Pharrell Williams is a visionary recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He has been a creative force in the music industry and beyond for more than two decades. Over the years, Pharrell has been honored with 13 Grammy Awards, including 2004’s, 2014’s and 2019’s Producer of the Year, and ASCAP’s prestigious Golden … Read more

Geoffrey Canada is a leading advocate for children and innovator in the field of education. Canada grew up in one of the most devastated communities in the United States, the South Bronx, raised by a single mother. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College, and eventually went on to earn a master’s degree at … Read more

Jane Rosenthal is an Oscar and Emmy nominated producer and CEO and Co-Founder of Tribeca Enterprises, a global media company that encompasses the Tribeca Film Festival and award-winning branded content division Tribeca Studios. In 2002, following the September 11th attacks, Rosenthal and Robert De Niro established the Tribeca Film Festival to revive lower Manhattan through … Read more

Dominic Ng is Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California. He transformed a small savings and loan association with $600 million in assets in 1991 into one of “America’s Best Banks” with over $52 billion in assets. Mr. Ng serves on the board of Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: … Read more

Andrew Nikou is a seasoned entrepreneur who believes in the importance of getting involved to tackle some of our world’s biggest problems. As Founder and CEO, Andrew has spent 15 years expanding OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm based in Paris and Los Angeles. Andrew founded the Andrew Nikou Foundation (ANF), a resource for … Read more

Bob Pilon is designing and leading a new strategic partnerships function at Bloomberg Philanthropies to mobilize leadership, financial resources, and attention for priorities across Bloomberg’s global ecosystem, including protecting the environment, racial wealth equity, arts and culture, and other programs and projects important to its founder, Mike Bloomberg. Prior to Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bob spent 20 … Read more

Ted Colbert is executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, which provides solutions for defense, government, space, intelligence, and security customers worldwide. Beyond the United States, the Defense, Space & Security department has prominent operations in Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, and the United … Read more