Dan Telleen

Dan Telleen is the owner of Karats, a working jewelry store and gallery in Vail Village in Vail, CO. Telleen was raised in Iowa and completed his

Clay Jenkinson

Clay Jenkinson is a humanities scholar, author and social commentator who has devoted most of his professional career to public humanities

Gregg Vanourek

Gregg Vanourek is an award-winning author and entrepreneurial leader who teaches and speaks on life design and leadership. He’s worked at

Bob Vanourek

Bob Vanourek is the former CEO of five firms, ranging from a startup to a $1 billion New York Stock Exchange company. He is co-author of

Brent Seales

Brent Seales is the Alumni Professor Computer Science at the University of Kentucky (UK). His research program applies techniques in imaging and

Rod Slifer

Rod Slifer, the first-ever realtor in Vail, has become a major force in Vail’s evolution from ski area to mega-resort. He arrived in Vail

Dr. Darrell J Bricker

Dr. Darrell J Bricker is the CEO of Public Affairs at Ipsos. Ipsos’ Public Affairs has offices in 40 countries and a staff of 1000 research

Dr. Michele Gelfand

Dr. Michele Gelfand is the John H. Scully Professor in Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political

Michael Singh

Michael Singh is the Lane-Swig Senior Fellow and Managing Director at The Washington Institute and a former senior director for Middle East

Dr. Eric Bordenkircher

Dr. Eric Bordenkircher is currently a research fellow at UCLA’s Center for Middle East Development (CMED) and lectures in the political

Mona Yacoubian

Mona Yacoubian’s work centers on conflict analysis and prevention in the Middle East with a specific focus on Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. In 2019,