Past Speakers

Frank Laukien

Nadine Strossen

Nadine Strossen is an American legal scholar and civil liberties activist who served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1991 to 2008. A liberal feminist, she was the first woman to lead the ACLU.

Frank Laukien

Frank Laukien

Frank Laukien is the CEO of Bruker Instruments, a Massachusetts-based industry leading scientific instruments firm. He is a leading advocate for bipartisanship and common-sense political solutions to pressing social challenges.

Bruce Welty

Bruce Welty

Bruce Welty is an American entrepreneur and businessman who designs and builds warehouse management systems and e-commerce order fulfillment systems. Welty is a founder of AllPoints Systems, Inc., Quiet Logistics, Inc., and Locus Robotics Corporation.

Sarah Frey

Sarah Frey

Sarah Frey is an American farmer and entrepreneur. She is the CEO and owner of Frey Farms, which she founded at age sixteen. She has testified in Congress and been a leading advocate for American agriculture.

Rye Barcott

Rye Barcott

Rye Barcott is a social entrepreneur, investor, author and former U.S. Marine Corps. He is known for his work in youth development and public health. He co-founded CFK Africa, With Honor and Double Time Capital.

Professor Matthew Shair

Professor Matthew Shair

Professor Shair is a renowned chemical biologist and organic chemist, Harvard professor, and founder of Nuvalent (NUVL) whose groundbreaking work in drug discovery, complex molecule synthesis, and cancer therapeutics has led to major scientific advances, clinical trials, company foundations, and prestigious awards.

Ken Sadowsky

Ken Sadowsky

Ken Sadowsky is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry, and Senior Advisor at Verlinvest, Director at Vitacoco, Icelandicglacial, and Lifeaid.

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for California's 20th congressional district from 2007 until 2023.

Jim Keyes

Jim Keyes

James W. Keyes is an American businessman who is the chairman of Wild Oats Marketing LLC. Previously, Keyes served as chief executive officer of 7-Eleven and was the chairman and CEO of Blockbuster.

Professor Lawrence Lessig

Professor Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prior to returning to Harvard, he taught at Stanford Law School. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court.

Professor Michael Klarman

Professor Michael Klarman

Michael J. Klarman is an American legal historian and scholar of constitutional law. Currently, Klarman is the Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School.

Professor Steven Pinker

Professor Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard. He researches on language, cognition, and social relations, has written in the New York Times, Time Magazine and The Atlantic, and is the author of twelve books, including The Better Angels of Our Nature, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.

Stephen Gardner

Stephen Gardner

Stephen J. Gardner is an American transportation executive and musician who is the chief executive officer of Amtrak.

Robert Hale

Robert Hale

Robert Hale is a leading telecommunications entrepreneur and philanthropist, and lifelong Massachusetts resident. Robert Hale launched Granite Telecommunications in 2002, expanding Granite to service over 60% of the largest 100 American firms and major government organizations. Beyond Granite, Robert Hale is a leading Boston philanthropist in the realms of cancer research, education, and more.

Josh Kraft

Josh Kraft

Josh Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Foundation, leads the Kraft family's philanthropic endeavors, contributing tens of millions annually to education, health, and social justice. Former CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, he expanded its budget and spearheaded a $125 million campaign. Kraft sits on boards including Brandeis University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, holding degrees from Williams College and Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Phillip Eng

Phillip Eng

Phillip Eng is the General Manager and CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). A Civil Engineer with nearly 40 years of transportation experience, including President of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road and Interim President of New York City Transit, Mr. Eng brings his abilities to spearhead challenging initiatives, modernize aging systems and prioritize safety to bear for the MBTA.

Einar Tómasson

Einar Tómasson

Einar Tómasson is Iceland's Trade Commissioner to the United States, he spoke to Harvard student about Iceland's booming data storage industry and tourism sector and its intersection with global sustainability goals.

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