Pete Buttigieg ( Full Name: Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg) is a popular American politician and retired naval officer who is now the 19th United States Secretary of Transportation. A member of the Democratic Party, Pete was the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 until 2020, which earned him the nickname “Mayor Pete”. From 2009 through 2017, he worked as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, attaining the rank of lieutenant. Pete was mobilized and deployed to the War in Afghanistan for seven months in 2014.
Ben Carson Jr ( Full Name: Benjamin Carson Jr.) is a prominent American businessman. Currently, he works at FVLCRUM Funds based in Washington, D.C. as a Co-Founder and Partner. Prior to founding FVLCRUM, Ben served at The Warner Companies as an Executive Vice President.
Jeb Bush ( Full Name: John Ellis “Jeb” Bush) is a popular American politician and businessman who worked as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 until 2007. Currently, Jeb is the President of the consulting firm Jeb Bush and Associates and a Senior Advisor to Barclays Capital. He is also the founder and Chair of ExcelinEd. One of the Bush political family, he was an unsuccessful candidate for president of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. In 1980, he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In 1986, Jeb became Florida’s Secretary of Commerce.
Michael Eisner ( Full Name: Michael Dammann Eisner) is a prominent American businessman, author, and previous chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company (September 1994 – September 2005). Prior to Disney, he was president of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984 and had brief stints at the major television networks ABC, CBS, and NBC.
Jeffrey Katzenberg is a well-known American film producer and media proprietor. He served as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. He then became co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation. Katzenberg is the founder of WndrCo and was the founder of Quibi. In addition, Quibi which was a defunct short-form mobile video platform lost $1.35 billion in seven months.
Carly Fiorina ( Full Name: Cara Carleton “Carly” Fiorina) is a popular American businesswoman and politician who is the chair and CEO of Carly Fiorina Enterprises, a business and charitable foundation. She also works as a chair of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Carly is also the Chairman of Unlocking Potential. Previously, Carly worked as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 until 2005. She was the first woman to lead a Fortune Top-20 company.
Meg Whitman ( Full Name: Margaret Cushing Whitman) is a prominent American politician, diplomat, and business executive. She has served as the United States ambassador to Kenya since 2022. From 1998 to 2008, Meg was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of eBay. During the company’s major split, she became president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2011 to 2015.
Pierre Omidyar is a well-known French-born Iranian-American billionaire who is also a technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist. Omidyar is the founder of eBay and chairman from 1998 to 2015. In 2004, he co-founded Omidyar Network with his wife.
Jeff Skoll ( Full Name: Jeffrey Stuart Skoll) is a prominent Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur, and film producer who is the founder and chairman of Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation. He created an investment firm, Capricorn Investment Group, soon after and now works as its chairman. Jeff was the first president of eBay, finally using the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist. Shortly following graduating from business school, Jeff started his career at eBay where he wrote the business plan that the company followed from its emergence as a start-up to a larger company.
Ross Levinsohn is a well-known American media executive. He serves as the CEO of The Arena Group and Sports Illustrated. He has also held senior roles at Yahoo, Fox Interactive, and Tribune Publishing. Levinsohn also had a brief tenure as publisher of the Los Angeles Times until it was sold in 2018. In addition, he became the CEO of Sports Illustrated in October 2019, and CEO of The Arena Group in August 2020.
