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

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Highly Accomplished Business Transformation Leader Helping Organizations Marry Their Technology Roadmaps with People and Process Programs; Internationally Sought Advisor Helping Executives Develop Businesses that Move Fast, Change Often and Grow Rapidly; Chief Customer Officer, Generative AI GTM, Google; Former Leader of Special Programs and Executive Engagements, Canadian Leadership Team, Google

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Leading Management Thinker With Unique Expertise on Cultivating More Agile, Healthy, Resilient, and Authentically Happy People, Families, Workplaces, and Communities; Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award Winner; Co-founder, Institute of Coaching; Award-Winning Psychologist, Harvard Medical School; Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, “Emotional Agility”

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Trailblazing Thought Leader Who Redefines What’s Possible in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation; Experienced Silicon Valley and Middle East Business Executive Who Has Helped Shape the Future of Cities, Businesses, and Individuals; Captivating Storyteller and Visionary Thinker Who Inspires Audiences to Embrace Innovation, Unlock Hidden Potential, and Take Bold Leaps Into the Future; Chief Executive Officer, TONOMUS, a NEOM Company; Author, “Questioneering” and Co-Author, “You to the Power of Two” (2025)

AI, Robotics & Automation / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Futurists / Company Culture / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Generative AI / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Quantum Computing / Trust & Empathy / Founders & Practitioners / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
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Leading Economic Policy Adviser Shaping Modern Conservative Thought and the Future of Capitalism by Advocating for Policies Prioritizing Family, Community and Industry; Influential Public Commentator Helping Leaders Understand the Values and Priorities of Americans and the Challenges in Modern American Life; Founder and Chief Economist, American Compass; Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times; Contributing Editor, Financial Times; Author, “Understanding America” Newsletter; Author, “The Once and Future Worker” (2018); Domestic Policy Director for Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 Presidential Campaign; Former Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

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Trailblazing Executive and Leadership Authority Who Helps Organizations Recruit, Retain and Advance Employees While Avoiding Burnout; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Former US Managing Partner of WIN, Deloitte; Founder, re.write; Founding Board Member, Avasara; Board Member, Rutgers University Center for Women in Business; Advisor, Aspen Institute; Author, “The First, the Few, the Only” (2022)

Company Culture / Future of Work / Psychological Safety / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Leadership / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Resilience / Wellness & Well-Being / Strategy / Executive Education / TED Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
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Leading Expert Studying Team Dynamics and How They are Transformed By AI and Robotics; Design Researcher Revealing Practical Suggestions for Effective Collaboration and Team Health; Founder and Leader, InterPlay Research Studio, Cornell University; Associate Professor of Information Science and the Nancy H. ’62 and Philip M. ’62 Young Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow at Cornell University

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World Renowned Expert on Economic Development, Finance, Education, Political Economy and More Helping Governments and Businesses Apply Microeconomic Theory to Answer Challenging Policy Questions; Director, Harvard Center for International Development; Professor of International Finance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Founder, Center for Economic Research in Pakistan

Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Change Management / Resilience / Strategy / Education & Lifelong Learning / Business Model Innovation / Navigating Uncertainty / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Leadership / Executive Education / International Speakers & Advisors / Moderators / New To Stern
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Impactful Future of Work Researcher Helping Leaders Build Human-Centered, Equitable and Sustainable Organizations; Advocate for Upskilling and Reskilling Workforces to Enhance AI-Human Collaboration; Expert on Leveraging Data to Empower Migrant Populations; Computational Social Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management

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Leading Organizational Psychology Researcher Whose Practical Frameworks Enable Personal Development, Career Advancement and Powerful Networking; Top Expert Helping Individuals, Especially Women, Boost Their Status, Power and Capacity to Influence for Improved Leadership and Self-Empowerment; Award-Winning Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Former Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company; Bestselling Author, “Likeable Badass” (2024)

Persuasion & Negotiation / Leadership / Executive Education / Communication Strategy / Company Culture / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Moderators / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
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Visionary Leader and Education Reformer Building the Future of Education Through Interdisciplinary Curricula and Active Learning; Entrepreneur and Disruptor Who Helps Organizations Transform Their Approach to Innovation and Learning; Author, “Building the Intentional University”; Founder, Chairman and CEO, Minerva Project; Founder, Minerva University; Former President, Snapfish

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World-Renowned Expert Investigating the Intersection of Behavioral Economics, Corporate Strategy and the Future of Work Who Reveals What Motivates People to Work Beyond Money; Award-Winning Professor of Business Strategy and Management Division Chair, Columbia Business School; Author, “The Employee Advantage” (2024); Former Senior Economist, Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank

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Tech Pioneer Working at the Intersection of AI and Democracy Who Uses Community-Driven Tools to Help Leaders Reinvigorate Governments and Institutions with Increased Citizen and Customer Participation; Director, Burnes Center for Social Change; Chief AI Strategist for the State of New Jersey; Author, “Democracy Rebooted” and “Solving Public  Problems”; Professor, Northeastern University

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Top Global Researcher on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Computer Science Who Helps Public and Private Institutions Move Toward a Future Where Machines are Integrated Into the Fabric of Life; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT AI Accelerator; Co-Founder of Liquid AI, Themis AI, Venti Technologies and TRC; Board Member; Class of 2002 McArthur Fellow; Member, National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 2024 John Scott Award Recipient; Author, “The Mind’s Mirror” (2024), “The Heart and the Chip” (2024)

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Global Futurist and Strategist Focused on How Emerging Technologies will Disrupt and Transform Economies, Industries, Enterprises and Lives; Founding CEO, Cambrian Futures and Cambrian Labs; Professional Faculty for Strategy, Policy, Technology and Futures, Berkeley Haas School of Business; Lead Co-Author, “The Great Remobilization: Strategies & Designs for a Smarter Global Future” (2023) and “Solomon’s Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines” (2018)

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World Renowned Business Advisor, Educator, Moderator and Journalist Helping Leaders and High Potentials Employ Rich Storytelling Strategies to Craft Effective Internal and External Messaging; Journalism Lecturer, Stanford University Department of Communication; Former Jerusalem Bureau Chief and Middle East Correspondent, Washington Post; Former State Department Correspondent, Bloomberg News

Communication Strategy / Company Culture / Moderators / Executive Education / Leadership / Strategy / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Change Management / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Leading Expert on Global Population Trends and Demographics and How They Will Affect the Future; President & CEO of Population Reference Bureau; Author, “8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World”; Wilson Center Global Fellow; Senior Associate, CSIS Hess Center for New Frontiers

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Experienced Global Media Leader Renowned for Sustainable Brand Transformation; CEO and Publisher, MIT Technology Review; Former Senior Executive, The Economist Group

New To Stern / Women Speakers & Advisors / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Strategy / Moderators / Future of Work / Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics

Financial Economist and Award-Winning Educator Specializing in Research on Artificial Intelligence, Asset Pricing and Trading, Behavioral Economics, and Regulatory Policy; Sloan Distinguished Professor of Global Economics and Management, Co-Director of the AI Executive Academy, Lead Faculty of the Generative AI Hub for Teaching and Learning and Ph.D. Program Chair, MIT Sloan School of Management

AI, Robotics & Automation / Generative AI / Financial Services / Future of Work / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Strategy / Executive Education / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Emerging Technology / Change Management / Policy & Government / Trust & Empathy / New To Stern

Human Behavior Researcher and Happiness Expert Helping Individuals And Organizations Improve Productivity, Well-Being and Decision Making While Embracing Differences in Outlooks; Professor of Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science; Creator, UK Office for National Statistics Personal Wellbeing Questions; Lead Author, “Mindspace: Influencing Behaviour Through Public Policy”; Author, “Beliefism” (May 2025), “Happy Ever After” (2019) and “Happiness By Design” (2014)

Company Culture / Policy & Government / Trust & Empathy / Wellness & Well-Being / Leadership / Psychological Safety / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Change Management / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Inspirational Speakers / International Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Influential Speaker Who Brings Fresh Perspectives on Leadership and Teaming by Applying the Knowledge and Skills of Anthropology Into the Business World; Expert on Organizational Culture, Leadership, Diversity and Change Processes; Founder, Human Dimensions; Award-Winning Author Of Bestselling Books Including “Tricky Times,” “The Corporate Tribe,” “Jam Cultures,” and “Deep Democracy”

Company Culture / Leadership / Inspirational Speakers / Change Management / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Resilience / Wellness & Well-Being / Strategy / Trust & Empathy / Future of Work / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Executive Education / Founders & Practitioners / Navigating Uncertainty / Psychological Safety / Women Speakers & Advisors / International Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
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Visionary Technology Leader Designing and Delivering Transformational Business and Technology Solutions; CEO of Accenture Technology Group During Its Fastest Period of Growth; Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Head of Innovation and Strategy Organization; Researcher on Innovative Technologies Including AI, Cloud, Robotics, Quantum, Blockchain and Space Tech; Recognized Leader in Building Innovative and Diverse Organizations; Acclaimed Advisor to Boards, CEO’s, C-Suite Leaders, Government and Policy Makers, Including the World Economic Forum; 2023 Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award Winner; Author, “Radically Human” (2022) and “Human + Machine” (2018, 2024)

Generative AI / Future of Work / Leadership / AI, Robotics & Automation / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Strategy / Innovation & Design / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Resilience / Founders & Practitioners / STEAM / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
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Pioneer of “Everyday Leadership” for Fostering Courageous and Motivated Organizational Communities; Global Authority on Culture Change Focused on Individual and Collective Leadership Effectiveness; Top-Rated Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behavior, Director of the Program for the Practice of Everyday Leadership, and Former Director, Leadership Development Program, Yale School of Management; Lecturer, Yale Law School

Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Company Culture / Inspirational Speakers / Future of Work / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Transformative Executive Leadership Consultant Using Practical Roadmaps to Create “Speak Up” Cultures that Improve Innovation and Teamwork; Globally Recognized Facilitator Helping Leaders and Teams Build Their Communication, Collaboration and Conflict Management Skills; Former Managing Partner, Triad Consulting Group; Former Advanced Training Director, Harvard Mediation Program and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School; Bestselling Author, “Unlearning Silence” (March 2024); Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025

Communication Strategy / Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Persuasion & Negotiation / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
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Safe, Secure, and Responsible AI Pioneer; First United States Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence (Biden Administration); Former Member, Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; CEO and Co-Founder, Humane Intelligence; Responsible AI Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

Generative AI / AI, Robotics & Automation / Emerging Technology / Strategy / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Cybersecurity / Founders & Practitioners / Trust & Empathy / STEAM / TED Speakers / Metaverse / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern