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Leadership Lessons from the Fast LaneA virtual event series featuring a wide range of thought leaders, hosted by best-selling author and WSB exclusive speaker, Gary Heil.
WSB Exclusive Speaker Madeleine K. Albright Secretary of State (1997-2001) Financial Markets Crisis Management Gender Equality Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker David Axelrod Senior Political Commentator, CNN, and Host, The Axe Files; Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics; Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama (2009-2011) Authors Election Forecast & Analysis U.S. Politics & Policy Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker James Carville Political Icon Authors Election Forecast & Analysis U.S. Politics & Policy $25K - $40K
WSB Exclusive Speaker Jon Favreau Founder, Crooked Media, Host of Pod Save America; Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama (2009-2013) Communication Leadership Election Forecast & Analysis Under $25,000
WSB Exclusive Speaker Eric H. Holder, Jr. The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., 82nd Attorney General of the United States (2009-2015), Partner, Covington & Burling LLP Leadership Political Figures & Public Servants U.S. Politics & Policy Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker Paul Begala Political Analyst and Commentator, CNN Authors Election Forecast & Analysis U.S. Politics & Policy Under $25,000
Keynote Speaker Donna Brazile Veteran Democratic Political Strategist; Fox News Contributor; Adjunct Professor; Author; and Syndicated Columnist Race & Society Gender Equality African American Affairs Under $25,000
WSB Exclusive Speaker Eugene Robinson Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist, The Washington Post and Political Analyst, MSNBC Race & Society African American Affairs Social Justice Under $25,000
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WSB Exclusive Speaker Claire McCaskill U.S. Senator (2007-2018) Authors Business Communication $25K - $40K
WSB Exclusive Speaker Bill Bradley Former U.S. Senator, Olympian, NBA Hall of Famer and Best-Selling Author Leadership Authors Political Figures & Public Servants $25K - $40K
WSB Exclusive Speaker Leon Panetta U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994) and Co-founder, Panetta Institute for Public Policy Crisis Management Veterans Communication Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker Austan Goolsbee Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers (2010-2011) and Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Financial Markets Risk Management Political Figures & Public Servants Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker Steven Chu U.S. Secretary of Energy (2009-2013), Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist and Professor, Stanford University Alternative Energy Crisis Management Leadership Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker Christopher Dodd U.S. Senator (1981-2011) and Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter Election Forecast & Analysis Political Figures & Public Servants U.S. Politics & Policy $40K - $70K
WSB Exclusive Speaker Ash Carter U.S. Secretary of Defense (2015–2017); Deputy Secretary of Defense (2011–2013) Asia Authors Business Contact WSB for Fees
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WSB Exclusive Speaker Erskine Bowles Co-founder, the Campaign to Fix the Debt; Former Co-chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (2010); President Emeritus, University of North Carolina; Former White House Chief of Staff and Former Administrator, Small Business Administration Leadership Authors U.S. Politics & Policy $40K - $70K
WSB Exclusive Speaker Bill Press Senior Political Contributor, CNN; Syndicated Political Talk Show Host, Columnist and Best-Selling Author Election Forecast & Analysis U.S. Politics & Policy Current Events Under $25,000
WSB Exclusive Speaker Neal S. Wolin Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (2009-2013) Financial Markets Political Figures & Public Servants Democratic Speakers Contact WSB for Fees
WSB Exclusive Speaker Janet Napolitano 20th President of the University of California (2013-2020); Secretary of Homeland Security (2009-2013); Governor of Arizona (2003-2009) Crisis Management Current Events Democratic Speakers Contact WSB for Fees
Keynote Speaker Richard Fowler Host of The Richard Fowler Show, FOX News Contributor, Democratic Messaging Expert, and Millennial Engagement Specialist Race & Society Social Justice Leadership Contact WSB for Fees
Keynote Speaker Jeremy Bash NBC News and MSNBC National Security Analyst and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (2011-2013) and Chief of Staff to the Director of the CIA (2009-2011) Asia China Current Events Contact WSB for Fees
