Jeff Morris Jr., founder of Chapter One and former VP of Product at Tinder, brings experience in technology and venture capital to questions of product management, startup building, career growth, and the strategic choices connecting them.
Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, operates across finance and philanthropy while contributing perspectives on entrepreneurship, racial equity, and personal development—an unusually broad lens on how business leadership meets social responsibility.
Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of SoftBank Group, pairs audacious technology investments with a long-term vision, making his career a study in ambition, resilience after massive losses, entrepreneurial zeal, and belief in technology’s transformative power.
David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management, is a hedge fund investor known for contrarian bets. His approach pairs deep value and distressed analysis with market psychology, showing how meticulous research can support buying amid widespread panic.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, a Saudi royal, investor, business magnate, and philanthropist, built Kingdom Holding Company through international investments. His experience brings investment strategy, philanthropy, and social responsibility into one field of study.
George R. Roberts, co-founder of KKR and a pioneer in private equity, draws on an extensive career spanning investing, leadership, philanthropy, and enterprise building. His experience offers a broad view of how investment philosophy connects with institution building.
Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR & Co., is a defining private equity figure whose career spans investment strategy, leadership, and philanthropy. His emphasis on integrity and character frames finance as a test of conduct as well as judgment.
George Soros, a hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and philosopher, developed reflexivity to explain markets shaped by human psychology as well as fundamentals. His contrarian approach joins risk-taking with an essential discipline: recognizing and correcting mistakes.