Additionally, Markell has led efforts to make better use of state corrections resources and increase the likelihood that ex-offenders will contribute to society rather than reoffend. Markell has been recognized by his fellow governors, having been elected to serve as chair of both the Democratic Governors Association and the National Governors Association. Prior to being elected governor, Markell was elected three times as Delaware’s state treasurer.

Makhzoumi was appointed a commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy in 2013, received the Socrates Oxford Annual Award for 2014 by the European Business Assembly (EBA) in Vienna, and was given an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters by the Lebanese American University, Beirut in 2016. Makhzoumi has been the executive chairman of Future Pipe Industries Group since 2003, and he is also its chief executive officer. He has also been the executive chairman of Future Group Holdings since 1982.

Before joining Endeavor, she worked at Citibank for 20 years, where she developed vast experience in investment banking. As a member of the Board of Directors of Citibank Argentina, she was responsible for strategic planning and business development. Macagni graduated from the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires (ITBA) as a chemical engineer, and received post-graduate specialization training in business management at Harvard and Stanford Business School. She is a member of the board of St Andrew’s Scots School and a member of the Graduate Council at ITBA.

Prior to this he was the associate director of the Stanford Center for Design Research (CDR). He was also the lead of the Real-time Venture Design Lab program (ReVeL) in the school of Humanities and Sciences. His industry experience includes engineering positions at the French Oil Company Elf (now Total) and research collaboration with Artificial Intelligence Scientists at NASA Ames. He has publications in the areas of design theory and methodology, knowledge management, emotions in engineering, design protocol analysis, and engineering-design education.

He currently helps a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence firm, and sits on four boards of directors and advisors. Business Insider named Lui one of 21 careers to watch and Twitter Counter ranks him top 1 percent. Lui has received civil rights awards from the National Education Association, Advancing Justice, and AAJA. Lui is a policy fellow at the University of California, Riverside, UN Women Spokesperson, U.S. State Department traveling speaker, and ambassador for several gender equality and human trafficking nongovernmental organizations.

Loulichki has been appointed President of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council (2013), President of the working Group on Peace Keeping Operations (2012), Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (2006), Facilitator of the Universal Periodic Review of the said Council (2006 and 2010) and President of the National Committee in charge of the follow up on nuclear matters (2003-06).

This crowns a 28 year career in the organization that includes positions such as representative in Zimbabwe and Brazil, director of policy in the UN Development Programme, executive director of the UN Institute for Training and Research, director of the UN Staff College, and political director for Secretary General Kofi Annan. Lopes is acknowledged for his intellectual contribution to Africa’s development agenda through bold thinking and fearless interventions. Lopes holds a Ph.D.

He also served as an economic advisor to Prime Ministers Habib Thiam, Moustapha Niasse, and Mamadou Lamine Loum, as well as the Office of the Minister of Economy and Finance. He is an expert for the UN, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, the African Union, and Economic Community of West African States. Mr. Lo has served as associate lecturer in economic policy at the National School of Administration of Senegal and the University Gaston Berger of St. Louis. He also designed the index of development Economic Emergence Composites.

From 2000 to 2002, he was the French ambassador to the United Nations, and from 2003 to 2007, he served as ambassador to the United States. Levitte earned a law degree from Sciences-Po (Paris) and is a graduate of the National School of Oriental Languages, where he studied Chinese and Indonesian.

Previously, he spent over a decade as a senior analyst and research manager specializing in strategic studies at RAND. From 1994-95, he was a member of the secretary’s policy planning staff at the U.S. Department of State, responsible for Turkey, Southern Europe, North Africa, and the multilateral track of the Middle East peace process.