Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus and the Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below."&nbsp;
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that "lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty" and that "across cultures and civilizations, Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their development."
Yunus has received several other national and international honors. He received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. In 2008, he was rated number 2 in Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers list.
In February 2011, Yunus, Saskia Bruysten, Sophie Eisenmann, and Hans Reitz co-founded Yunus Social Business – Global Initiatives. YSB creates and empowers social businesses to address and solve global problems. As the international implementation arm for Yunus' vision of a new, humane capitalism, YSB manages incubator funds for social businesses in developing countries and provides advisory services to companies, governments, foundations, and NGOs.
In 2012, he became Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, a position he held until 2018. Previously, he was a professor of economics at Chittagong University in Bangladesh. He published several books related to his finance work. In addition, he is a founding board member of Grameen America and Grameen Foundation, which support microcredit.
Yunus also served on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to support UN causes from 1998 to 2021. In addition, Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, for their efforts to create economic and social development.
In the prize announcement, The Norwegian Nobel Committee mentioned: "Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people, not only in Bangladesh but also in many other countries. Loans to poor people without financial security appeared to be impossible. From modest beginnings three decades ago, Yunus has, first and foremost through Grameen Bank, developed micro-credit into an ever more important instrument in the struggle against poverty".

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Joe Studwell is a Visiting Research Fellow at ODI. Joe is the author of three books on east Asian development, most recently 'How Asia Works'. Joe’s works have appeared on Books of the Year lists in publications, including The Financial Times, The Economist, and the Asian Wall Street Journal.
Bill Gates has described How Asia Works as one of his favorite texts on economic development, saying that the book ‘does a better job than anything else I’ve read of articulating the key role of agriculture in development.’ Joe recently submitted a Ph.D. thesis to the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. The thesis, ‘From learning to earning: the transition from manufacturing catch-up to competitiveness at the global business frontier, as pursued in China’s energy equipment sector,’ will subsequently be published as an academic book.

Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author widely known for his work on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He is the top-rated professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a former professor at the University of Michigan. His first book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, was a New York Times bestseller.
Grant is a leading authority on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He has written or co-written six books, including Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. He has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Business Review, and other publications.
Grant's research focuses on how giving, taking, and exchanging advice affects an individual’s success. He has studied how to maximize the benefits of giving, how to encourage more successful collaborations, and how to foster an environment of innovation and creativity. He has also explored how to assess and develop leadership potential within organizations and how to build workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.
Grant has received numerous awards and honors, including being named one of the world's 40 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2015, one of the world's 50 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2018, and one of the world's most influential management gurus by The Observer in 2018. He is a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Mentoring and was named the Most Influential Thinker of the Decade by Poets &amp; Quants in 2020.
In addition to his academic and writing career, Grant is a frequent speaker for organizations, universities, and conferences around the world. He has presented to audiences of thousands at TEDx events, and he has been featured on television and radio programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, and NPR’s Fresh Air. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford, Cornell, and INSEAD, and he is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.

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Simon Sinek is a British-American author, motivational speaker, and marketing consultant. He is best known for his TED Talk on the "Golden Circle," which explains why some individuals and organizations can inspire while others are not.&nbsp;
Sinek's TED Talk is one of the most-viewed TED Talks of all time, and he has since written several books, including "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action."&nbsp;
In "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action," Sinek explains that successful companies and leaders start by clearly communicating their "why" - their purpose or belief - and then work backward to define their "how" and "what." He argues that this approach inspires others to believe in and support their vision. The talk has been viewed over 60 million times and is among the most popular TED Talks.
Sinek has also worked with various organizations and companies to help them better understand and communicate their purpose. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events, and business leaders and entrepreneurs have widely adopted his ideas.

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Seth Godin is an American entrepreneur, author, speaker, and thought leader. He is best known for his work in marketing, and he has written 18 international bestsellers, including Tribes, Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, and The Dip. He is the founder of several companies, and he currently serves as the founder and CEO of The Domino Project and Squidoo.
Godin has been a leader in the marketing industry for more than 20 years, and he has become one of the most influential and respected voices in the industry. His books have been translated into 35 languages, and his blog is one of the most popular in the world. He has also been featured in many prestigious publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Fast Company.
Godin is a strong advocate for the use of digital marketing, and he has been instrumental in the development of many innovative marketing strategies. He is a proponent of permission marketing, which involves building relationships with customers instead of using intrusive advertising. He also believes in the importance of giving away content for free as part of a customer acquisition strategy. Additionally, Godin is a strong believer in the power of storytelling to engage and inspire customers.
Godin is also a sought-after speaker, and he has given keynote addresses and lectures around the world. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, and he has been a keynote speaker at conferences such as TED, South by Southwest, and PopTech. He also regularly speaks at universities and colleges, and he has been a visiting professor at several universities.
In addition to his work in marketing, Godin is an active philanthropist and a proponent of social change. He is a vocal advocate for education reform, and he has worked with several organizations to improve access to education in underserved communities. He is also a strong supporter of animal rights and environmental protection.
Godin's work has been recognized with several awards, including the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award and the Marketing Hall of Fame Award from the American Marketing Association. His books have also been selected as “Best Books of the Year” by the New York Times and BusinessWeek.

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Ori Brafman is a Distinguished Teaching Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, an internationally renowned New York Times bestselling author, defense leadership strategist, and business culture visionary. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ori moved to El Paso, Texas, with his family in 1984 at the age of nine.&nbsp;
Experiencing this stark cultural and geographical change at such a young age gave Ori a unique capacity to view the world from different perspectives and anticipate shifting paradigms. It was this ability that led to his seminal work, The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, which predicted changes that were about to unfold in the business and societal landscape. Ori later teamed up with his brother, a psychologist, to explore cutting-edge psychological research in the bestselling Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, and still later he joined forces with the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, to author Radical Inclusion: What the Post–9/11 World Should Have Taught Us About Leadership.&nbsp;
What interests Ori most is the human element and its hidden potential. He works with organizations on culture, leadership, and effective teamwork to help them become a transformative force in the lives of their employees.&nbsp;

Stephen Key is an award-winning inventor, renowned intellectual property strategist, lifelong entrepreneur, author, and columnist. He has over 20 patents in his name, and the dozens of concepts he has brought to market have been retailed in Walmart, 7-Eleven, and Disney stores and parks worldwide. Michael Jordan and Alex Trebek have endorsed his patents; he has defended his patents in federal court against the largest toy company in the world, Lego; and he cofounded invent Right to teach others his unique process for harnessing the power of open innovation and the licensing business model. McGraw-Hill has translated one Simple Idea, his bestselling book about how to license an idea, into six languages.
Stephen Key has written over 1,000 articles about intellectual property strategy, product licensing, and entrepreneurship for online publications, including Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur. Universities and governmental organizations around the world regularly invite him to teach them inventRight's unique processes for commercializing new product ideas. Key has won over 20 industry awards, including two Edison Awards and the Most Influential and Inspiring Leader Of All Time by the WorldIP Forum in 2022.
&nbsp;In 2018, he was recognized as an AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador. In 2020, he became a founding United States Intellectual Property Alliance member. Currently, he is part of the team responsible for launching a new sustainable packaging innovation that replaces the need to use plastic to carry beverages called Fishbone.

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Christopher M. Schroeder (born July 28, 1967) is an American entrepreneur, advisor, and investor in interactive technologies and social communications. He wrote the first look at startups in the Arab World, “Startup Rising -- The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East,” released in August 2013 with a new edition in 2015 and one in Arabic in 2016. It was published by MacMillan/Palgrave, with a foreword by Marc Andreessen.
Schroeder was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and raised in Scarsdale. His parents are Edmund R. Schroeder (formerly of Cadwalader) and Elaine Diserio Schroeder. Edmund Schroeder is the founder of Education Through Music, which offers music programs to inner-city schools. Elaine Schroeder began college at age 14 and Fordham Law School at 18 and practiced law in New York City. His mother was active in and chairman of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York.
Schroeder graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in American and Ancient History (where he studied with Lincoln scholar David Herbert Donald) and international diplomacy historian Ernest R. May. He subsequently graduated with Honors from Harvard Business School. Schroeder worked in finance for Salomon Brothers and the private equity firm Thayer Capital Partners and was Treasurer and head of business development for The Washington Post Company.
Schroeder became CEO and President of Legi-Slate, Inc., a leading online B2B provider of information on federal and state legislation and regulation. Backed by The Washington Post Company, he successfully sold the enterprise in 1999. He was then named CEO and Publisher of the Washington Post. Newsweek interactive. Upon attaining rapid growth and profitability, he joined an investor group including Polaris Ventures, Sequoia Capital, The Carlyle Group, Allen &amp; Company LLC, and Interactive Corp (IAC) to become Co-founder and CEO of HealthCentral, among the largest collection of condition and wellness-specific interactive experiences focused on people finding and sharing real-life experiences related to their health needs. HealthCentral was named one of the Inc 500/5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. HealthCentral was sold to Remedy Health in 2012.
Schroeder has been an active angel investing and advising. He is a limited partner in a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm and has invested in and advised many start-ups in his related areas, including most recently Vox Media, Skift Media, iBotta, and the fintech enterprise in mobile money in Africa Segovia, on whose board he sits. He is on the investment committee of Wamda Capital, one of the largest venture capital firms in the Middle East and North Africa.
Schroeder has been a thought leader and organizer in various internet organizations. He was one of the first board members of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a co-founder of the Online Publishers Association, now called Digital Content Next, and a founding member of the Digital Health Coalition. He was one of the first interactive executives named to the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Achievement. He was among the top tech business executives to watch by Business Forward Magazine, Media Magazine, and Washingtonian Magazine. He was named PharmaVOICE’s Top 100 Most Inspiring People in Life Sciences and one of the first 50 Influencers on Linkedin.
Schroeder has also recently been engaged in exploring more global trends towards entrepreneurship, with a special focus on the developing world and the Middle East and North Africa, while expanding interests in South East Asia and Latin America. He has been a speaker on trends in global entrepreneurship for many years, such as the COE 2010 gathering of regional entrepreneurs and investors in Dubai, Endeavor’s gathering of global entrepreneurs, and the Abraaj Capital annual meeting. He has addressed the IMF, and the World Government Summit in Dubai on these issues and recently gave a TED-related talk in New York City. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American University of Beirut, the American Council on Germany, and the German Marshall Fund. The board of Advisors of the American University of Cairo School of Business, The American University School of International Service, Endeavor Global, and The Global Entrepreneurship Network and advises the Inter-American Development Bank on issues of technology and entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He has written and spoken extensively on trends in media, the internet, and the global environment for The Washington Post, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, AllThingsD, Fortune Magazine, C-SPAN and TechCrunch. He has appeared on Charlie Rose and Fareed Zakaria's 360 to talk about the Middle East and global startups.

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Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is best known for his bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and for his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. Ferriss has been featured in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and has been recognized as one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Business People."
Ferriss was born in East Hampton, New York, in 1977. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in East Asian Studies in 2000. After college, he worked in sales and marketing for a data storage company before starting his own business, BrainQUICKEN, which he eventually sold.
In 2007, Ferriss wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, which became an international bestseller. The book proposed a new way of working that focused on efficiency and productivity and encouraged readers to pursue their dreams and passions. The book was credited with launching the "lifestyle design" movement and has been translated into 35 languages.
In 2010, Ferriss launched his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which is now one of the most popular podcasts in the world. He interviews high-profile guests from various fields, including business, sports, and entertainment. Ferriss has also written several other books, including The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors.
Ferriss has been an active investor, advisor, and board member for a number of companies, including Uber, Evernote, Shopify, and Duolingo. He is a founding member of the Silicon Valley investment firm K9 Ventures and is also a venture partner at the venture capital firm Collaborative Fund.
Ferriss is active in the philanthropic community and has been involved with a number of charities, including DonorsChoose.org, The International Rescue Committee, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Timothy F. Geithner was the 75th Secretary of the Treasury for President Barack Obama’s first term. He was the principal architect of the president's successful strategy to avert economic collapse and reform the financial system.
Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Geithner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He first joined the Treasury Department as a civil servant in 1988. He held a number of positions in three administrations, including Undersecretary for International Affairs under Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers.
Mr. Geithner is the author of STRESS TEST: Reflections on Financial Crises. He Chairs the Program on Financial Stability at the Yale University School of Management, where he is also a visiting lecturer. He is Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the International Rescue Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a member of the Group of Thirty. Mr. Geithner is currently President of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm.

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Henry M. Paulson, Jr. is a businessman, China expert, conservationist, and author. He is the founder and chairman of the Paulson Institute. He also serves as executive chairman of TPG Rise Climate. Paulson is dedicated to the advancement of free markets, environmental protection, the rule of law, and upholding the basic rights of democracy. Throughout his professional life, he has worked around the globe to support these ideals. His career spans two stints in the public sector, a career in the private sector, and the founding of his own not-for-profit.
Paulson served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush from July 2006 to January 2009. As Treasury Secretary, Paulson led the nation’s response to the financial crisis of 2008, helping to stabilize the global financial system and avoid a second Great Depression. He also designed the Strategic Economic Dialogue to revitalize US-China relations, achieving major breakthroughs in currency manipulation, trade flows, the environment, food and product safety, and global financial stability.
Prior to that, he had a thirty-two-year career at Goldman Sachs, serving as co-chairman and co-CEO in 1998 and as chairman and CEO beginning in 1999. As a banker, he grew the Goldman Sachs presence in China, believing that it was important to bring best-in-class practices and standards to China. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the White House Domestic Council and a Pentagon staff assistant.
Today, he is chairman of the Paulson Institute, which aims to foster a US-China relationship that maintains global order in a rapidly evolving world. A “think and do” tank founded in 2011, the Institute operates at the intersection of economics, financial markets, environmental protection, and policy advocacy, in part by promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth. The Institute’s approach is an outgrowth of Paulson’s overarching commitment to engage with purpose and promote US-China ties in ways that help keep America strong and safe.
In 2021, Paulson helped launch and became executive chairman of TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing platform of the global private equity firm TPG. His leadership of TPG Rise Climate reflects his belief that there is an urgent need to accelerate action against climate change and that innovative vehicles for private-sector financing will be essential for meeting the challenge.
Paulson is co-chair of the Aspen Institute’s Economic Strategy Group, along with former US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. The Economic Strategy Group convenes, in a non-partisan spirit, a diverse range of distinguished leaders and thinkers to address significant structural challenges in the US economy.
Paulson also co-chairs the Advisory Board of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, a conference of global leaders focused on emerging economies and technologies. The New Economy Forum is committed to promoting the smooth transition from the old economy—one based on labor-intensive manufacturing and trade in goods—to a new one focused on industrial automation, digital services, and data exchanges.
A lifelong conservationist, Paulson was Chairman of The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors and founded and co-chaired the organization’s Asia-Pacific Council. In 2011, he founded the Latin American Conservation Council, comprised of global business and political leaders, which he co-chaired until 2017. He also co-chaired the Risky Business Project from 2013 to 2017, a non-partisan initiative that quantified and publicized the economic risks of climate change in the United States.
Paulson is the author of the bestsellers On the Brink and Dealing with China. He is also the co-author of two books with Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner: First Responders and Firefighting. Paulson graduated from Dartmouth College in 1968 and received an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1970. He and his wife, Wendy, have two children and four grandchildren.

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Reid Hoffman is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He co-founded LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking service, and was an executive at PayPal, an online payment company. Hoffman is also a partner at Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm. In addition, he is a board member or advisor to several technology companies and is the host of the podcast "Masters of Scale."
Reid Hoffman is also an author; he has written two books, The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career and Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies. In "The Startup of You," Hoffman writes about how to create a career and life adaptable to change and position oneself to take advantage of new opportunities.
In "Blitzscaling," Hoffman shares his experiences as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist and provides insights on how to scale a business quickly while maintaining a solid company culture and sustainable growth. Both books have been well-received by critics and praised for giving practical advice for entrepreneurs and career-minded individuals.
Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn in 2002 and served as its Executive Chairman until Microsoft acquired the company in 2016. Under Hoffman's leadership, LinkedIn became one of the most popular social media platforms for professionals, with over 700 million members as of 2021.
He was also instrumental in the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2011 and its growth and expansion in the following years. He has also been recognized for his role in developing LinkedIn as a pioneer in social networking for professionals and for his contributions to the technology industry as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

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Steve Harvey is an American actor, comedian, television host, author, and radio personality who has had an incredibly successful career in entertainment. He is best known for his work on The Steve Harvey Show, Family Feud, and Little Big Shots.
Harvey was born in Welch, West Virginia, in 1957 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1984, he got his start as a stand-up comedian. That same year, he was a finalist in the Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search. In 1990, Harvey was cast in The Steve Harvey Show, a hit situation comedy that aired on the WB Network.
Harvey became a household name in 2000 when he began hosting the long-running game show Family Feud. For his work, he won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host. In 2015, he began hosting Little Big Shots, a show that showcases the talents of children, which also earned him an Emmy nomination.
Harvey has also had a number of acting roles in television and film, including a recurring role on the sitcom The Parkers and a starring role in the movie Johnson Family Vacation. In addition, he has written multiple books, including the New York Times Best Seller Act Like a Lady and Think Like a Man.
Throughout his career, Harvey has been active in charitable works. He created the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which focuses on empowering youth and families, and he is an ambassador for the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, which provides life-saving bed nets to families in Africa.
Harvey is an incredibly successful entertainer, and his influence can be seen in many different areas of entertainment. His work has been recognized by multiple Emmy Awards and other accolades, and he continues to be an important figure in the industry.
Harvey is also well-known for his ability to make people laugh. He has performed comedy shows across the country and is often featured on late-night talk shows. He is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and has also hosted the BET Awards and the Miss Universe Pageant.
In addition, Harvey is a regular contributor to the radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show, which is broadcast in over 70 markets in the United States and around the world. He is also the host of Steve Harvey’s Funderdome, a competition show on ABC that gives inventors the opportunity to pitch their products to a live audience.

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Paul Collier is a British development economist who is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Director of the International Growth Centre. He currently is a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. He has served as a senior advisor to the Blair Commission for Africa and was the Director of the Development Research Group at the World Bank between 1998 and 2003.
Collier was born on 23 April 1949. Collier's great-grandfather, Karl Hellenschmidt, was a German immigrant to the UK. During World War I, Collier's grandfather, Karl Hellenschmidt Jr, changed his surname from Hellenschmidt to Collier. He was brought up in Sheffield, where he attended King Edward VII School and studied PPE at the University of Oxford.
He was a founder of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and remained its Director from 1989 until 2014. From 1998 until 2003, he was the Director of the Development Research Group of the World Bank. In 2010 and 2011, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine on its list of top global thinkers. Collier currently serves on the advisory board of Academics Stand Against Poverty.
Collier is a specialist in low-income countries' political, economic, and developmental predicaments. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources-rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure, and changing organizational cultures.
In 1988, he was awarded the Edgar Graham Book Prize for the co-written Labour and poverty in rural Tanzania: Ujamaa and rural development in the United Republic of Tanzania. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It has been compared to Jeffrey Sachs's The End of Poverty and William Easterly's The White Man's Burden, two influential books, like Collier's book, which discusses the pros and cons of development aid to developing countries.
Collier was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 Birthday Honours and knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for services promoting research and policy change in Africa. In November 2014, Collier was awarded the President's Medal by the British Academy for "his pioneering contribution in bringing ideas from research into policy within the field of African economics." In July 2017, Collier was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national humanities and social sciences academy.

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Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman. She was born Arianna Stassinopoulos on July 15, 1950, in Athens, Greece. She moved to the United Kingdom with her family when she was 16 and later studied economics at Girton College, Cambridge.
After graduating, Huffington began her career as a writer and commentator and was a prominent conservative commentator in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s. She later moved to the United States, where she continued her career as a political commentator and became a naturalized citizen in 1990.
In 2005, Huffington co-founded The Huffington Post, a news and opinion website, with Kenneth Lerer and Jonah Peretti. AOL acquired the site in 2011 for $315 million. She served as the site's editor-in-chief from 2005 to 2016.
Huffington is also a prolific author and has written several books, including "The Sleep Revolution," "Thrive," and "The Fourth Instinct: The Call of the Soul." She is also a public speaker and has delivered speeches on various topics, including well-being, media, and politics.
In 2016, Huffington resigned as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post to focus on her health and wellness startup, Thrive Global, which focuses on reducing workplace stress and burnout. She is still the CEO of Thrive Global.
AOL acquired the Huffington Post in 2011 for $315 million. In 2016, she stepped down as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post to focus on her new startup, Thrive Global, which aims to end the "epidemic of stress and burnout" by offering corporate wellness programs and products. Huffington is also an author, having written 14 books, including the best-seller "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder."

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Bradley Tusk is an American businessman, venture capitalist, political strategist, and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage startups in regulated industries. His foundation Tusk Philanthropies, is working to bring mobile voting to the United States. He is also the chairman of IG Acquisition Corp, a SPAC planning to acquire a business in the leisure, gaming, and hospitality industries. Tusk is the host of the podcast Firewall, a columnist for Fast Company, and author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics.
He previously served as the campaign manager for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's successful 2009 re-election bid, as Deputy Governor of Illinois, as Communications Director for US Senator Chuck Schumer, and as an early political advisor to Uber. Bradley Tusk was raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and Nassau County, Long Island. Tusk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his BA in 1995. He has a JD from the University of Chicago Law School, which he received in 1999.
Tusk began his career in politics as an undergraduate student working for the former Mayor of Philadelphia, Ed Rendell. After graduating from college, Tusk became the spokesperson for the New York City Parks Department and helped run various divisions of the agency, most notably launching a successful campaign to change the way New Yorkers obey the leash law. Tusk later returned to serve as Senior Advisor to New York City Parks Commissioner Henry Stern,
Tusk then joined U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer as Communications Director from 2000-2002, handling communications, strategy, and policy for the Senator, most notably in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks on New York City. In 2009, Tusk was named campaign manager for Michael Bloomberg's bid for a third term as Mayor of New York City. While the campaign kept to internal deadlines and made no serious missteps, he believed that the large staff was becoming complacent. The staff was reportedly unhappy about him requiring them to work until 8 pm every night.
&nbsp;After Bloomberg's re-election, Tusk joined his administration Michael Bloomberg, as special advisor to the mayor. He led a successful effort to rewrite the New York City Charter to allow Bloomberg to serve a third term. He also assisted with creating the Mayor's campaign promise index, making Bloomberg the nation's first public official to report each campaign promise's status publicly.
Tusk returned to New York City politics a decade later as an advisor and strategist for Andrew Yang's campaign in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, playing a unique role as both co-campaign managers were employees of his firm. After referring to Yang as an "empty vessel" in a March interview, critics warned that “Tusk could essentially be the shadow mayor for New York, while he is representing the interests of big corporate clients.”&nbsp;
Tusk responded to the allegations, declaring, “if we win, I will not lobby or talk with the new mayor — nor anyone in a Yang administration — on any matter that intersects with our work” in a statement. After Yang lost by an unexpectedly wide margin, Yang's former advisers criticized Tusk Strategies for avoiding freewheeling press conferences that were a feature of his Presidential campaign.&nbsp;
After serving as Deputy Governor of Illinois, Tusk was hired as a senior vice president at Lehman Brothers, where he created the lottery monetization group and headed all of its efforts regarding U.S.-based lotteries. Combining his background in finance and politics, Tusk developed a successful framework to help states monetize their lotteries.
In 2015, Tusk ran a public affairs campaign for Uber that included television, radio, and digital ads as well as direct mail and grassroots organizing in opposition to a cap on rideshare vehicles proposed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The campaign argued that "the company was good for the city, providing jobs and transportation for less affluent residents in the outer boroughs." The bill was dropped before it reached a vote.&nbsp;
After the campaign's success in New York City, Tusk moved on to other places like Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, and Washington, D.C. For his representation of Uber, Tusk was compensated with equity in the company, estimated to be worth $100 million. The experience also provided him with exposure to the world of venture capital, and Tusk Ventures was launched two weeks after the New York City victory.

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A young boy and his dad witness a giant ship stuck in the Suez Canal. There's no way they could free it, but they know someone who can…if they can find him in time. This is simple yet captivating tale teaches children that even though you may be small, you have the power to change the world through optimism, teamwork, and knowing that “you can do something big if you're small”.

Terrance McArthur is the founder and CEO of McArthur Capital, an investment management company that specializes in securities, real estate, small businesses, and venture investments. With a wealth of experience in the financial and investment world, Terrance has built a successful business that has helped countless people achieve their financial goals.
Terrance began his career in the financial services industry in the early 1990s. He has worked in a variety of roles, including as a financial advisor, an analyst, and a portfolio manager. In 2008, he founded McArthur Capital with the goal of providing comprehensive investment services. As the CEO of McArthur Capital, he has been responsible for creating the firm’s investment strategy and overseeing the management of all its investments.
Terrance is passionate about helping others succeed in the financial world and has become a mentor to many in the industry. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events and has been featured in a number of publications, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and The Chartered Financial Analyst Society.
In addition to his work at McArthur Capital, Terrance has a passion for books. He founded Good Books, a website dedicated to providing book reviews and recommendations. He shares his thoughts on the books he’s read and offers advice to readers on what to read next. He also hosts a monthly book club and is a frequent guest on podcasts and radio shows.
Terrance is a driven and ambitious individual who is dedicated to helping others achieve their financial goals. He is passionate about books and enjoys sharing his knowledge of the financial world with others. Through his hard work and dedication, he has built a successful business that has helped countless people achieve their financial goals.

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Ryan Petersen's The Big Ship and the Little Digger explores the significance of teamwork. The book shows how the big ship and the little digger, despite their size difference, work together to achieve their goals. It's a great reminder that everyone has a role to play, no matter how big or small.

Importance of Teamwork

The book emphasizes the importance of perseverance. The little digger, despite its size, never gives up and continues to work hard. This is a great lesson for readers to keep pushing forward, no matter the obstacles they face.

Value of Perseverance

The Big Ship and the Little Digger is a great tool to teach children about understanding and accepting differences. Petersen beautifully illustrates that size doesn't define capability and everyone is unique in their own way.

Understanding Differences

The book beautifully portrays the friendship between the big ship and the little digger. It shows how they cooperate and help each other, teaching readers the value of friendship and cooperation in overcoming challenges.

Friendship and Cooperation

Petersen's book is not just a story, it's a journey that inspires imagination. The vivid descriptions and engaging narrative encourage readers to visualize and explore the world of the big ship and the little digger. It's a great read for those looking to spark creativity and imagination.

Inspiring Imagination

The Big Ship and the Little Digger

Ryan Peterson is the founder and current CEO of Flexport.

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