Craig Jelinek ( Full Name: Walter Craig Jelinek) is a popular American businessman who is the President and CEO of Costco. He joined Costco in 2012 and succeeded the company’s founder, James Sinegal. He started his career at FedMart and was later an operations manager for the company in Los Angeles. In 1981, Craig joined Lucky Stores.
Bob Pragada is a famous American business executive serving as the CEO of Jacobs. He first joined Jacobs in 2006, and has held several senior management positions over nine years. Pragada returned to Jacobs in 2016 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brock Group. Before Jacobs, he worked as Chief Operating Officer at Kinetics, a $500 million global provider of process solutions. In addition, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps for nine years.
Steve Cahillane is a popular American Chairman and CEO of Kellogg. He joined Michigan-based Kellogg Company in October 2017 as Chief Executive Officer. Steve became Chairman of the Board on March 16, 2018, and is also a member of the company’s Board of Directors.
Aneel Bhusri is a noted American business executive working as Co-founder and CEO at Workday. He is a partner at Greylock Partners and from 2014 to 2019, he was a member of Intel’s board of directors. Bhusri will step down as CEO at Workday in January 2024 and Carl Eschenbach will take over as CEO. The two are working together as co-CEOs. In addition, Bhusri will serve as full-time executive chair and chair of the board of directors starting in 2024.
Jonathan Goldstein is a popular American-Canadian author, humorist, and radio producer who has worked on radio programs and podcasts such as Heavyweight, This American Life, and WireTap. His work has been academically examined as representative of “the positioning of Jews and Canadians as potentially overlooked minorities in the late-twentieth- and early twenty-first-century United States”.
Toi Thornton is a prominent American journalist. Currently, he works at NBC Connecticut located in Hartford, Connecticut as an anchor and reporter since October 2023. Prior to joining NBC Connecticut, Toi worked at WBRC FOX6 News based in Birmingham, Alabama as an anchor and traffic anchor for three years and two months.
Bill Hornbuckle ( Full Name: William J. (Bill) Hornbuckle IV) is a prominent Japanese-born American business executive. Currently, he works at MGM Resorts International, headquartered in Paradise, Nevada as the Chief Executive Officer and President.
Aly Raisman is a well-known American retired artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She served as captain of both the 2012 “Fierce Five” and 2016 “Final Five” U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics teams. During the 2012 Olympics in London, Raisman won gold medals in the team and floor competitions. She also received the bronze medal on the balance beam.
Nastia Liukin ( Full Name: Anastasia Valeryevna Liukin) is a popular Russian-born American former artistic gymnast who works as an analyst for NBC Sports Group during their coverage of gymnastics events. She released her autobiography, Finding My Shine, on November 24, 2015. In 2017, Nastia launched her own line of gymnastics equipment, including mats, bars, and balance beams in her signature pink, produced by American Athletic, Inc. In January 2023, she appeared on the reality show Special Forces on FOX alongside other celebrities.
Kyla Ross is a well-known retired American artistic gymnast serving as an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. She was the first female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles. From 2009 to 2016, she was an elite gymnast and a member of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.