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New To Stern was last modified: December 21st, 2023 by Stern Strategy Group

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Global Management Thinker and Technologist On a Mission to Humanize Organizational Transformation by Bridging Business, Technology and Humanity; Founder, SHADOKA; Founder, NextChapter; Executive Fellow, IMD; Two-Time Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist; Renowned Author of 10 Books Including “Reimagining Government” (2026), “Transcend” (2025) and the #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller “Reinvent” (2023)

Leadership / Strategy / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Robotics & Automation / Policy & Government / Change Management / Business Model Innovation / Quantum Computing / New To Stern / Must-Read Books

Pioneering Roboticist, Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur Whose Work Has Fundamentally Reshaped the Robotics Industry; Co-Founder and CTO, Robust.AI; Panasonic Professor of Robotics (Emeritus), MIT; Winner, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Founders’ Medal; Founding Fellow, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence; Former Director, MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Co-Founder and Former Board Member, iRobot

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Renowned Educator and Executive Coach Who Helps Leaders Effectively Communicate With Confidence and Influence; Lecturer in Organizational Behavior and Alumni Teaching Award Recipient, Stanford Graduate School of Business; 2025 Thinkers50 Radar List Honoree; Host, Think Fast, Talk Smart Podcast; Author “Think Faster, Talk Smarter” (2023) and “Speaking Up Without Freaking Out” (2016)

Communication Strategy / Strategy / Persuasion & Negotiation / Company Culture / Interactive Workshops / Executive Education / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / New To Stern

Master Storyteller and Champion for Creative Company Cultures; Award Winning Animator, Producer and Director; Chief Storyteller, EyeTell; Former Head of Animation, Pixar and DNEG; Teacher, Mentor and Co-Founder, The Animation Collaborative

Communication Strategy / Company Culture / Founders & Practitioners / Marketing, Branding & Sales / New To Stern

Trailblazing Robotics Researcher Pioneering Soft Robotics and Unconventional Robots For Highly Adaptable Automation; Inventor of “Robogami” Robotic Origami; Founder and Director of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab and Vice Dean of the School of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Robotics & Automation / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Innovation & Design / Future of Work / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / STEAM / TED Speakers / Futurists / Space Exploration & Interplanetary Life / International Speakers & Advisors / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Trailblazing Policymaker and Renowned Expert on the Intersection of Technology, Politics and Futurism; Executive Director, MIT Media Lab; Former Chair, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Former Counsel for Communications Technology, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Board Member, Intrado Corporation and the National Domestic Violence Hotline; Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Policy & Government / Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Futurists / Leadership / STEAM / Space Exploration & Interplanetary Life / Women in Tech / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Olympic Champion Skier and Coaching, Sport and Science Entrepreneur Who Helps Individuals, Especially Women, Connect Elite Performance Principles With Innovation and Scalable Impact; CEO and Co-Founder, revvel; Co-Founder, B2ten; Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Member; Governor General’s Meritorious Service Cross Honoree; Stanford Graduate School of Business Leadership Award Recipient; 2026 Team Canada Chef de Mission

Wellness & Well-Being / Innovation & Design / Founders & Practitioners / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Twins / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Health Care & Medicine / Inspirational Speakers / Women in Tech / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Researcher in Organizational Behavior Helping Business and Government Leaders Collaborate to Solve Complex Problems Such as Economic Development, Climate Change and More; Doctoral Fellow, Reimagining the Economy Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School; Graduate Researcher, Organizational Behavior Program at Harvard Business School; Senior Consultant, Paradox Strategies; Co-author, “Genius at Scale” (March 2026)

Innovation & Design / Leadership / Strategy / Change Management / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
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Visionary Thinker at the Intersection of AI and the Future of Education Helping Leaders Design the New Processes and Values Demanded By AI Adoption; Vice Provost for AI and Technology in Education, NYU; Chair, NYU Future of Technology-Enhanced Education Committee; Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; 2010 Edward R. Murrow Visiting Lecturer, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University; Author, “Here Comes Everybody,” “Cognitive Surplus” and “Little Rice”

Artificial Intelligence / Education & Lifelong Learning / Emerging Technology / Must-Read Books / New To Stern

Machine Learning Pioneer and Global Authority on Prediction and Data Science Who Helps Leaders Apply AI Governance and Determine When to Trust Automated Systems to Make Decisions; Finance, Health Care, Media and Consumer Technology Researcher; Robert A. Miller Professor of Business and Professor of Data Science, New York University Stern School of Business; Host, “Brave New World” Podcast; Author, “Thinking With Machines” (2025)

Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Leadership / Futurists / Strategy / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Data Monetization / Future of Work / Financial Services / Policy & Government / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / New To Stern

Leading Thinker, Author and Speaker on Strategy and Innovation Helping Organizations Adapt to Uncertainty and Compete in Today’s Tech-Heavy World; Founder, BCG Henderson Institute; Three-Time TED Speaker; Editor, “Inspiring the Next Game” Series (2022-2023); Author, “Your Strategy Needs a Strategy” (2015), “The Imagination Machine” (2021) and “Like: The Button That Changed the World” (2025)

Strategy / Navigating Uncertainty / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Platform Revolution / Change Management / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / New To Stern / Resilience

Internationally Recognized Computer Scientist, Product Leader, Entrepreneur and Tech Executive Who Helps Organizations Evaluate and Responsibly Apply AI in Strategic, Ethical and Competitive Ways; Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, Workday; Senior Advisor, Mozilla; Co-Founder, Ethical Tech Working Group, Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Senior Fellow, Harvard Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; Inaugural Executive Director, U.S. National AI Advisory Committee; Founding Product and Engineering Member, U.S. Digital Service at the White House; Former Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Federal Trade Commission; Former Product and Engineering Leader, Google and IBM

Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Policy & Government / Founders & Practitioners / Leadership / Strategy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / STEAM / Women in Tech / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Globally Recognized Strategist on Megatrends and Sustainable Business; Ranked #1 on the Thinkers50 List of the Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World; Bestselling Author, “Green to Gold,” “The Big Pivot,” and “Net Positive”

Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Energy & Renewables / Strategy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Operations / Business Model Innovation / Innovation & Design / Resilience / Financial Services / Artificial Intelligence / Futurists / Executive Education / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
Morra Aarons Mele

Globally-Renowned Expert on Strengthening Workplace Culture by Integrating Positive Mental Health into Leadership; Valued Advisor Who Helps Organizations Build Resilient, High-Performing Teams that Thrive in Today’s Fast-Changing World; LinkedIn Top 10 Voice in Mental Health; Host, LinkedIn’s “The Anxious Achiever” Podcast; Celebrated Author of Award-Winning “The Anxious Achiever” (2023) and Bestseller “Hiding in the Bathroom” (2017); Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Instructor; Contributor, Harvard Business Review

Leadership / Wellness & Well-Being / Company Culture / Resilience / Psychological Safety / Inspirational Speakers / Executive Education / Interactive Workshops / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Renowned Cyberspace Innovator Who Helps Organizations Create and Sustain Trustworthy and Enduring Technologies; Director and CEO, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute; Former Commander, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory; Member, U.S. National Academy of Engineering; Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the International Council on Systems Engineering

Cybersecurity / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Policy & Government / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Strategy / Founders & Practitioners / New To Stern

Influential Economist and Immersive Storyteller Bringing Economics to Life for Curious Leaders; Adjunct Professor of Global Economics, Trinity College Dublin; Host of The David McWilliams Podcast; Founder, Kilkenomics, the World’s Only Economics and Stand-Up Comedy Festival; Co-Founder, Dalkey Book Festival; Six-Time Bestselling Author, Including “The History of Money: A Story of Humanity” (2025) and “Money” (2024)

Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Futurists / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / International Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Natasha Sarin

Leading Economist and Expert on Tax Policy Who Helps Business Leaders Navigate the Increasing Challenges in Today’s Global Economy, From Tariffs to AI’s Impacts on the Labor Market; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Department; Professor, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management in the Finance Department; President and Co-Founder, The Budget Lab at Yale; Contributing Columnist, The Washington Post

Financial Services / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Artificial Intelligence / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Navigating Uncertainty / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Award-Winning Labor Economist and Top Expert on How Companies Are Thriving With a Four Day Work Week; Influential Business Researcher and Policy Advisor Whose Work is Credited With Helping Pass The Family and Medical Leave Act; Professor of Sociology, Boston College; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; New York Times Bestselling Author of Several Books on Work Time Including “Four Days a Week” (June 2025)

Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Future of Work / Wellness & Well-Being / Strategy / Psychological Safety / Artificial Intelligence / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Women Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / New To Stern

Global Futurist, Tech Executive and Authority on AI and the Evolution of Human-Machine Collaboration; C-Suite Advisor Who Helps Fortune 500 Companies Rethink What’s Possible With AI and Data-Driven Transformation; Builder of Symbiotic Machines and Better Humans; Capgemini Vice President and Leader of the AI Center of Excellence for the Americas

Emerging Technology / Founders & Practitioners / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Strategy / Data Monetization / Supply Chain Management / Energy & Renewables / Leadership / Futurists / Interactive Workshops / New To Stern
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Former Senior Policymaker on the Middle East and Presidential Speechwriter on Foreign Affairs and National Security Who Helps Leaders Navigate Geopolitical Relationships; Former Top State Department Official Responsible for the Arabian Gulf Region; Fellow, Middle East Institute

 

Policy & Government / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / New To Stern

Artificial Intelligence Pioneer and Entrepreneur Who Helps Companies Develop Pro-Human AI Solutions That Scale Leadership, Unlock Talent and Extend Identity in Purposeful Ways; Founder, Virtual Human Economy; Co-Founder, Hour One; Former Digital Media Executive

Digital Twins / Futurists / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Innovation & Design / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Education & Lifelong Learning / Women in Tech / Women Speakers & Advisors / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / New To Stern
Alex Budak

Award-Winning Educator, Entrepreneur and Leader Who Helps People Cultivate Courage, Spark Change and Make an Impact Wherever They Go; Executive Director, Berkeley Haas Global Access Program; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, School of Public Health and College of Natural Resources; Honoree, Thinkers50 Radar 2026; Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor (Poets & Quants); Founder, StartSomeGood; Author, “Becoming a Changemaker”

Company Culture / Change Management / Psychological Safety / Leadership / Trust & Empathy / Navigating Uncertainty / Persuasion & Negotiation / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Purpose / Strategy / Inclusion & Belonging / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Wellness & Well-Being / Executive Education / Founders & Practitioners / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / New To Stern