Leading Authorities, Inc.

Marshall Goldsmith

Best-Selling Author and World-Renowned Thought Leader in Leadership Development
California

Al Ries

Celebrated Marketing Strategist and Best-Selling Author
Georgia

Laura Ries

Branding Guru and Best-Selling Author
Virginia

George Friedman

Global Intelligence Expert
Texas

Gregg Easterbrook

Author and Contributing Editor, The Atlantic Monthly
District of Columbia

Michael Durant

Best-Selling Author and Inspiration for the Movie Black Hawk Down
Alabama

Tony Blankley

Executive Vice President for Global Affairs with Edelman and Former Editorial Page Editor of the Washington Times
District of Columbia

Kenneth Pollack

Director and Senior Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy
District of Columbia

Donna Brazile

Renowned Political Strategist, Advisor, and Media Commentator
District of Columbia

Gordon Bethune

Former Chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines
Texas

Michael Corbett

Expert on Outsourcing and Global Business Strategies
New York

Philip Howard

Civic Leader and American Law Expert
New York

Gerda Klein

Author and Holocaust Survivor
Arizona

Martin Gilbert

Winston Churchill's Official Biographer
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Dana Milbank

Washington Post Columnist
District of Columbia

A.G. Lafley

Former Chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, Business Author
Florida

Mika Brzezinski

Co-host, Morning Joe and Anchor, MSNBC
New York

Blythe McGarvie

Author, Speaker, Coach
Virginia

Charlotte Beers

Legendary Advertising CEO and Former Under Secretary of State
South Carolina

Kevin Hassett

Director of Economic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute
District of Columbia

Peter Bijur

Former Chairman and CEO of Texaco
Florida

Peter Beinart

Senior Political Writer, The Daily Beast
District of Columbia

Nick Bilton

Lead Technology Writer/Reporter for The New York Times Bits Blog / Author
New York

Matthew Slaughter

Economist, Former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers and Associate Dean, Dartmouth University's Tuck School of Business
District of Columbia

Eric Greitens

Navy Seal, White House Fellow, and Founder of The Mission Continues
Montana

John Bruton

Former European Union Ambassador to the U.S. / Former Prime Minister of Ireland
IRELAND

James Conway

34th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
Virginia

Larry Sabato

Election Analyst, Author, and University Professor
Virginia

Byron Dorgan

Former U.S. Senator (D-ND)
North Dakota

Erik Weihenmayer

World-Class Blind Adventurer
Florida

Paul Sereno

Paleontologist, Explorer, President and Co-Founder of Project Exploration
Illinois

Ronald Brownstein

Political Director, Atlantic Media Company
New York

Richard Butler

Former U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector and Australian Ambassador to the United States
New York

Jeffrey Birnbaum

Columnist/Feature Writer, Washington Post and Commentator/Analyst Fox News Channel
District of Columbia

Michael Maslansky

One of corporate America's leading communications and research strategists.
New York

John Harris

Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Politico
District of Columbia

Walter Scheib

Former White House Executive Chef
Virginia

Michael Mukasey

81st Attorney General of the United States
New York

Bill Conaty

Former Senior VP of Human Resources for GE

Bill Lane

Speechwriter for Jack Welch
Connecticut

Richard Ben-Veniste

Member of the 9/11 Commission
District of Columbia

Matthew Bishop

American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
New York

Ron Christie

White House Insider and Political Commentator
District of Columbia

Margaret Spellings

Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Virginia

Terry McAuliffe

Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Former Chairman of Hillary Clinton for President
District of Columbia

Major Garrett

Congressional Correspondent for the National Journal
District of Columbia

Billy Tauzin

Former U.S. Congressman (R-LA) Former President and CEO of PhRMA
District of Columbia

Ed Gillespie

Former Counselor to the President and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Virginia

Bradley Belt

Former Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
District of Columbia

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Former U.S. Senator, Captain of the U.S. Olympic Judo Team, and Businessman
Colorado

George Allen

Former Governor and Senator of Virginia
District of Columbia

James Lee Witt

Former Director of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Arkansas

Marc Morial

President and CEO of the National Urban League and Former Mayor of New Orleans
New York

Daryn Kagan

Inspirational Storyteller
Georgia

Chuck Todd

NBC News Political Director, Chief White House Correspondent
District of Columbia

Jerry Jasinowski

Former CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
District of Columbia

Mark Shriver

Senior Vice President, Save the Children, U.S. Programs
District of Columbia

Andy Stern

Former President Emeritus, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), CTW,CLC
District of Columbia

Frank Calabrese Jr

New York Times Best-Selling Author and Organized Crime Insider and Expert
Illinois

Paul Laudicina

Founder and Chairman of A.T. Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council
Virginia

Denny Strigl

Former President, COO, and Vice Chairman of Verizon Communications
New Jersey

Trent Lott

Former Senate Majority Leader
District of Columbia

Clark Gilbert

Expert on Innovation, Disruptive Technology, and Growth
Idaho

Evan Bayh

Former U.S. Senator (D-IN)
Indiana

Laura Unger

Former Acting Chairman of the Securities
District of Columbia

Susan Sher

Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama
New Jersey

Bob Bennett

Former U.S. Senator (R-UT)
Utah

Christopher Cox

Former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
California

Nicholas Burns

New York

Heather Wilson

Energy, Healthcare, and Defense Expert
New Mexico

Charles Cook

Publisher of the Cook Political Report and Columnist for the National Journal
District of Columbia

Dan McGinn

Communications Counselor and Strategist
District of Columbia

Dana Perino

Former White House Press Secretary
District of Columbia

Dan Bartlett

Former Counselor to President George W. Bush
Texas

Jon Corzine

New Jersey

Judd Gregg

Former U.S. Senator (R-NH)
New Hampshire

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee
Connecticut

David Werner

Political Satirist & Musical Comedian
Virginia

John Breaux

Former Senator from Louisiana and Cochairman of the President's Tax Reform Commission
District of Columbia

Maria Cino

President and CEO of the 2008 Republican National Convention
District of Columbia

Kathleen Cooper

Former Under Secretary for Economic Affairs for the U.S. Department of Commerce
Texas

Raghida Dergham

Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for Al-Hayat and Analyst for NBC and MSNBC
New York

Paul Dickerson

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Expert
Texas

Jim Donald

Former CEO of Starbucks
District of Columbia

Matthew Dowd

Chief Campaign Strategist for the 2004 Bush-Cheney Campaign and Leading Political Commentator
Texas

Porter Goss

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Florida

Jim VandeHei

Co-founder and Executive Editor of Politico
Virginia

Doug Holtz-Eakin

Former Director, Congressional Budget Office
District of Columbia

Lynn Turner

Former Chief Accountant for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Colorado

Stephen Hadley

Former National Security Advisor
District of Columbia

General James Jones

Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Former National Security Advisor
Virginia

Sandra Taylor

Former Sr. VP, Corporate Social Responsibility, Starbucks
District of Columbia

Peter Hart

Leading Pollster and Public Policy Expert
District of Columbia

Dawn Hudson

Former CEO of Pepsi
New York

John Sununu

Former Senator from New Hampshire
Virginia

Darcy Winslow

Nike's Sustainability Innovator
Oregon

Michael Hayden

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
Virginia

Robert Tercek

Innovator, Entrepreneur, and Artist
District of Columbia

Barry Weiss

Visionary Creative Leader
California

Jeffrey Skiles

Co-Pilot of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, "The Miracle on the Hudson"
Oregon

Keith Hennessey

Former Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Former Director of the National Economic Council
District of Columbia

Nancy Johnson

Former Congresswoman from Connecticut
District of Columbia

Kevin Martin

Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
District of Columbia

Peter Morici

Economist, Author, and Professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
District of Columbia

Susan Neely

Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and President and CEO of American Beverage Association
District of Columbia

Stanley McChrystal

Former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan
Virginia

Anita Dunn

Former White House Communications Director
District of Columbia

Kelly O'Donnell

NBC News White House Correspondent
District of Columbia

Mike Oxley

Former U.S. Congressman and Advocate for Corporate Accountability
District of Columbia

Scott Pelley

Award-Winning 60 Minutes Correspondent
New York

Susan O'Malley

Former President of Washington Sports and Entertainment
District of Columbia

Amy Walter

Editor-in-Chief of The Hotline
District of Columbia

Fred Grandy

Radio Personality, Television Star, Former CEO, and Former Congressman
Maryland

Mark Rosenker

Former Chairman of National Transportation Safety Board and Contributor to NBC News
Virginia

Stuart Rothenberg

Editor and Publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report and Columnist for Roll Call
District of Columbia

Lee Scott

Former President and CEO of Walmart
Mississippi

Colin Roskey

Expert on Healthcare Policy Reform
District of Columbia

David Shuster

MSNBC Anchor
District of Columbia

Andrea Koppel

Director of International Services, American Red Cross and Former CNN Correspondent
District of Columbia

Brenda Gaines

Former President and CEO of Diners Club International
Illinois

Amy Holmes

Political Analyst
District of Columbia

David Paulison

Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
District of Columbia

Greg Gadson

Decorated Army Commander and New York Giants Honorary Captain
Virginia

Daniel Hernandez, Jr.

Former Congressional Intern Credited with Saving Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford
Arizona

Tim Roemer

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of India Commissioner of the 9/11 Commiss

Tim Keating

United States Navy (Retired) First Navy Officer to Head Northern Command and NOR
Virginia

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