Richard A. Clarke

Richard A. Clarke is a former key advisor on intelligence and counter-terrorism who worked during  the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Starting in...

Mark Leibovich

As the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, Mark Leibovich has firsthand experience navigating the nexus of big politics, big money, big media, and big vanity that...

June Eric-Udorie

After witnessing her work with the UK government on policy and campaigns to end female genital mutilation and child marriage, Prime Minister David Cameron invited June Eric-Udorie to be part...

Barry Meier

Barry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist whose landmark book, Pain Killer, first exposed the roots of the opioid epidemic and the secrets of the Sackler family who made billions...

James Hatch

James Hatch never imagined himself standing on a stage giving speeches. For 24 years, his job had been something very different. He was a member of the Naval Special Warfare...

Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride is a progressive activist and currently the National Press Secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. In 2016, Sarah made history when...

Amanda Lucidon

Amanda Lucidon is an award-winning documentarian, filmmaker, public speaker, teaching artist, and New York Times best-selling author. Lucidon served as an Official White House photographer responsible for documenting First Lady Michelle Obama and...

Jedidiah Jenkins

Many people dream about leaving their jobs to travel the world, but Jedidiah Jenkins is one of the few to turn this dream into a reality. Finding himself dissatisfied with...

Brian Jay Jones

Brian Jay Jones is a bestselling biographer with as much passion for telling stories as he has for the people he covers. Best known for diving into the lives and...