stars, and 25 Under 25 Up-and-Coming American Photographers by Duke University. His photographs are in numerous public and private collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the George Eas...

Jo Piazza is an award-winning journalist, editor, digital content strategist and author. She is currently the Managing Editor for Yahoo Travel. Piazza is also the author of the highly acclaimed Celebrity Inc.: How Famous People Make Money, an economic case study of the Hollywood Industrial Complex, the novel Love Rehab and the non-fiction book If Nuns Ruled the World. Her new novel, The Knockoff,...

Howard Rosenman has established himself as one of the most prolific producers in film and television, best known for the hilarious remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, the cult phenomenon BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and THE FAMILY MAN starring Nicolas Cage. Rosenman's films have won 2 Peabody Awards, an Academy Award and top honors at the Sundance, Berlin and Cannes F...

Ivo H. Daalder is President of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Founded in 1922, the Council is a leading independent, nonpartisan organization committed to educating the public and influencing the discourse on global issues of the day. Prior to joining the Council in July 2013, Daalder served as the Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for more than four years. For his servi...

Professor Kotler, who began teaching at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management over 50 years ago, is a global expert on marketing and has been called "The Father of Modern Marketing." He has authored over 150 articles, written 57 books, founded the first ever Museum of Marketing, and became the first marketer in the world to appear on a postage stamp. Professor Kotler was selected by the Fina...

Paula is the Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Travel. She is also the New York Times best-selling author of the novel, "Mercury In Retrograde". For ten years Paula was the Deputy Editor of the New York Post's gossip column, Page Six. In January 2012 she won a Gold Medal award from the North American Travel Journalists Association for her piece in Playboy on Iraq, "Down And Out In Baghdad." Paula is origin...

Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste, was born in the country's capital, Dili, on 26 December 1949. Ramos-Horta began his career in journalism in 1969 in Timor-Leste, and was a co-founder of FRETILIN (Revolutionary Front for the Independence of Timor-Leste). He has held key government posts within his nation including: Minister for Foreign Affairs an...

Seth pens the Frugal Traveler column for the New York Times. A graduate of Yale and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Seth began freelancing for the Times while working for the city of New York. He eventually gave up his day job to devote himself full time to writing for the Times where he covered the Bronx, wrote the Weekend in New York column in the Travel section, and ultimately took over...

Foster Hirsch, Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, is the author of 16 books on film and theater. Among his titles are LOVE, SEX, DEATH, AND THE MEANING OF LIFE: THE FILMS OF WOODY ALLEN; A METHOD TO THEIR MADNESS: THE HISTORY OF THE ACTORS STUDIO; and THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN: FILM NOIR. Professor Hirsch is now at work on a history of Hollywood in the 1950s. He is a frequent host/moderator/...

Emmy award-winner David Ushery is the co-anchor for the weekend editions of "News 4 New York" at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. and is the host of "The Debrief with David Ushery." "The Debrief," created by Ushery in 2009, has been nominated for an Emmy Award for three consecutive years. "Eight million stories in the naked city….give us just a few minutes to bring you up to speed on what New Yorkers are talkin...

Three-time World Dance Champion and Emmy-nominated choreographer Louis van Amstel is best known for his nine stunning turns on the smash hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars." When not tearing up the dance floor on TV, Louis continues to grow his highly popular dance fitness program, " LaBlast®", which is spreading rapidly and currently available in multiple cities worldwide. Louis has an extensive...

Lester Wunderman, consultant, professor, author and photographer is Chairman Emeritus and Founder of Wunderman. After an apprenticeship at several agencies, Mr. Wunderman joined Maxwell Sackheim & Company in 1947, where he became Executive Vice President. In 1958, he founded Wunderman, Ricotta & Kline, now known as Wunderman. In 1967, in an address at MIT, Mr. Wunderman identified, named and defin...

Brendan Jay Sullivan is a writer, producer and DJ best known for his work with Lady Gaga. His first book RIVINGTON WAS OURS, catalogues their downtown days. Andy Rourkey from the Smiths called it, "A fascinating and vivid depiction of the cauldron that formed a great musician." Gary Shtynegart said, "Brendan Jay Sullivan is a writer's writer. He's that good." Brendan writes for Vice, Esquire and I...

Richard Quest is CNN's foremost international business correspondent and presenter of Quest Means Business; the definitive word on how we earn and spend our money. Based in New York, he is one of the most instantly recognizable members of the CNN team. Quest Means Business, which airs weekdays at 1600ET/2200CET on CNN International, destroys the myth that business is boring, bridging the gap betwe...

Jimmy Nelson started working as a photographer in 1987. Having spent 10 years at a Jesuit boarding school in the North of England, he set off on his own to traverse the length of Tibet on foot. The journey lasted a year and upon his return his unique visual diary, featuring revealing images of a previously inaccessible Tibet, was published to wide international acclaim. Soon after, he was commissi...

Melanie is known for her iconic portraits of renowned chefs, artists, musicians, celebrities and other prominent figures. Her photography has been published and exhibited worldwide and she has been honored with awards from American Photography, PDN, Communication Arts, Graphis, Society of Publication Design, International Photography and The Lucie Foundation. Melanie has published five successful...

Robin has written jokes for emcee Rosie O'Donnell at The Matrix Awards where featured presenters included Martha Stewart, Rupert Murdoch and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Her original comedy songs have played on Sirius Satellite Radio and The Wiseguy Show hosted by Vinny "Big Pussy" Pastore. Robin's been on VH1's "Awesomely Badder Videos," AMC's "Liza Life Coach" with Cheri O'Teri, and has starred in a...

Taylor is a veteran and much celebrated versatile performer. He made his film debut in 1982 as a love-struck, pill-popping, dancing intern in "Young Doctors in Love," and as the forever memorable Mr. Pizza Guy who delivers Sean Penn a pizza in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." He has starred in an HBO special and made appearances on the Tonight Show. Taylor achieved critical acclaim at the Edinburgh...

Ted sold his debut novel, Eat What You Kill, to St. Martin's Press for publication on March 25, 2014. Famed Hollywood producer Edward R. Pressman (Wall Street, American Psycho, The Crow, etc.) has purchased the film rights. Acclaimed performer Armand Schultz will read the audiobook for Recorded Books, which will also be released in March. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Ted began his...

Milo is a world class adventurer who broke out of his Manhattan attorney office and started the bespoke adventure company, EXP Adventures. Along with a team of some of the world's most elite professionals, he provides personalized access to his client's dream destinations. As a result of the early success of his company, he endeavored on his present journey that takes him around the world to diver...

With over 18 years of both corporate and entrepreneurial experience, Elissa brings a unique and fresh understanding to the world of fashion and business. She has worked corporately for Bloomingdales and Anthropologie and has taught fashion entrepreneurship at Drexel, Moore College of Art and Design, and Philadelphia University. Elissa launched a successful accessories brand, Elissa Bloom New York,...

Larry is the Founder and Editor of SMITH Magazine, and its younger cousin, SMITH Teens. SMITH Magazine is best known for launching the Six-Word Memoir® project, which is a bestselling series of seven books and a global phenomenon. Anticipating the micro-blogging explosion, SMITH originally launched the Six-Word Memoir® project in November 2006 in partnership with Twitter with a simple online chall...