Since the early 1980s, America’s hub of technological innovation has been centralized in a small swath of land surrounding San Francisco Bay, more commonly known as Silicon Valley. Central to the area’s growth—and the 20th century American tech boom—is Stanford University, the private research university that has smashed the notion of the elite East Coast and Ivy League superiority…
It is challenging to summarize the life, works, and influence of a writer like Isaac Asimov in just a few sentences—mostly he is known for his works of science fiction, a genre which he is credited for elevating by incorporating elements of history, sociology, mathematics, and science into his work. During his prolific career as an author, Asimov wrote more than 400 books and is considered to be one of the greatest science fiction writers of the 20th century…
For over half a century, Robert Rubin has glided between Washington and Wall Street as a banking executive, lawyer, and former U.S. presidential cabinet member. From 1995 until 1999 he served as our nation’s 70th Secretary of the Treasury, where he is given much of the credit for the Clinton administration’s economic policies…
Tiger Woods is widely regarded as one of the most successful golfers of all time. A child prodigy who began working on his legendary swing as a toddler, he went on to dominate the next stages at the junior level, college level, and amateur level…
Sonia Sotomayor made history in 2009 when she became America’s first Hispanic and Latina Supreme Court Justice. To many, she also represents the American dream…
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in tech. It started in 1995 when Brin and fellow computer scientist Larry Page embarked on a project to help improve the way computer users search for information on the Internet…
One of the world’s leading experts on finance, Steve Forbes has carved out a distinguished career as publishing executive, prolific author, and active member in Republican politics. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine, Forbes runs the nation’s leading business magazine, with a circulation of more than 900,000…
As the 38th President of the U.S., Gerald Ford inherited a much-troubled nation. In 1974 Ford took office, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon, who left the White House in disgrace over the Watergate scandal. A longtime Republican congressman from Michigan, Ford is credited with helping to restore public confidence in government after the disillusionment of the Watergate era…
As a member of one of the most prominent political families in America, Chelsea Clinton has been a public figure for most of her life. Known for her work as a philanthropist and advocate of women’s rights, Clinton began her professional career in 2003 when she joined the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, becoming the youngest person in her class to be hired…
Over the course of a 40-plus-year career, Lawrence “Larry” Summers has seen more than his fair share of major economic downturns, including one as the director of the National Economic Council. In 2009, Summers advised President Obama through the early recovery of The Great Recession, serving to temper the response from being too aggressive…
