President George W. Bush introduced an Emmy Award winning documentary I directed enttitled, Mr. K.
Scientist, Futurist, Inventor
Author, The Singularity is Near
He has been described as “the restless genius” by The Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes. Inc. magazine and PBS selected Ray as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made America.”
Chairman and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation, best known for its $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for private spaceflight. In 2014 he was named one of "The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders" – by Fortune Magazine.
Co-Founder, Blue Man Group
Astronaut, First American Woman in Space
Silicon Valley based author, speaker, entrepreneur, and evangelist. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984.
Art Scholar, Director, J. Paul Getty Museum
English author, speaker and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education and arts bodies.
Founder, Zappos
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Director of the Center for Remote Sensing and Research Professor, Boston University.
He worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon, including the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography.
Internationally recognised authority in the application of science and technology to sustainable development worldwide. He was named one of the most influential 100 Africans in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by the New African magazine.
Professor of the Practice of International Development and Faculty Chair of the Innovation for Economic Development Executive Program, Harvard Kennedy School.
Executive Director, the Lincoln Centre Institute
Author, 'Imagination First'
National Academy of Engineering, President
MIT, President
President, Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios
Author, The Art of Possibility
Composer, Inventor, Educator
Head of the Media Lab's Opera of the Future group, MIT
Partner, DFJ. His current board responsibilities include SpaceX, Synthetic Genomics, and Tesla Motors (TSLA).
Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
