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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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55th Speaker of the House

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Gary Cohn
Vice Chairman of IBM; Fmr. Director of National Economic Council; Fmr. President & COO of Goldman Sachs

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Indra Nooyi
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Bill Maher
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Lisa Ling
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President Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States & Founder of the Clinton Foundation
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
67th Secretary of State of the United States; Fmr. U.S. Senator & First Lady; 10x NYT Bestselling Author
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Dr. Jill Biden
Dr. Jill Biden
First Lady of the United States (2021-2025), Second Lady of the United States (2009-2017)
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Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Fmr. Prime Minister of the U.K.; Champion of Freedom; Author of 'Unleashed'
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Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Seven-Time Super Bowl Champion, Serial Entrepreneur, and New York Times #1 Bestselling Author
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Serena Williams
Serena Williams
23-time Grand Slam Champion, Entrepreneur, and Founder of Serena Ventures
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Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Fmr. MLB Star Athlete; A-Rod Corp Investor in Real Estate, Fitness, & Wellness
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General Mark Milley
General Mark Milley
20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Fmr. Military Advisor to President, SecDef, & NSC
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Sanna Marin
Sanna Marin
Former Prime Minister & Head of Government of Finland (2019-2023)
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Fawn Weaver
Fawn Weaver
CEO & Founder, Grant Sidney, Inc. & Uncle Nearest, Inc.; NYT Bestselling Author, 'Love & Whiskey,' 'The Argument-Free Marriage,' & More
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Mohamed El-Erian
Mohamed El-Erian
Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz; Rene M Kern Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; Chair of Grammercy Fund Management; Board Member (Under Armor); Author of Permacrisis
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Pitbull
Pitbull
Grammy Award-Winning Artist, Education Advocate, and Entrepreneur
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Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart
Superstar Comedian and Actor, Entertainment Mogul, and NYT Bestselling Author of 'I Can't Make This Up'
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Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
55th Speaker of the House
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Joy-Ann Reid
Joy-Ann Reid
MSNBC Political Analyst; Podcast Host: 'Reid This, Reid That' & 'What to Reid'; NYT Bestselling Author of 'The Man Who Sold America' & More
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Al Gore
Al Gore
Fmr. U.S. Vice President, Founder & Chairman of The Climate Reality Project, and Nobel Laureate
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Gary Cohn
Gary Cohn
Vice Chairman of IBM; Fmr. Director of National Economic Council; Fmr. President & COO of Goldman Sachs
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Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi
Fmr. Chairman & CEO of PepsiCo; Board Member: Amazon & Philips; NYT Bestselling Author: 'My Life in Full'
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Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
Actress, Activist, UN Messenger of Peace; Author of 'All That is Bitter and Sweet,' a Memoir on Mental Health, Resilience, & Recovery
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Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj
Peabody Award-Winning Comedian, Creator and Host of 'Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'
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Bill Maher
Bill Maher
42x Emmy-Nominated Comedian, Host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Host, 'Club Random with Bill Maher' Podcast
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Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Former Executive Producer and Host of CNNs 'This is Life with Lisa Ling' and Max's 'Take Out', Former Executive Producer of OWN's Our America
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Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Actor, Comedian, Producer, and Screenwriter; Owner of Aviation American Gin and Mint Mobile
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W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell
Sociopolitical Comedian, Host of CNN's 'United Shades', Podcaster, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Harvard Philosophy Professor; "Rock Star" Philosopher; Bestselling Author: 'The Tyranny of Merit', 'Justice', &'Democracy's Discontent'
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Former Director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command & Strategic Advisor at Ballistic Ventures, Distinguished Fellow in Residence at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program
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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2021-2025), Deputy Secretary of State (2011-2014), US Ambassador to Russia during the Bush Administration (2005-2008)
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First-Ever U.S.A. Youth Poet Laureate; #1 NYT Bestselling Author: 'Change Signs' & more
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WNBA All-Time Assists Leader, 4x WNBA Champion, 5x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x NCAA Champion, 13x WNBA All-Star
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Award Winning Comedian & Trailblazer in Late-Night TV with "Chelsea Lately"; Host & Creator: 'Dear Chelsea' Podcast; 7x NYT Bestselling Author: 'Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea,' 'Uganda Be Killing Me,' & more
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Rahm Emanuel
U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2021-2025), 55th Mayor of Chicago (2011-2019), White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama (2008-2010), U.S. Congressman (D-IL) (2002-2008)
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26th U.S. Ambassador to India (2023-2025, Biden Administration), 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles (2013 2022), Rhodes Scholar
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US Ambassador to the European Union (2021-2025), US Ambassador to Romania (2009-2012)
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Professor of the Practice, MIT Sloan School of Management, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2021-2025)
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Dr. Francis S. Collins
16th Director of the NIH, Led the Human Genome Project, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Amos Hochstein
Senior Advisor to the President for Energy and Investment (2022-2025), Special US Envoy, Lebanon (2022-2025); Executive Vice President at Tellurian Inc. (2017-2020)
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Lael Brainard
14th Director of the National Economic Council (2023-2025), Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (2022-2023) & Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2014-2023), Former Under Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (2009-2013)
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Jennifer Granholm
47th Governor of Michigan (2002-2011), Secretary of Energy (2021-2025)
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Ambassador (ret.) / Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism (2022-2025), with the rank of Ambassador, Distinguished University Professor, Emory University
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Statesman of AI, AI Professor at HKUST, and Pioneer in AI Ethics and Policy
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Patrick McHenry
Congressman (NC-R, 2005-2025), Deputy Republican Whip (2014-2019), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (2023–205)
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U.S. National Security Advisor (2021-2024), Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State (2011-2013), Deputy Chief of Staff,  US Department of State (2009-2011)
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16th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; The 1st Black Man to Lead the U.S. EPA
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