William Taylor
Cofounder, Fast Company; Bestselling Author, Simply Brilliant
Under $25,000Massachusetts
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Mitch Daniels
President Emeritus, Purdue University and Former Governor of Indiana (2005-2013) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2001-2003)
Contact WSB for FeesIndiana
Sam Kass
Former Senior White House Policy Advisor for Nutrition and Executive Director, Let’s Move!; Founder, Trove; Partner, Acre Venture Partners; Author
Under $25,000New York
Lee Woodruff
Bestselling Author, Freelance Writer
Under $25,000New York
Susan Schwab
U.S. Trade Representative (2006-2009)
$25K - $40KMaryland
John Whyte
CEO, American Medical Association
Under $25,000Virginia
Jim Calhoun
Legendary Hall of Fame Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Connecticut (1986-2012), Winner of Three National Championships (1999, 2004, 2011) and ESPN College Basketball Analyst
$25K - $40KConnecticut
Laura W. Bush
First Lady of the United States (2001-2009)
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Mary Matalin
Celebrated Conservative Voice and Former Presidential Advisor
$25K - $40KVirginia
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Senior Associate Dean, Yale School of Management; Founder, Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute
Contact WSB for FeesConnecticut
Shane Snow
WIRED and Forbes Journalist; Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer; President, Container.Film; Bestselling Author, Smartcuts, The Storytelling Edge, and Dream Teams
Contact WSB for FeesIllinois
Alexi Pappas
Olympic Athlete; Bestselling Author; Award-Winning Filmmaker; TED Speaker
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George Stephanopoulos
Anchor, Good Morning America, This Week and Chief Political Correspondent, ABC News
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Paula Faris
Founder of CARRY Media™ and Bestselling Author
Under $25,000South Carolina
Hubert Joly
Former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy; Bestselling Author, The Heart of Business - Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism; Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
James Comey
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (2013–2017); #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author
Contact WSB for FeesVirginia
Gary Heil
Leadership and Organizational Culture Expert; Co-Founder, Center for Innovative Leadership; Co-Founder and Host, Leadership Lessons from the Fast Lane; Bestselling Author
Under $25,000California
Richard Montañez
Former Vice President, Multicultural Sales and Community Activation for PepsiCo North America, Author, Philanthropist, Creator of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos brand
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Martin Dempsey
Board of Directors Chairman, USA Basketball; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011-2015)
Contact WSB for FeesNorth Carolina
Monty Moran
Former Co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill (2009-2016), Lawyer, Author, Pilot and Filmmaker
Contact WSB for FeesColorado
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014) and Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009); Founder & Chairman, Rasmussen Global
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John Major
Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Ted Koppel
Legendary Anchor, ABC News Nightline; Senior Contributor, CBS Sunday Morning Show; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
Contact WSB for FeesMaryland
Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees' Greatest Relief Pitcher of All Time and Author of The Closer
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
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