Prof. Dr. Durre Sameen Ahmed
Chairperson of the department of academic studies and professor of psychology and communication at the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.
Prof. Dr. Durre Sameen Ahmed
Mr. Norman E. Alexander
Chairman and CEO of Sequa Corporation, USA.
Mr. Norman E. Alexander
Anousheh Ansari
CEO, XPRIZE
Anousheh Ansari
CEO, XPRIZE
Anousheh Ansari is CEO of XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges. Ansari sponsored the $10M Ansari XPRIZE, igniting a new era for commercial spaceflight. Prior, Ansari served as CEO of Prodea Systems, a leading Internet of Things technology firm. She captured international headlines by embarking upon an 11-day space expedition, becoming the first female private space explorer, first astronaut of Iranian descent, first Muslim woman in space, and fourth private explorer to visit space. Ansari co-founded The Billion Dollar Fund for Women, with a goal of investing $1 billion in women-founded companies by 2020. Her memoir, My Dream of Stars, aims to share her life story as inspiration for young women around the world.
Anousheh Ansari is CEO of XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges. Ansari sponsored the $10M Ansari XPRIZE, igniting a new era for commercial spaceflight. Prior, Ansari served as CEO of Prodea Systems, a leading Internet of Things technology firm. She captured international headlines by embarking upon an 11-day space expedition, becoming the first female private space explorer, first astronaut of Iranian descent, first Muslim woman in space, and fourth private explorer to visit space. Ansari co-founded The Billion Dollar Fund for Women, with a goal of investing $1 billion in women-founded companies by 2020. Her memoir, My Dream of Stars, aims to share her life story as inspiration for young women around the world.
Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Ph.D.
Research professor at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and was the deputy chairman for social sciences and humanities from 2001–10.
Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Ph.D.
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
270th and current Archbishop of Constantinople.
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze
Nigerian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church who has been the Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni since 2005.
His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze
Dr. M. A. Zaki Badawi
Principal of the Muslim College, London, and chairman of the Imams and Mosques Council in England.
Dr. M. A. Zaki Badawi
Prof. Stephen Barr
Professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and a member of its Bartol Research Institute.
Prof. Stephen Barr
HRH Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Jean.
HRH Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
Justice P. N. Bhagwati
17th Chief Justice of India, 1985-86.
Justice P. N. Bhagwati
The Hon. James H. Billington
American academic, author, and the Librarian of Congress from 1987 to 2015.
The Hon. James H. Billington
The Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake
General Secretary of the World Council of Churches from 1966 to 1972.
The Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake
The Most Rev. Stuart Blanch
Archbishop of York, England, from 1975 to 1983.
The Most Rev. Stuart Blanch
Baruch S. Blumberg, M.D., Ph.D.
American physician, geneticist, University Professor of Medicine and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, and shared the 1976 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on the discovery of the Hepatitis B virus.
Baruch S. Blumberg, M.D., Ph.D.
John J. Brennan
Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor of The Vanguard Group, Inc.
John J. Brennan
Senior Advisor
John J. Brennan is Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor of The Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest investment companies with current assets of more than $4 trillion. Mr. Brennan joined Vanguard in July 1982, was elected President in 1989, served as Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2008, and as Chairman of the Board from 1998 to 2009.
John J. Brennan is Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor of The Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest investment companies with current assets of more than $4 trillion. Mr. Brennan joined Vanguard in July 1982, was elected President in 1989, served as Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2008, and as Chairman of the Board from 1998 to 2009.
David Brooks
Columnist for The New York Times
David Brooks
Columnist
David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times, commentator for the PBS NewsHour, and commentator for National Public Radio. He is the author of four books including The Road to Character (2015). He has also been a reporter and later op-ed editor for The Wall Street Journal, senior editor at The Weekly Standard, and contributing editor at Newsweek and The Atlantic.
David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times, commentator for the PBS NewsHour, and commentator for National Public Radio. He is the author of four books including The Road to Character (2015). He has also been a reporter and later op-ed editor for The Wall Street Journal, senior editor at The Weekly Standard, and contributing editor at Newsweek and The Atlantic.
Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Visiting professor in astrophysics, University of Oxford, was elected as the first woman president of the Institute of Physics in 2008.
Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
President George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
President George H. W. Bush
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
Former Archbishop of Philadelphia
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
Former Archbishop of Philadelphia
Charles Joseph Chaput served as the 13th bishop and the ninth Archbishop of Philadelphia from 2011 until his retirement in 2020. Born in Concordia, Kansas, Chaput previously served as Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota and Archbishop of Denver, Colorado. As a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe, Archbishop Chaput was the second Native American to be ordained a bishop in the United States, and the first Native American archbishop. He served on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2003 to 2006 and, in 2005, was named a member of the U.S. delegation to Cordoba, Spain, for the “Conference on Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance,” sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty awarded him the 2009 Canterbury Medal for his work in advancing religious freedom. Archbishop Chaput is the author of three books and numerous talks, articles, and pastoral letters. His writings, discourses, and homilies are available at www.archphila.org.
Charles Joseph Chaput served as the 13th bishop and the ninth Archbishop of Philadelphia from 2011 until his retirement in 2020. Born in Concordia, Kansas, Chaput previously served as Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota and Archbishop of Denver, Colorado. As a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe, Archbishop Chaput was the second Native American to be ordained a bishop in the United States, and the first Native American archbishop. He served on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2003 to 2006 and, in 2005, was named a member of the U.S. delegation to Cordoba, Spain, for the “Conference on Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance,” sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty awarded him the 2009 Canterbury Medal for his work in advancing religious freedom. Archbishop Chaput is the author of three books and numerous talks, articles, and pastoral letters. His writings, discourses, and homilies are available at www.archphila.org.
Prof. Suniti Kuymar Chatterji
National Research Professor of India for the Humanities and president of the Senate of Bengal.
Prof. Suniti Kuymar Chatterji
Patriarch Daniel Ciobetea
Archbishop of Iaşi, Romania, and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and in 2007 was elected Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Patriarch Daniel Ciobetea
Prof. Sarah Coakley
English systematic theologian and philosopher of religion, an honorary professor at the Logos Institute, the University of St Andrews, and was Norris Hulse Professor of Divinity, Cambridge, from 2007 to 2018.
Prof. Sarah Coakley
The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. the Lord Coggan
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980.
The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. the Lord Coggan
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
2020 Templeton Prize Laureate, director of the (U.S.) National Institutes of Health, and led the Human Genome Project.
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D.
CEO, Lever for Change and Managing Director, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D.
CEO, Lever for Change and Managing Director, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D. is CEO of Lever for Change and a Managing Director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Lever for Change is a new nonprofit affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation whose mission is to unlock philanthropic capital and accelerate solutions to the world’s biggest social challenges. In addition to her role at Lever for Change, Dr. Conrad oversees the MacArthur Fellows program and MacArthur’s 100&Change, the Foundation’s competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve a critical problem of our time. Before joining the foundation in January 2013, Conrad had a distinguished career as both a professor and an administrator at Pomona College, Claremont, CA. She held the Stedman Sumner Chair in Economics and is currently emerita professor of economics. She served as Associate Dean of the College (2004-2007), as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College (2009-2012), and as Acting President (Fall 2012). From 2007-2009, she was interim Vice President and Dean of the Faculty at Scripps College. As Associate Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Pomona, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Pomona, Conrad championed the College's summer undergraduate research program and expanded it to the arts and humanities, led conversations regarding the value and assessment of a liberal arts college education, nurtured collaborations between the arts and the sciences, and worked with academic departments to improve the campus climate for diversity. As a member of the faculty, Conrad contributed to the curriculum of several interdisciplinary programs and, in 2002, was recognized as California's Carnegie Professor of the Year, a prestigious national award that recognizes faculty members for their achievement as undergraduate professors. Conrad's academic research focuses on the effects of race and gender on economic status. Her work has appeared in both academic journals and nonacademic publications including The American Prospect and Black Enterprise.
Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D. is CEO of Lever for Change and a Managing Director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Lever for Change is a new nonprofit affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation whose mission is to unlock philanthropic capital and accelerate solutions to the world’s biggest social challenges. In addition to her role at Lever for Change, Dr. Conrad oversees the MacArthur Fellows program and MacArthur’s 100&Change, the Foundation’s competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve a critical problem of our time. Before joining the foundation in January 2013, Conrad had a distinguished career as both a professor and an administrator at Pomona College, Claremont, CA. She held the Stedman Sumner Chair in Economics and is currently emerita professor of economics. She served as Associate Dean of the College (2004-2007), as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College (2009-2012), and as Acting President (Fall 2012). From 2007-2009, she was interim Vice President and Dean of the Faculty at Scripps College. As Associate Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Pomona, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Pomona, Conrad championed the College's summer undergraduate research program and expanded it to the arts and humanities, led conversations regarding the value and assessment of a liberal arts college education, nurtured collaborations between the arts and the sciences, and worked with academic departments to improve the campus climate for diversity. As a member of the faculty, Conrad contributed to the curriculum of several interdisciplinary programs and, in 2002, was recognized as California's Carnegie Professor of the Year, a prestigious national award that recognizes faculty members for their achievement as undergraduate professors. Conrad's academic research focuses on the effects of race and gender on economic status. Her work has appeared in both academic journals and nonacademic publications including The American Prospect and Black Enterprise.
Dr. France A. Córdova
Former director of the (U.S.) National Science Foundation
Dr. France A. Córdova
Former director of the (U.S.) National Science Foundation
The Honorable France A. Córdova was the 14th director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent federal agency. Córdova has been a leader in science, engineering and education for more than four decades. She has a distinguished career in both higher education and government; she has served in five presidential administrations, several universities, and in three federal agencies. Her contributions in multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources and space-borne instrumentation have made her an internationally recognized astrophysicist. She is president emerita of Purdue University, chancellor emerita of the University of California, Riverside and former vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Córdova served as chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and on the board of trustees of Mayo Clinic. She also served as NASA's chief scientist and is a recipient of the agency's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. She received her B.A. from Stanford University and her Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology. Her first government job was with DOE’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and her first university position was as professor and department head at Penn State University. Córdova was honored as a Kilby Laureate in 2000, recognized for "significant contributions to society through science, technology, innovation, invention and education." She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a National Associate of the National Academies and an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). She was named a distinguished alumna of Caltech, is in Stanford’s Multi-Cultural Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame. She has numerous honorary degrees and medals from Ireland, Chile, and Colombia.
The Honorable France A. Córdova was the 14th director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent federal agency. Córdova has been a leader in science, engineering and education for more than four decades. She has a distinguished career in both higher education and government; she has served in five presidential administrations, several universities, and in three federal agencies. Her contributions in multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources and space-borne instrumentation have made her an internationally recognized astrophysicist. She is president emerita of Purdue University, chancellor emerita of the University of California, Riverside and former vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Córdova served as chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and on the board of trustees of Mayo Clinic. She also served as NASA's chief scientist and is a recipient of the agency's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. She received her B.A. from Stanford University and her Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology. Her first government job was with DOE’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and her first university position was as professor and department head at Penn State University. Córdova was honored as a Kilby Laureate in 2000, recognized for "significant contributions to society through science, technology, innovation, invention and education." She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a National Associate of the National Academies and an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). She was named a distinguished alumna of Caltech, is in Stanford’s Multi-Cultural Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame. She has numerous honorary degrees and medals from Ireland, Chile, and Colombia.
Prof. Russell Cowburn FRS
Director of research of the Thin Film Magnetism group in the department of physics at Cambridge University.
Prof. Russell Cowburn FRS
Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D.
Indian astrophysicist and the James S. McDonnell Professor of Space Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D.
Senator John C. Danforth
An ordained Episcopal priest who served three terms as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1976 to 1995.
Senator John C. Danforth
Mr. Gurcharan Das
Author, columnist, and management consultant, and the former CEO of Procter & Gamble India.
Mr. Gurcharan Das
Her Serene Highness The Princess Poon Pismai Diskul, Thailand
President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
Her Serene Highness The Princess Poon Pismai Diskul, Thailand
Dr. Angela Duckworth
Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania and CEO of Character Lab
Dr. Angela Duckworth
Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Angela Duckworth is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit that uses psychological science to help children thrive. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, Dr. Duckworth founded a summer school for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its 25th anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher at public schools in New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela’s TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance was a #1 New York Times best seller.
Dr. Angela Duckworth is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit that uses psychological science to help children thrive. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, Dr. Duckworth founded a summer school for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its 25th anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher at public schools in New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela’s TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance was a #1 New York Times best seller.
Georgia M. Dunston, Ph.D.
Founder, President, and CEO of Whole Genome Science Foundation
Georgia M. Dunston, Ph.D.
Founder, President, and CEO of Whole Genome Science Foundation
Georgia M. Dunston, the first African American to receive the Ph.D. degree in Human Genetics, is founder, president, and CEO of Whole Genome Science Foundation (WGSF), Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation initiated at Howard University (HU) in 2014 to promote and advance knowledge on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) of the human genome as a fundamental functional unit of biological life. Dr. Dunston is HU Professor Emerita since 2017, where she was founder and former director of the National Human Genome Center. Her passion is building community-academic partnerships that connect the African Diaspora to the global genome revolution in knowledge on human identity, population diversity, and global community. She currently serves in academia as Senior Advisor of the HU Quantum Biology Laboratory.
Georgia M. Dunston, the first African American to receive the Ph.D. degree in Human Genetics, is founder, president, and CEO of Whole Genome Science Foundation (WGSF), Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation initiated at Howard University (HU) in 2014 to promote and advance knowledge on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) of the human genome as a fundamental functional unit of biological life. Dr. Dunston is HU Professor Emerita since 2017, where she was founder and former director of the National Human Genome Center. Her passion is building community-academic partnerships that connect the African Diaspora to the global genome revolution in knowledge on human identity, population diversity, and global community. She currently serves in academia as Senior Advisor of the HU Quantum Biology Laboratory.
Mrs. Anwar (Jehan) el Sadat
Widow of Anwar el Sadat, the President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981.
Mrs. Anwar (Jehan) el Sadat
Her Majesty Fabiola
Queen of the Belgians from 1960 to 1993.
Her Majesty Fabiola
Mr. Charles R. Fillmore
President and chairman of the board of the Unity School of Christianity.
Mr. Charles R. Fillmore
Major General The Duke of Norfolk, KG
British army general and peer.
Major General The Duke of Norfolk, KG
Susan M. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
President (Retired) James S. McDonnell Foundation
Susan M. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
President (Retired) James S. McDonnell Foundation
Fitzpatrick received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Neurology from Cornell University Medical College (1984) and pursued post-doctoral training with in vivo NMR spectroscopic studies of brain metabolism/function in the Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics at Yale University. Fitzpatrick joined the James S. McDonnell Foundation in 1993 as the Foundation’s first Program Officer. She was promoted to Program Director in 1997, to Vice President in 2000, and to President in 2015. Fitzpatrick lectures and writes on issues concerning applications of neuroscience to clinical problems, the translation of cognitive science to educational settings, the role of private philanthropy in the support of scientific research, and on issues related to the public dissemination of and understanding of science.
Fitzpatrick received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Neurology from Cornell University Medical College (1984) and pursued post-doctoral training with in vivo NMR spectroscopic studies of brain metabolism/function in the Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics at Yale University. Fitzpatrick joined the James S. McDonnell Foundation in 1993 as the Foundation’s first Program Officer. She was promoted to Program Director in 1997, to Vice President in 2000, and to President in 2015. Fitzpatrick lectures and writes on issues concerning applications of neuroscience to clinical problems, the translation of cognitive science to educational settings, the role of private philanthropy in the support of scientific research, and on issues related to the public dissemination of and understanding of science.
President Gerald R. Ford
38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977.
President Gerald R. Ford
Mr. James Dillet Freeman
Poet, writer, lecturer, and a minister of the Unity Church.
Mr. James Dillet Freeman
Mr. George Gallup, Jr.
American pollster and co-chairman of the Gallup Organization, Inc.
Mr. George Gallup, Jr.
Mr. Robert W. Galvin
President and CEO of Motorola from 1958 to 1986.
Mr. Robert W. Galvin
Prof. David Gelernter
Professor of computer science at Yale University who made major contributions to the field of parallel computation in the 1980s, and an artist and the author of several books, essays, art criticism, and fiction.
Prof. David Gelernter
HRH Princess Areej Ghazi
Founder, director and curriculum designer for The School of Life in Amman, Jordon.
HRH Princess Areej Ghazi
Mary Ann Glendon, J.D., L.L.M.
Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and was the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See from 2008 to 2009.
Mary Ann Glendon, J.D., L.L.M.
Dr. Mehdi Golshani
Iranian theoretical physicist, philosopher, and Distinguished Professor at Sharif University of Technology, Teheran.
Dr. Mehdi Golshani
Mr. J. Peter Grace
CEO of W. R. Grace & Co. from 1945 to 1993.
Mr. J. Peter Grace
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Griffiths
Vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International and was Head of the Policy Unit under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Griffiths
Lim Siong Guan
Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore
Lim Siong Guan
Professor
Lim Sion Guan is a Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He was Group President of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, from 2007 to 2016, and is currently Advisor to the Group Executive Committee of GIC. He served 37 years in the Singapore Civil Service, holding many senior appointments including Head of the Civil Service, Permanent Secretary variously in the Ministry of Defense, the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board.
Lim Sion Guan is a Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He was Group President of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, from 2007 to 2016, and is currently Advisor to the Group Executive Committee of GIC. He served 37 years in the Singapore Civil Service, holding many senior appointments including Head of the Civil Service, Permanent Secretary variously in the Ministry of Defense, the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board.
Bruno Guidardoni, Ph.D.
Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research
Bruno Guidardoni, Ph.D.
Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research
Bruno Guidardoni, Ph.D., is a Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research. He is an expert in the theory of galaxy formation, which provides the framework for understanding distant galaxies observed as they were in the first ages of the universe. Since he embraced Islam in 1987, Guiderdoni has extensively written papers and lectured to present the spiritual and intellectual aspects of Islam to various audiences. His work encompasses issues such as Islamic spirituality, epistemology in the prospect of the relationship between science and religion, and reflection on the presence of Islam in the West. Guiderdoni strives continuously to promote interfaith dialogue, and he frequently acts as a consultant for public authorities. In 1994, he and other scholars created the Institut des Hautes Etudes Islamiques (Islamic Institute for Advanced Studies), and he serves as the Director of this Institute. From 1993 to 1999, he produced the TV show Connaître l'Islam (Knowing Islam).
Bruno Guidardoni, Ph.D., is a Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research. He is an expert in the theory of galaxy formation, which provides the framework for understanding distant galaxies observed as they were in the first ages of the universe. Since he embraced Islam in 1987, Guiderdoni has extensively written papers and lectured to present the spiritual and intellectual aspects of Islam to various audiences. His work encompasses issues such as Islamic spirituality, epistemology in the prospect of the relationship between science and religion, and reflection on the presence of Islam in the West. Guiderdoni strives continuously to promote interfaith dialogue, and he frequently acts as a consultant for public authorities. In 1994, he and other scholars created the Institut des Hautes Etudes Islamiques (Islamic Institute for Advanced Studies), and he serves as the Director of this Institute. From 1993 to 1999, he produced the TV show Connaître l'Islam (Knowing Islam).
Bruno Guiderdoni, Ph.D.
Director of research at the Paris Institute of Astrophysics specializing in galaxy formation and evolution, and an expert on Islam in France.
Bruno Guiderdoni, Ph.D.
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader since 1937.
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
The Most Rev. John Habgood
Archbishop of York, England from 1983 to 1995.
The Most Rev. John Habgood
Mr. Yasuf A. Haroon
Pakistan politician and chairman of Development Industrial Corporation after emigrating to the U.S. in 1965.
Mr. Yasuf A. Haroon
Daniel E. Hastings, Ph.D.
Institute Community and Equity Officer (interim), Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement (interim), and Cecil (1923) and Ida Green Professor in Education
Daniel E. Hastings, Ph.D.
Institute Community and Equity Officer (interim), Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement (interim), and Cecil (1923) and Ida Green Professor in Education
Hastings first joined the faculty at MIT in 1985. In 2021, Hastings was appointed co-chair of MIT’s Values Statement Committee, a charge by MIT leadership to engage the community in the foundational work of developing a statement of shared institutional values, the results of which were accepted by MIT’s academic council in 2022. Hastings was the faculty lead of the MIT School of Engineering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and in 2021 he was appointed associate dean focusing on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the School. His research specializations include synergetic interactions between space systems and the space environment, space propulsion, space policy, space systems, spacecraft manufacturing processes, space system architecting. Hastings has also had an active career of service outside MIT. His many external appointments include serving as chief scientist from 1997 to 1999 for the U.S. Air Force, where he led influential studies of Air Force investments in space and of preparations for a 21st-century science and technology workforce. He was also the chair of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 2002 to 2005; from 2002 to 2008, he was a member of the National Science Board. He served on the NASA Advisory Council. He has served on the Aerospace Board of Trustees for over 18 years. He is on the Blue Origin Advisory Board, the Defense Science Board and the Board of the Universities Space Research Association. In 2022, United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the chair of the National Space Council (NSpC), named Hastings to serve on the NSpC Users Advisory Group (UAG), joining a panel of experts spanning academia, industry, government, and the nonprofit sector to provide advice and guidance to the White House on matters related to the space enterprise. An Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), in 2002, Hastings was awarded the Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award from the AIAA. He is a fellow (academician) of the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council in System Engineering. The U.S Air Force granted him its Exceptional Service Award in 2008. He received the National Reconnaissance Office Distinguished Civilian Award in 2003. He was also the recipient of MIT’s Gordon Billard Award for “special service of outstanding merit performed for the Institute” in 2013. In 2017, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Hastings first joined the faculty at MIT in 1985. In 2021, Hastings was appointed co-chair of MIT’s Values Statement Committee, a charge by MIT leadership to engage the community in the foundational work of developing a statement of shared institutional values, the results of which were accepted by MIT’s academic council in 2022. Hastings was the faculty lead of the MIT School of Engineering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and in 2021 he was appointed associate dean focusing on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the School. His research specializations include synergetic interactions between space systems and the space environment, space propulsion, space policy, space systems, spacecraft manufacturing processes, space system architecting. Hastings has also had an active career of service outside MIT. His many external appointments include serving as chief scientist from 1997 to 1999 for the U.S. Air Force, where he led influential studies of Air Force investments in space and of preparations for a 21st-century science and technology workforce. He was also the chair of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 2002 to 2005; from 2002 to 2008, he was a member of the National Science Board. He served on the NASA Advisory Council. He has served on the Aerospace Board of Trustees for over 18 years. He is on the Blue Origin Advisory Board, the Defense Science Board and the Board of the Universities Space Research Association. In 2022, United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the chair of the National Space Council (NSpC), named Hastings to serve on the NSpC Users Advisory Group (UAG), joining a panel of experts spanning academia, industry, government, and the nonprofit sector to provide advice and guidance to the White House on matters related to the space enterprise. An Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), in 2002, Hastings was awarded the Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award from the AIAA. He is a fellow (academician) of the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council in System Engineering. The U.S Air Force granted him its Exceptional Service Award in 2008. He received the National Reconnaissance Office Distinguished Civilian Award in 2003. He was also the recipient of MIT’s Gordon Billard Award for “special service of outstanding merit performed for the Institute” in 2013. In 2017, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Senator Orrin Grant Hatch
American attorney and politician who was U.S. Senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019.
Senator Orrin Grant Hatch
Senator Mark O. Hatfield
U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1967 to 1997.
Senator Mark O. Hatfield
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Howe
Leader of the House of Commons, Deputy Prime Minister, and Lord President of the Council.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Howe
Prof. Kaikhosrov D. Irani
Philosopher specializing in Kant and the philosophy of science and a professor of philosophy at the City College of New York for 41 years.
Prof. Kaikhosrov D. Irani
Sherman A. Jackson
King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California
Sherman A. Jackson
Professor
Sherman A. Jackson is the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. His research interests begin in classical Islamic Studies, including law, theology and intellectual history, and extend to placing this legacy in conversation with the realities of modern Islam in the West, especially Muslim communities in America.
Sherman A. Jackson is the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. His research interests begin in classical Islamic Studies, including law, theology and intellectual history, and extend to placing this legacy in conversation with the realities of modern Islam in the West, especially Muslim communities in America.
Max Jammer, Ph.D.
Professor of physics, Rector, and President of Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
Max Jammer, Ph.D.
Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser
Medical doctor specializing in internal medicine and nuclear cardiology in Phoenix, Arizona, founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, and co-founder of the Center for Islamic Pluralism.
Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser
Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
President, Union Theological Seminary
Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
President, Union Theological Seminary
A highly respected scholar and public intellectual, the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is the 16th President of the historic Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. The first woman to head the 182-year-old institution, Jones occupies the Johnston Family Chair for Religion and Democracy. She is a Past President of the American Academy of Religion, which annually hosts the world’s largest gathering of scholars of religion. Jones came to Union after seventeen years at Yale University, where she was the Titus Street Professor of Theology at the Divinity School, and Chair of the University’s Program in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is the author of several books including Trauma and Grace and, most recently, her memoir Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World. Jones, a popular public speaker, is sought by media to comment on major issues impacting society because of her deep grounding in theology, politics, women’s studies, economics, race studies, history, and ethics.
A highly respected scholar and public intellectual, the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is the 16th President of the historic Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. The first woman to head the 182-year-old institution, Jones occupies the Johnston Family Chair for Religion and Democracy. She is a Past President of the American Academy of Religion, which annually hosts the world’s largest gathering of scholars of religion. Jones came to Union after seventeen years at Yale University, where she was the Titus Street Professor of Theology at the Divinity School, and Chair of the University’s Program in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is the author of several books including Trauma and Grace and, most recently, her memoir Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World. Jones, a popular public speaker, is sought by media to comment on major issues impacting society because of her deep grounding in theology, politics, women’s studies, economics, race studies, history, and ethics.
The Viscount Brentford, Crispin Joynson-Hicks
British solicitor in the firm of Taylor Joynson Garrett.
The Viscount Brentford, Crispin Joynson-Hicks
The Viscountess Brentford, OBE, Gillian Joynson-Hicks
British evangelical Anglican who served as Third Church Estates Commissioner from 1995 to 2005.
The Viscountess Brentford, OBE, Gillian Joynson-Hicks
Prasad Kaipa, Ph.D.
CEO, The Kaipa Group
Prasad Kaipa, Ph.D.
CEO, The Kaipa Group
Prasad Kaipa, Ph.D is a thought leader in innovation and leadership. In the last 30 years, he has integrated spiritual frameworks with neurological models and traditional management models in his work with business organizations and senior leaders. He has coached and advised over 100 C-suite executives in global Fortune companies like Boeing, Cisco, Disney, Ford Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Maersk, State Bank of India and Tata Steel. Prasad’s approach to executive coaching focuses on “igniting the creative genius” of leaders and unleashing the innovation capabilities in their organizations. Prasad was recognized as one of the top Management Thinkers of Indian origin by Thinkers50. Prasad has designed and led over 200 Executive Education programs organized by University of Southern California, INSEAD, London School of Business, Dartmouth University, IIM Bangalore and Indian School of Business. He is also the co-founder and founding academic Dean for the Hindu Community Institute and cofounded the TiE (Entrepreneur) Institute. Prasad also served as a Professor and founding Executive Director of ISB's Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Change. He currently serves as a Board member for Intellect Design Arena (USA), YogaBharati, SamskritaBharati, and the North South Foundation. In the Past, Prasad has been on the Board of International Leadership Association (ILA), Marico Innovation Foundation, Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) and also served as an advisor on the Government of India's "Innovation and Knowledge Creation" panel in 2017. Prasad co-authored the best-selling book “From Smart to Wise,”and his second book about differently-abled entrepreneurs, “You Can Be Smarter and Wiser” came out in 2016. He has published several articles in HBR, SMR, Business Week, Forbes, and the New York Times. As an early employee at Apple, he was a Technology Advisor, a Product Marketing manager, and an Apple University Research Fellow. Prasad holds a Ph.D. in Physics from IIT Madras and helped build an International Research Laboratory in Radiation Dosimetry at the University of Utah while he was an Assistant Professor.
Prasad Kaipa, Ph.D is a thought leader in innovation and leadership. In the last 30 years, he has integrated spiritual frameworks with neurological models and traditional management models in his work with business organizations and senior leaders. He has coached and advised over 100 C-suite executives in global Fortune companies like Boeing, Cisco, Disney, Ford Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Maersk, State Bank of India and Tata Steel. Prasad’s approach to executive coaching focuses on “igniting the creative genius” of leaders and unleashing the innovation capabilities in their organizations. Prasad was recognized as one of the top Management Thinkers of Indian origin by Thinkers50. Prasad has designed and led over 200 Executive Education programs organized by University of Southern California, INSEAD, London School of Business, Dartmouth University, IIM Bangalore and Indian School of Business. He is also the co-founder and founding academic Dean for the Hindu Community Institute and cofounded the TiE (Entrepreneur) Institute. Prasad also served as a Professor and founding Executive Director of ISB's Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Change. He currently serves as a Board member for Intellect Design Arena (USA), YogaBharati, SamskritaBharati, and the North South Foundation. In the Past, Prasad has been on the Board of International Leadership Association (ILA), Marico Innovation Foundation, Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) and also served as an advisor on the Government of India's "Innovation and Knowledge Creation" panel in 2017. Prasad co-authored the best-selling book “From Smart to Wise,”and his second book about differently-abled entrepreneurs, “You Can Be Smarter and Wiser” came out in 2016. He has published several articles in HBR, SMR, Business Week, Forbes, and the New York Times. As an early employee at Apple, he was a Technology Advisor, a Product Marketing manager, and an Apple University Research Fellow. Prasad holds a Ph.D. in Physics from IIT Madras and helped build an International Research Laboratory in Radiation Dosimetry at the University of Utah while he was an Assistant Professor.
Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D
Banks Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and professor of human genetics at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D
Dr. Inamullah Khan
Secretary-General of the World Muslim Congress and president of the World Conference on Religion and Peace. He was the 1988 Templeton Prize Laureate.
Dr. Inamullah Khan
Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
Pakistani jurist and diplomat who was president of the International Court of Justice, the Hague.
Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
Prof. Ursula King
Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, England, where she held the chair in theology and religious studies from 1989 to 2002
Prof. Ursula King
Dr. Margaretha Klompe
Dutch politician, Minister, and Cabinet Member of The Netherlands.
Dr. Margaretha Klompe
Dr. Harry G. Kuch
Founder of H.G. Kuch & Company in Philadelphia and vice-chairman of Princeton Theological Seminary.
Dr. Harry G. Kuch
Dr. Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.
Former president of St. Petersburg College, Florida.
Dr. Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.
Albert Lincoln
Secretary-General of the Bahá’í International Community
Albert Lincoln
Lawyer
Albert Lincoln was the Secretary-General of the Bahá’í International Community, an international non-governmental organization representing the members of the Bahá’í faith to the world, from 1994 to 2013. Prior to that he practiced law in France and Africa for 23 years. He is a direct descendant of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, and a more distant relative of the 16th, Abraham Lincoln.
Albert Lincoln was the Secretary-General of the Bahá’í International Community, an international non-governmental organization representing the members of the Bahá’í faith to the world, from 1994 to 2013. Prior to that he practiced law in France and Africa for 23 years. He is a direct descendant of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, and a more distant relative of the 16th, Abraham Lincoln.
Sir Bernard Lovell
English physicist and radio astronomer and director of the Jodrell Bank Observatory from 1945 to 1980.
Sir Bernard Lovell
The Rev. David Mainse
Canadian Christian leader and founder of Crossroads Christian Communication.
The Rev. David Mainse
The Rt. Rev. Michael Mann
Dean of Windsor from 1976 to 1989 and Domestic Chaplain to HM Queen Elizabeth.
The Rt. Rev. Michael Mann
Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Executive Chair and Co-Founder of Higherlife Foundation
Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Executive Chair and Co-Founder of Higherlife Foundation
Tsitsi Masiyiwa is an African philanthropist and social entrepreneur. She is Executive Chair and Co-Founder of Higherlife Foundation, whose primary goal is to invest in human capital development to build thriving individuals, communities and sustainable livelihoods. As a result of her work and experience establishing and growing Higherlife Foundation over the last twenty-five years, Tsitsi has become an advisor and thought partner to universities, national leaders, and social entrepreneurs on issues of education, health, leadership development, and youth empowerment. In 2017, Tsitsi established Delta Philanthropies, as a vehicle for impact investing and grant-making. Delta Philanthropies seeks to unlock and catalyse innovative solutions to the elimination of poverty by convening strategic partnerships and incubating new development models. Her work has garnered global recognition, including Honorary Doctorate degrees from Morehouse University in Atlanta, Georgia; Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe; as well as the prestigious Champions for Change Award for Leadership from the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). Tsitsi is a founding board member and the current Board Chair of the African Philanthropy Forum; a Trustee of the Legatum Institute, and the END Fund; a member of the Sesame Workshop Global Advisory Group, the Generation Unlimited Global Leadership Council, the International Advisory Board for Texas A&M University, the Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory Board, the Prince’s Trust International West Africa Advisory Board, and the Kenjin-Tatsujin International Advisory Council. Her most recent appointments include serving on the inaugural Board of Directors of Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) and as the Co-Chair of The Trinity Challenge Judging Panel. Tsitsi and her husband, Strive, have been signatories to the Giving Pledge since 2014.
Tsitsi Masiyiwa is an African philanthropist and social entrepreneur. She is Executive Chair and Co-Founder of Higherlife Foundation, whose primary goal is to invest in human capital development to build thriving individuals, communities and sustainable livelihoods. As a result of her work and experience establishing and growing Higherlife Foundation over the last twenty-five years, Tsitsi has become an advisor and thought partner to universities, national leaders, and social entrepreneurs on issues of education, health, leadership development, and youth empowerment. In 2017, Tsitsi established Delta Philanthropies, as a vehicle for impact investing and grant-making. Delta Philanthropies seeks to unlock and catalyse innovative solutions to the elimination of poverty by convening strategic partnerships and incubating new development models. Her work has garnered global recognition, including Honorary Doctorate degrees from Morehouse University in Atlanta, Georgia; Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe; as well as the prestigious Champions for Change Award for Leadership from the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). Tsitsi is a founding board member and the current Board Chair of the African Philanthropy Forum; a Trustee of the Legatum Institute, and the END Fund; a member of the Sesame Workshop Global Advisory Group, the Generation Unlimited Global Leadership Council, the International Advisory Board for Texas A&M University, the Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory Board, the Prince’s Trust International West Africa Advisory Board, and the Kenjin-Tatsujin International Advisory Council. Her most recent appointments include serving on the inaugural Board of Directors of Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) and as the Co-Chair of The Trinity Challenge Judging Panel. Tsitsi and her husband, Strive, have been signatories to the Giving Pledge since 2014.
Mr. Márcio Matta
President of the Association of Evangelical Theological Education in Latin America and coordinates the theological courses of the A/G Brazilian Extension School.
Mr. Márcio Matta
The Hon. Sir Clement Maynard
Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1985 to 1992.
The Hon. Sir Clement Maynard
Dr. Davis McCaughey
Bible scholar, Christian minister, and Governor of Victoria, Australia from 1986 to 1992.
Dr. Davis McCaughey
The Rev. Dr. James I. McCord
President of Princeton Theological Seminary and president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. He was the 1986 Templeton Prize Laureate.
The Rev. Dr. James I. McCord
The Most Rev. Mark McGrath
Archbishop of Panama from 1969 to 1994.
The Most Rev. Mark McGrath
Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra
Indian writer, television producer-director, documentary filmmaker, and secretary/trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of the Dalai Lama.
Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Born in New York City as Yehudi Menuhin, widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Sir Alan Mocatta
Judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) from 1961 to 1981 and president of the Board of Elders of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation, London, from 1967 to 1982.
Sir Alan Mocatta
Dr. Glenn R. Mosley
President Emeritus and was president and CEO of the Association of Unity Churches International from 1985 to 2005.
Dr. Glenn R. Mosley
The Rev. Nikkyo Niwano
One of the founders and the first president of the Buddhist organization Rissho Kosei Kai and a founder of the World Conference of Religions for Peace. He was the 1979 Templeton Prize Laureate.
The Rev. Nikkyo Niwano
Indra Nooyi
Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
Indra Nooyi
Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
Indra Nooyi is the former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo (2006-2019); a Fortune 50 company with operations in over 180 countries. In this role, Mrs. Nooyi was the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo’s pledge to do what’s right for the business by being responsive to the needs of the world around us. As part of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo was focused on delivering sustained growth by making more nutritious products, limiting its environmental footprint and protecting the planet, and empowering its associates and people in the communities it serves. During her tenure, PepsiCo grew net revenue more than 80%, and PepsiCo’s total shareholder return was 162%. Before joining PepsiCo in 1994 Mrs. Nooyi held senior positions at The Boston Consulting Group, Motorola and Asea Brown Boveri. Currently, Mrs. Nooyi is a member of the board of Amazon and sits on the Audit Committee. She serves on the Global Leadership Board at edX, the world’s leading nonprofit online education platform. She is a member of the International Advisory Council of Temasek, an independent director of the International Cricket Council and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She is also a Dean’s Advisory Council member at MIT’s School of Engineering and a member of the MIT Corporation. Additionally, she is the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at West Point where she helps enhance the ability of both the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership and the U.S. Military Academy to fulfill the mission of developing leaders of character. Mrs. Nooyi has received many prizes, accolades and honorary degrees over the years. In 2007, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan, the country’s 3rd highest civilian honor. In 2007, she was named an “Outstanding American by choice” by the US State Department. In 2019, her portrait was inducted into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. She holds a B.S. from Madras Christian College, an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, and a Master of Public and Private Management from Yale University. Mrs. Nooyi is married and has two daughters.
Indra Nooyi is the former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo (2006-2019); a Fortune 50 company with operations in over 180 countries. In this role, Mrs. Nooyi was the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo’s pledge to do what’s right for the business by being responsive to the needs of the world around us. As part of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo was focused on delivering sustained growth by making more nutritious products, limiting its environmental footprint and protecting the planet, and empowering its associates and people in the communities it serves. During her tenure, PepsiCo grew net revenue more than 80%, and PepsiCo’s total shareholder return was 162%. Before joining PepsiCo in 1994 Mrs. Nooyi held senior positions at The Boston Consulting Group, Motorola and Asea Brown Boveri. Currently, Mrs. Nooyi is a member of the board of Amazon and sits on the Audit Committee. She serves on the Global Leadership Board at edX, the world’s leading nonprofit online education platform. She is a member of the International Advisory Council of Temasek, an independent director of the International Cricket Council and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She is also a Dean’s Advisory Council member at MIT’s School of Engineering and a member of the MIT Corporation. Additionally, she is the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at West Point where she helps enhance the ability of both the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership and the U.S. Military Academy to fulfill the mission of developing leaders of character. Mrs. Nooyi has received many prizes, accolades and honorary degrees over the years. In 2007, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan, the country’s 3rd highest civilian honor. In 2007, she was named an “Outstanding American by choice” by the US State Department. In 2019, her portrait was inducted into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. She holds a B.S. from Madras Christian College, an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, and a Master of Public and Private Management from Yale University. Mrs. Nooyi is married and has two daughters.
Prof. Michael Novak
Author and the George Frederick Jewett Chair in religion and public policy at the American Enterprise Institute from 1983 until his retirement in 2009. He was the Templeton Prize Laureate in 1994.
Prof. Michael Novak
The Lord Abbot Kosho Ohtani
Spiritual leader of the Japanese Buddhist denomination Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha from 1927 to 1977. He was the 23rd direct descendant of Shinran Shonin, founder of Shin Buddhism.
The Lord Abbot Kosho Ohtani
Monshu Koshin Ohtani
Spiritual leader of the Japanese Buddhist denomination Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha since 1977. He is the 24th direct descendant of Shinran Shonin, founder of Shin Buddhism.
Monshu Koshin Ohtani
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Orchard
British educator and minister who was Principal of Westminster College, Cambridge, from 2000 to 2007, and director of the Christian Education Movement from 1986 to 2000.
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Orchard
Mr. Nani A. Palkhivala
Indian constitutional lawyer and civil rights activist who was India's Ambassador to the United States in the late 1970s.
Mr. Nani A. Palkhivala
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti University (Vishwavidyalaya, DSVV)
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti University
Chinmay Pandya is Pro Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti University (Vishwavidyalaya, DSVV), a non-conventional center for higher learning, education, and research, established in 2002 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Director of the School of Yoga and Health at DSVV, and Chairperson of the International Festival of Yoga, Culture and Spirituality.
Chinmay Pandya is Pro Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti University (Vishwavidyalaya, DSVV), a non-conventional center for higher learning, education, and research, established in 2002 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Director of the School of Yoga and Health at DSVV, and Chairperson of the International Festival of Yoga, Culture and Spirituality.
The Hon. Apasaheb Balasaheb Pant
Indian diplomat who served as Indian Commissioner to various African countries and as Ambassador to Indonesia, Italy, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
The Hon. Apasaheb Balasaheb Pant
His All Holiness Demetrios I
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1972 to 1991.
His All Holiness Demetrios I
The Rev. Canon Dr. Arthur Peacocke
Director of the Ian Ramsay Institute, Oxford, and Dean of Clare College, Cambridge. He was the 2001 Templeton Prize Laureate.
The Rev. Canon Dr. Arthur Peacocke
The Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York City, from 1932 to 1984, and co-founder of Guideposts magazine.
The Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
William D. Phillips
College Park Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland who shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.
William D. Phillips
The Rt. Hon. Sir Lynden Pindling
First Prime Minister of the Bahamas, from 1969 to 1992.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Lynden Pindling
John C. Polkinghorne, KBE, FRS
English physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest who served as professor of mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge and as president of Queens' College, Cambridge before retiring in 1996. He was the 2002 Templeton Prize Laureate.
John C. Polkinghorne, KBE, FRS
Ravi Ravindra, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, where for many years he was a professor in the departments of comparative religion, philosophy, and physics.
Ravi Ravindra, Ph.D.
Mr. Matthieu Ricard
Buddhist monk, author, photographer, and founding director of Karuna-Shechen, a charitable non-profit association.
Mr. Matthieu Ricard
Mr. Edward S. Rogers
President and CEO of Rogers Communications, Inc., Canada.
Mr. Edward S. Rogers
The Rev. Prof. Robert J. Russell
Founder and director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley, California.
The Rev. Prof. Robert J. Russell
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013 and the 2016 Templeton Prize Laureate.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi
Prof. Vladimir Shmaliy
Associate professor of theology and vice rector for academic affairs at the Moscow Theological Academy.
Prof. Vladimir Shmaliy
Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D.
Chairman of Special Olympics International
Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D.
Chairman of Special Olympics International
Tim Shriver has served as the Chairman of Special Olympics International since 1996. He currently serves alongside more than six million Special Olympics athletes and their families in over 195 countries around the world. During his time as Chairman, Special Olympics has developed proven programming for all aspects of a Special Olympics athlete’s life: leadership, health, education, and family support. His commitment to inclusion is evident by Special Olympics athletes serving on the International Board of Directors, hundreds of thousands of health professionals trained in adaptive health care protocols, partnerships with organizations like the World Health Organization, United Nations, and the Unified Champion Schools Program creating a Unified Generation in which all people are included and accepted regardless of intellectual differences. Shriver drove the largest expansion of Special Olympics, growing the movement from one million athletes to over six million athletes and unified partners that are leading the Inclusion Revolution around the world. Shriver has harnessed the power of Hollywood to challenge unconscious bias and share stories of inspiration, co-producing DreamWorks Studios’ 1997 release, Amistad, and Disney Studios’ 2000 release, The Loretta Claiborne Story. He is Executive Producer of The Ringer, a Farrelly Brothers film, Front of the Class, a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie and The Peanut Butter Falcon released in 2019. In 2014, Shriver wrote the New York Times bestseller Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most, where he shares the life changing impact of people with intellectual disabilities and their capacity to inspire others to see the world in a more meaningful way. In 2021, Shriver co-edited The Call to Unite: Voices of Hope and Awakening, where citizens from around the world share their prayers, poems, insights, and lessons to live by in divided and challenging times. Before joining Special Olympics, Shriver co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). He is a member of the editorial board of the Disability and Health Journal. Shriver is the Co-Founder of UNITE, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, UNESCO Chair for “Transforming the Lives of People with Disabilities, their Families and Communities, Through Physical Education, Sport, Recreation and Fitness” at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Ireland, and Co-Founder of Lovin’ Scoopful Ice Cream Company. Shriver earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, a master’s degree in Religion and Religious Education from Catholic University, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut. He and his wife Linda Potter live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC and they are the proud parents of five adult children and grandparents of three grandchildren.
Tim Shriver has served as the Chairman of Special Olympics International since 1996. He currently serves alongside more than six million Special Olympics athletes and their families in over 195 countries around the world. During his time as Chairman, Special Olympics has developed proven programming for all aspects of a Special Olympics athlete’s life: leadership, health, education, and family support. His commitment to inclusion is evident by Special Olympics athletes serving on the International Board of Directors, hundreds of thousands of health professionals trained in adaptive health care protocols, partnerships with organizations like the World Health Organization, United Nations, and the Unified Champion Schools Program creating a Unified Generation in which all people are included and accepted regardless of intellectual differences. Shriver drove the largest expansion of Special Olympics, growing the movement from one million athletes to over six million athletes and unified partners that are leading the Inclusion Revolution around the world. Shriver has harnessed the power of Hollywood to challenge unconscious bias and share stories of inspiration, co-producing DreamWorks Studios’ 1997 release, Amistad, and Disney Studios’ 2000 release, The Loretta Claiborne Story. He is Executive Producer of The Ringer, a Farrelly Brothers film, Front of the Class, a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie and The Peanut Butter Falcon released in 2019. In 2014, Shriver wrote the New York Times bestseller Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most, where he shares the life changing impact of people with intellectual disabilities and their capacity to inspire others to see the world in a more meaningful way. In 2021, Shriver co-edited The Call to Unite: Voices of Hope and Awakening, where citizens from around the world share their prayers, poems, insights, and lessons to live by in divided and challenging times. Before joining Special Olympics, Shriver co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). He is a member of the editorial board of the Disability and Health Journal. Shriver is the Co-Founder of UNITE, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, UNESCO Chair for “Transforming the Lives of People with Disabilities, their Families and Communities, Through Physical Education, Sport, Recreation and Fitness” at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Ireland, and Co-Founder of Lovin’ Scoopful Ice Cream Company. Shriver earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, a master’s degree in Religion and Religious Education from Catholic University, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut. He and his wife Linda Potter live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC and they are the proud parents of five adult children and grandparents of three grandchildren.
Mr. William E. Simon
Businessman, philanthropist, and U. S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1974 to 1977.
Mr. William E. Simon
Dr. Nagendra Singh
Indian lawyer and president of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, from 1985 to 1988.
Dr. Nagendra Singh
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Ph.D.
Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, Director of the Straus Center of Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Ph.D.
Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, Director of the Straus Center of Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University
Meir Soloveichik is the Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue in Manhattan, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. He serves as the Director of the Straus Center of Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. Rabbi Soloveichik was ordained by Yeshiva’s seminary and received his PhD in religion from Princeton University. In 2018, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty honored Rabbi Soloveichik with its Canterbury Medal for his advocacy of, and commitment to, the free exercise of religion.
Meir Soloveichik is the Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue in Manhattan, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. He serves as the Director of the Straus Center of Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. Rabbi Soloveichik was ordained by Yeshiva’s seminary and received his PhD in religion from Princeton University. In 2018, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty honored Rabbi Soloveichik with its Canterbury Medal for his advocacy of, and commitment to, the free exercise of religion.
Sir Sigmund Sternberg
Hungarian-born businessman who settled in London and was a tireless force for interfaith dialogue over six decades. He was the 1998 Templeton Prize Laureate.
Sir Sigmund Sternberg
Esther Sternberg, M.D.
Professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson, and research director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
Esther Sternberg, M.D.
Baroness Philippa Stroud
Member of the House of Lords, CEO of the Legatum Institute and Chair of the Social Metrics Commission
Baroness Philippa Stroud
Member of the House of Lords, CEO of the Legatum Institute and Chair of the Social Metrics Commission
Philippa Stroud is a Member of the House of Lords, CEO of the Legatum Institute and Chair of the Social Metrics Commission. Previously, she was Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a think tank that she co-founded in 2004. Philippa’s life and career to date have been strongly influenced by her passion to tackle poverty and social breakdown. Prior to the CSJ, she was Special Adviser the Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP (then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) from 2010-15, and also to the Prime Minister from 2012. Her early career was spent in the voluntary sector including spending time in Hong Kong and Macau working with heroin addicts and ex-members of triad gangs who were undergoing rehabilitation. On her return to the UK, she founded and directed a number of front-line poverty-fighting organisations.
Philippa Stroud is a Member of the House of Lords, CEO of the Legatum Institute and Chair of the Social Metrics Commission. Previously, she was Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a think tank that she co-founded in 2004. Philippa’s life and career to date have been strongly influenced by her passion to tackle poverty and social breakdown. Prior to the CSJ, she was Special Adviser the Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP (then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) from 2010-15, and also to the Prime Minister from 2012. Her early career was spent in the voluntary sector including spending time in Hong Kong and Macau working with heroin addicts and ex-members of triad gangs who were undergoing rehabilitation. On her return to the UK, she founded and directed a number of front-line poverty-fighting organisations.
Prof. Eleonore Stump
The Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University where she has taught since 1992 and has published extensively in philosophy of religion, contemporary metaphysics, and medieval philosophy
Prof. Eleonore Stump
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
Geneticist, chairman of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, Madras, and was chairman of the National Commission on Farmers, Government of India.
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
Homa Sabet Tavangar
Author and Co-Founder of the Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab
Homa Sabet Tavangar
Author and Co-Founder of the Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab
For over three decades, Homa Sabet Tavangar’s work has addressed themes of culture, innovation, leadership, global citizenship and global competence, and deep diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion. Homa’s clients range from Fortune 50 corporations and major professional associations to public, international and independent K-12 schools and universities around the world. Co-founding the Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab represents a natural extension of her work, especially during a time of unprecedented global challenges. Homa is the author of award-winning Global Kids (Barefoot Books, 2019), best-selling Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World (Random House, 2009), which was the inspiration behind NBC-Universal’s animated series Nina’s World, starring Rita Moreno, and co-author of six books for educators, including her most recent, 9 BIG Questions Schools Must Answer to Avoid Going "Back to Normal" (*Because "Normal" Wasn't That Great to Begin With). Born in Iran, she has lived on four continents, and her heritage includes four world religions. Homa is a graduate of UCLA and Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. She is married and the mother of three adult daughters.
For over three decades, Homa Sabet Tavangar’s work has addressed themes of culture, innovation, leadership, global citizenship and global competence, and deep diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion. Homa’s clients range from Fortune 50 corporations and major professional associations to public, international and independent K-12 schools and universities around the world. Co-founding the Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab represents a natural extension of her work, especially during a time of unprecedented global challenges. Homa is the author of award-winning Global Kids (Barefoot Books, 2019), best-selling Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World (Random House, 2009), which was the inspiration behind NBC-Universal’s animated series Nina’s World, starring Rita Moreno, and co-author of six books for educators, including her most recent, 9 BIG Questions Schools Must Answer to Avoid Going "Back to Normal" (*Because "Normal" Wasn't That Great to Begin With). Born in Iran, she has lived on four continents, and her heritage includes four world religions. Homa is a graduate of UCLA and Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. She is married and the mother of three adult daughters.
Baroness (Margaret) Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.
Baroness (Margaret) Thatcher
Prof. Walter Thirring
Austrian physicist and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Vienna since 1959, after whom the Thirring model in quantum field theory is named.
Prof. Walter Thirring
The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Tonypandy, George Thomas
British labor politician, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1983, and a former vice president of The Methodist Conference.
The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Tonypandy, George Thomas
Prof. Faraneh Vargha-Khadem
Professor of developmental cognitive neuroscience at University College London Institute of Child Health.
Prof. Faraneh Vargha-Khadem
Prof. Miroslav Volf
The Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale University Divinity School and the founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.
Prof. Miroslav Volf
Dr. Otto von Habsburg
The last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary and member of the European Parliament for Germany from 1979 to 1999.
Dr. Otto von Habsburg
Prince Heinrich von und zu Liechtenstein
Specializes in entrepreneurial finance and the management of family (business) and lectures in the M.B.A. and Executive Programs.
Prince Heinrich von und zu Liechtenstein
Mrs. Helen Robson Walton
President of the Walton Family Foundation, a prominent art advocate, and the wife of Walmart and Sam's Club founder Sam Walton.
Mrs. Helen Robson Walton
Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia
English theologian who was consecrated in 1982 and appointed one of the assistant bishops in the Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Weidenfeld
British newspaper columnist, political adviser to the first president of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, co-founder of the publishing firm Weidenfeld & Nicolson, and philanthropist.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Weidenfeld
Prof. Tu Weiming
Chair Professor of Humanities and founding director of the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Peking University, and Professor Emeritus at Harvard University.
Prof. Tu Weiming
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Wigoder
British politician and barrister who was Liberal Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 1977 to 1984.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Wigoder
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and heir apparent to the throne.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Jennifer Wiseman
Astronomer, author and speaker
Jennifer Wiseman
Astronomer, author, and speaker
Jennifer Wiseman is an astronomer, author, and speaker. She studies the process of star and planet formation in our galaxy and has worked with several major national observatories. She is also interested in national science policy and public science outreach, and has held leadership roles in several scientific societies. She frequently gives talks to schools, congregations, and public audiences on the excitement of astronomy and scientific discovery.
Jennifer Wiseman is an astronomer, author, and speaker. She studies the process of star and planet formation in our galaxy and has worked with several major national observatories. She is also interested in national science policy and public science outreach, and has held leadership roles in several scientific societies. She frequently gives talks to schools, congregations, and public audiences on the excitement of astronomy and scientific discovery.
Prof. Gayle Woloschak
Associate dean for graduate student and postdoctoral affairs and professor of radiation oncology and radiology at Northwestern University.
Prof. Gayle Woloschak
Dr. Anne D. Zimmerman
Physician and surgeon, and the daughter of Sir John Templeton.
Dr. Anne D. Zimmerman
Metropolitan John Zizioulas
Bishop of Pergamon in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Metropolitan John Zizioulas
Dr. Moneef R. Zou’bi
Former Director General of the Islamic Academy of Sciences
Dr. Moneef R. Zou’bi
Former Director General
Moneef R. Zou'bi is Director General of the Islamic Academy of Sciences (IAS), having served previously as its Technical Affairs Director and Deputy Executive Director. The IAS is an independent, non-political, nongovernmental, and non-profit making organization of distinguished scientists and technologists dedicated to the promotion of all aspects of science and technology in the Islamic World. Dr. Zou'bi also serves as Science Advisor to the InterAction Council, an independent international organization comprised of former heads-of-state working towards peace and security in the world.
Moneef R. Zou'bi is Director General of the Islamic Academy of Sciences (IAS), having served previously as its Technical Affairs Director and Deputy Executive Director. The IAS is an independent, non-political, nongovernmental, and non-profit making organization of distinguished scientists and technologists dedicated to the promotion of all aspects of science and technology in the Islamic World. Dr. Zou'bi also serves as Science Advisor to the InterAction Council, an independent international organization comprised of former heads-of-state working towards peace and security in the world.
Dr. Moneef Zou’bi
Emeritus Director-General, Islamic World Academy of Sciences
Dr. Moneef Zou’bi
Emeritus Director-General, Islamic World Academy of Sciences
Dr. Moneef Zou’bi (Jordan) serves as the Science Advisor to the Interaction Council (IAC) which is an independent international organization of former heads of state and statesmen. He studied for his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Engineering Technology and Management at Brighton and Loughborough Universities, UK. After becoming involved in global development, he pursued post-graduate research in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya. He is the former Director General of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), and since October 2019, Emeritus Director-General, IAS. Over the last three decades, he has devoted all his energies to humanitarian causes, to sustainable development, to science and innovation advocacy at all levels, and to bridging scientific and technological, development, and political divides between countries, cultures, and civilizations, and has implemented numerous activities in such domains.
Dr. Moneef Zou’bi (Jordan) serves as the Science Advisor to the Interaction Council (IAC) which is an independent international organization of former heads of state and statesmen. He studied for his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Engineering Technology and Management at Brighton and Loughborough Universities, UK. After becoming involved in global development, he pursued post-graduate research in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya. He is the former Director General of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), and since October 2019, Emeritus Director-General, IAS. Over the last three decades, he has devoted all his energies to humanitarian causes, to sustainable development, to science and innovation advocacy at all levels, and to bridging scientific and technological, development, and political divides between countries, cultures, and civilizations, and has implemented numerous activities in such domains.
Archbishop Józef Zycinski
Archbishop of Lubin, Poland, and Grand Chancellor and professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of Lubin.