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Sarah Rich is a writer and editor focused on design, culture, and social change. Previously, she was a senior editor at Dwell and managing editor of Worldchanging, where she co-authored the best-seller, Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century. Rich has been a founding editor for publications including Longshot Magazine and Civil Eats. Author of Urban Farms, her...

Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor and national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes for the magazine and website. He has worked for The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, and TIME and has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Slate, and other publications. He is the author of the 2008 memoir The Beautiful Struggle:...

Mark Warner is the senior senator from Virginia, serving on the Banking, Budget, Finance, and Rules committees and vice chairing the Select Committee on Intelligence. Prior to his election in 2008, he was governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006, during which time Virginia was ranked as the best state for business, the best managed state, and the best state in which to recei...

Charlie Cook is publisher of The Cook Political Report and political analyst for the National Journal Group, where he writes weekly for National Journal magazine and its CongressDailyAM. He also writes a regular column for the Washington Quarterly, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is a political analyst for NBC News. The New York Times h...

Jennifer Senior is a contributing editor at New York magazine, covering politics, social science, and mental health. She is the author of All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood, a New York Times best-seller and one of Slate’s Top 10 Books of 2014, which earned her invitations to speak at TED’s annual conference and Sydney Opera House. Senior won the Front Pag...

Eli J. Finkel is a professor at Northwestern University with appointments in psychology and in the Kellogg School of Management. Most of his research revolves around two broad topics: romantic relationships and self-control. For example, he explores how technological developments influence dating and courtship, and he develops tools to help people sustain passion in their...

Tim Kasser is a professor of psychology at Knox College in Galesburg, IL. He has written numerous scientific articles and book chapters on materialism, values, goals, ecological sustainability, quality of life, and related topics. He is the author of The High Price of Materialism, co-editor of Psychology and Consumer Culture, and co-author of Meeting Environmental Challeng...

Mike Mullen is a retired US Navy admiral. He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the president’s principal military advisor, from 2007 until 2011, leading the military during a critical period of transition. Mullen also spearheaded the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. From 2005 to 2007, he was chief of naval operations, the Navy’s highest-ranking officer, culminatin...

Daniel Gilbert is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His 2007 book, Stumbling on Happiness, was a New York Times best-seller and earned the Royal Society’s General Book Prize for best science book of the year. Gilbert hosted and co-wrote the 2010 NOVA television series “This Emotional Life.” He is a contributor to TIME, The New York Times, and...

Sallie Krawcheck is CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, a new digital investment platform for women. She chairs the Ellevate Network, a global professional women’s network, and the Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Index Fund, which invests in the top-rated companies for advancing women. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Krawcheck held senior positions at Bank of America, including h...