Julie Won is a popular Korean-American politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 26th district, which covers the western Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Long Island City, Woodside, as well as Astoria. Before entering politics, Julie spent most of her career as a consultant at IBM.
Saeju Jeong is a famous Korean businessman who is an Associate Partner of the World Economic Forum. He is a Co-Founder and CEO at Noom which is a consumer-led digital health platform. He served as the CEO for almost 17 years until July 2023 when he became Noom’s executive chairman. In addition, Jeong is EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020.
Maria Torres Springer is a famous American government official. Before that, she worked as a nonprofit executive and the Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development for New York City. She has also worked as the vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation. Additionally, she was the president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Ligaya Mishan is a popular British-American writer for The New York Times Magazine and a writer at large for T magazine. She has written for the New York Review of Books and The New Yorker, as well as her work, has been chosen for the Best American anthologies in Magazine, Food and Travel Writing. She began working for The New Yorker as a copy editor and wrote hundreds of unsigned short book reviews.
Chieh Huang is a Taiwanese-American popular entrepreneur, board member, and visionary leader who is the co-founder and CEO of Boxed a multimillion-dollar company providing warehouse-club-style shopping online. Before, Chieh was a director at Zynga NY. He was also the CEO of Astro Ape from 2010 to 2011. He was an Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP. Chieh defines retail as “the business of making genuine, lasting connections with clients and creating the best, most curated shopping experience possible for every shopper”.
Kim Lew is an African-American native working at Columbia Investment Management Company as the chief executive officer since joining back in November 2020. Furthermore, she serves as a board member of Girls Who Invest and Ariel Investment Management Mutual Funds. Additionally, Kim also serves on the investment committees of Wesleyan University, the National Gallery of Arts, and the ACLU.
Teddy Quinlivan is a famous American Model who was first discovered in 2015 by Louis Vuitton’s creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière. Quinlivan became the first openly transgender model to be hired by Chanel in 2019. She has walked in catwalk shows for some of the biggest fashion houses including Moschino, Louis Vuitton, and Chloe. In addition, she is one of the “Top 50” models by models.com.
Geena Rocero is a famous Filipino-born American model, TED speaker, and transgender advocate. She is the founder of Gender Proud and has spoken about transgender rights at the UN Headquarters, the World Economic Forum, and the White House. In addition, she is an openly transgender model to appeared on the cover of an edition of Harper’s Bazaar along with Tracey Norman.
Ari Jennings is a popular American TV personality known for appearing in the American television series I Am Jazz, which documents her younger sister Jazz Jennings’ story and her daily life. Before college, Ari was salutatorian of her high school. As per Heavy, Ari’s previous role as Princess Jasmine in a play is what inspired Jazz to pick her name. She is a self-proclaimed performer and shows her love for music sharing, “words can’t even describe how much I miss performing on stage.
Jeanette Jennings is a prominent American reality television personality. She is the mother of Jazz, a well-known LGBT rights activist, TV personality, spokesmodel, and YouTube personality. Besides, Jeantte is happily married to her long-time boyfriend Greg. They are blessed with four children including Jazz.