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Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo: Building a Safer Way Home

Daniela Amodei, Co-Founder and President of Anthropic: Building AI the Right Way

David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Carlyle Group: Pursue Something Meaningful

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi: Lead with Empathy

Joe Tsai, Co-Founder and Chairman, Alibaba: Find Your People

A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher and Chairman of The New York Times: Mission Under Pressure

David Baszucki, Founder and CEO of Roblox: Trust Your Gut

Orlando Bravo, Founder and Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo: Take the Risks Meant for You

View From The Top with Luis Von Ahn, Cofounder and CEO of Duolingo

View From The Top with Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel

View From The Top with Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart

View From The Top with Lisa Su: Chair and CEO of AMD

View From The Top with Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation

View From The Top with Aravind Srinivas, Cofounder and CEO of Perplexity

Leena Nair, Global CEO, Chanel

View From The Top with Roelof Botha, Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital

View From The Top with Tara VanDerveer, Former Coach of Stanford Women’s Basketball

Hemant Taneja, Managing Partner and CEO of General Catalyst

View From The Top with Daniella Pierson, CEO and Founder of The Newsette

Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA

Reed Hastings, Chairman and Co-Founder of Netflix

View From The Top with Aicha Evans, CEO of Zoox

Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube

Sarah Friar, CEO of Nextdoor

Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen: Balancing Humility with Audacity

Jennifer Hyman, Co-founder and CEO, Rent the Runway

Shantanu Narayen, Chairman and CEO of Adobe: People, Technology, and Creative Inspiration

Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb: Designing a 10-star Experience

Cynt Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks

Tristan Walker, CEO of Walker & Company: The Problem with Sameness

Andy Dunn, Founder and CEO of Bonobos

Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom

Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX

Anne Wojcicki, Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe

Dara Treseder, SVP, Global Head of Marketing, Communications & Membership of Peloton

Tony Elumelu, founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation

David Vélez, Founder and CEO of Nubank

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet

Jessica Alba, founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Honest Company

Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and founder of Chobani

Malala Yousafzai, Global Activist for Girls’ Education and Co-Founder of the Malala Fund

Steve Kerr, Head Coach of the Golden State Warriors

Thasunda Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA

Priscilla Chan, Cofounder & Co-CEO, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Bozoma Saint John, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Netflix

Sonia Syngal, MSE ’95, CEO of Gap Inc.

Tony Xu, MBA ’13, Cofounder and CEO, DoorDash

Stacy Brown-Philpot, MBA ’02, Founding Member, SB Opportunity Fund, and Former CEO, TaskRabbit

Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles

Beth Ford, President and CEO, Land O' Lakes

Rosalind Brewer, COO, Starbucks

Stephen Curry, 2X MVP & 3X NBA Champion, Golden State Warriors

David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs

Rose Marcario, President & CEO, Patagonia

Stewart Butterfield, Cofounder and CEO of Slack

Ruth Zukerman, Co-Founder of SoulCycle and Flywheel Sports

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

Marcos Galperin, MBA ’99, Founder and CEO of MercadoLibre, on Taking Risks and Being Resilient

Ruth Porat, CFO at Alphabet and Google

Ray Dalio, Founder and Chairman, Bridgewater Associates

Phil Knight, MBA ’62, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike

Michael Moritz, Partner, Sequoia Capital

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber

Diane Von Fürstenberg, Founder & Chairman, DVF

Oscar Munoz, President & CEO, United Airlines, on Knowing Yourself

Ken Frazier, CEO of Merck & Co, Inc.

Sara Blakely, Founder and CEO, Spanx

Stephen Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM

Jeffrey Katzenberg, Co-founder and Former CEO of Dreamworks Animation

Tom Steyer, MBA '83, Founder and President of NextGen America

Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO Social Capital, on Money as an Instrument of Change

Jamie Dimon, Chairman, President, and CEO of JPMorgan Chase

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, on Using Your Voice For Good

Mary Barra, MBA '90, Chairman and CEO of General Motors, on Achieving Results with Integrity

Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc.: Just Say "Yes"

Debra Lee, BET Chairman and CEO, on Leading a Company and a Community

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Policy-Making & Negotiation

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on Compassionate Management

Marissa Mayer on Life and Leadership Lessons

Marc Andreessen on Change, Constraints, and Curiosity

Hank Paulson, 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury: "It’s the People Skills that Matter"

Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO & Doug McMillon, Walmart President and CEO

Arianna Huffington: "We Are Drowning in Data and Starved for Wisdom"

Renee James, former President of Intel: "Everybody Who Takes Risks Fails"

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker: Go Take Risks

DaVita CEO Kent Thiry on Building a Signature Company Culture

Former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson: Practice, Practice, Practice

Earvin "Magic" Johnson: Understand Your Customers and Over-Deliver

Former NYTimes Executive Editor Jill Abramson on Resilience in Leadership

Vinod Khosla, MBA '80: Failure does not matter. Success matters.

Mitt Romney on Leadership: Know Your Values

HP CEO Meg Whitman on Integrity & Courage in Leadership

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on the Impact of Globalization and Culture

Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann on Fierce Leadership

Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman on Hiring Phenomenal People

Coursera CEO, Rick Levin: Leaders Must Communicate Their Vision

Sequoia Capital's Doug Leone on Luck & Taking Risks

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga on Taking Risks in Your Life and Career

Ron Johnson: Trust in Your Imagination and Instinct

Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN, Inc: Culture Trumps Strategy

Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life, and Leadership

Thomas Friedman: Lessons Learned After 20 Years of Writing Columns

Marc Andreessen on Big Breakthrough Ideas and Courageous Entrepreneurs

View From The Top: General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal

CEO Carlos Ghosn of Renault-Nissan Alliance on Innovation

View From The Top: Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express

View From The Top: Carlos Brito, CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Michelle Rhee: Lead from the Front

Al Gore: Leaders Must Supply Vision, Values & Goals

Jack Dorsey: The Future Has Already Arrived

Chef Thomas Keller: Bouncing Back from Setbacks

John Doerr: 700 Investments, 192 IPOs, 375,000+ Jobs Created

Ratan Tata: Moving the Tata Group Beyond India

Millard Drexler: "Surround Yourself With People That Get It"

Andrew Mason: What I've Learned at Groupon

Saudi Aramco CEO: "We Have to Invest Wisely"

View From The Top: Thomas Friedman

Turkish President Abdullah Gül: "The age of people's empowerment"

View From The Top: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit

View From The Top: Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

Stanley McChrystal: Leadership is a Choice

Ian Davis: View from the Top

Kent Thiry: View from the Top

Bill George: Leaders Need High Emotional IQ to Succeed

Jeff Smisek: CEO's Role in Building Company Culture

Alan Mulally of Ford: Leaders Must Serve, with Courage

Former CEO Mulcahy on Turning Xerox Around

AB InBev's Brito: 'Hire the Right People'

Siemens AG's Löscher: Leading During Crisis

Don Valentine, Sequoia Capital: "Target Big Markets"

Jeff Immelt of GE: Leaders Must Drive Change

Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity

Ted Turner: Take Care of the Planet

Ken Chenault of AmEx: Define Reality and Give Hope

Carlos Ghosn of Nissan/Renault: Look Ahead, Dont Stand Still

Whole Foods CEO Mackey Wants to Transform Business

Former World Bank President: Big Shift Coming

What It Takes to Be a Remarkable Leader: John Doerr, Venture Capitalist

Managing a Global Enterprise: Andrea Jung, CEO of Avon

Wells Fargo CEO: "What I've Learned Since Business School"

Saudi Oil CEO Abdallah Jum'ah Discusses Future of Oil

Former HP Boss Faced 'Tough Choices'

N. R. Narayan Murthy: Do As You Say to Gain Credibility

Jack Welch: Create Candor in the Workplace

Herb Kelleher: Managing in Good Times and Bad

Google's Kordestani talks passion

Unconventional Strategy Led to '04 Win for Mehlman

William Wendell of J&J: Adding Products Is Key

Bewkes Wanted Different Experiences

Leadership a "Human Skill"

Airline Defied Conventional Wisdom

Steve Ellis of Bain: Career Path Guided by Motivation

George Roberts: Don't Miss Opportunities

Change and Transition to be Embraced

Brenda Barnes: Role Reversal for Women

Jeff Raikes: CEO Must Link Values and Leadership

Eric Schmidt of Google: Change Creates Opportunity

Entrepreneurial Spirit Needed: Tony Hayward, British Petroleum

Fox Sees Bright Future for Mexico

Chevron CEO: Energy 'Not a God-Given Right'

Wendy Kopp: Fill Rooms with Committed Teachers

Dean Robert Joss: Leadership Means Responsibility

Approach to Leadership Evolves: Jose Antonio Fernandez, FEMSA

SEIU's Stern to Unions: "Join the Economic Revolution"
