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David Houle
FuturistDavid Houle is a futurist, thinker and speaker. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that created and launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News.
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Philip Kotler
S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.Philip Kotler is widely acknowledged as the father of modern marketing and the world’s foremost expert on strategic marketing. He was voted the first Leader in Marketing Thought by the American Marketing Association and named The Founder of Modern Marketing Management in the Handbook of Management Thinking.
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Jason Voss
Retired, highly successful investment manager. Author. Conscious capitalist. Meditator.Jason Voss, CFA, is a retired investment manager, and currently Director of Content at CFA Institute, where he is responsible for creating content for the organization’s 150,000+ global members. He is the author of multiple books, among them, The Intuitive Investor, Valuation Techniques, Lie Detection for Investment Professionals, and the cutting-edge Meditation Guide for Investment Professionals.
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William Johnston
Retired NYSE ExecutiveJohnston spent his entire life at the New York Stock Exchange. The last job he had there was as President and COO of the NYSE from 1996-2003.
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Dr. Gerald Zaltman
Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business.Gerald Zaltman is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business. He was Co-Director of The Mind of the Market Laboratory at HBS.
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Gary Massel
Retired Corporate and Government ExecutiveGary Massel had 40 years of successful industry and federal government experience in general management, operations management, information technology, product development, and business development.
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Steven High
Executive Director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of ArtSteven High is the Executive Director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and is on the faculty at Florida State University.
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Dr. Larry Thompson
President of Ringling College of Art and DesignAs head of this premiere art and design college in Sarasota, Florida, he is transforming the way people think about art and design and why businesses must embrace creativity to thrive in the 21st-century global economy.
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Dr. Carol Probstfeld
President of the State College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaDr. Carol F. Probstfeld is the sixth president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Established in 1957, SCF is the area’s oldest and largest public college with campuses in Bradenton, Venice, Lakewood Ranch and online.
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Dr. Donal O’Shea
President, New College of FloridaDonal O’Shea, an internationally renowned mathematician, has been president of New College of Florida since July 1, 2012.
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