The Communicators Creators & Guests

Kai-Fu Lee (simplified Chinese: 李开复; traditional Chinese: 李開復; pinyin: Lǐ Kāifù) is a venture capitalist, technology executive, writer, and an artificial intelligence (AI) expert.

Zeynep Tufekci is a writer, academic, and techno-sociologist. She is known primarily for her research on the social implications of emerging technologies in the context of politics and corporate responsibility.

Julia Angwin is an investigative journalist who specializes in data-driven journalism, and the effect of technology, specifically algorithms, on culture. She is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Markup.Previously, Angwin was a senior reporter on technology at ProPublica, and technology reporter at the New York bureau of The Wall Street Journal.Angwin's first book, "Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America," was published in 2009, and her second book, "Dragnet Nation," was published in 2014.In 2003, Angwin was one of The Wall Street Journal's staff reporters whose stories were acknowledged with a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.

Mark Mills is an entrepreneur who has created and successfully exited three companies. He is the founder of Cardpoint PLC.

Sarah Miller is an economic researcher and advocate. Currently, she is the Executive Director and Founder of the American Economic Liberties Project, where she works to highlight antitrust issues and monopolies.Miller's work has appeared in Democracy Journal, Buzzfeed, and The Guardian.Miller served on President Biden’s transition team and, prior to launching Economic Liberties, as the Deputy Director of the Open Markets Institute. During the Obama administration, she worked as an advisor to the leadership of the Treasury Department and the Center for American Progress, and helped launch and lead the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.Sarah received her degree from the University of Chicago.

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and the author of six self-improvement books.

Amy Peikoff is a writer, blogger, professor of philosophy & law, and Chief Policy Officer of social media platform Parler.

Jeanette Manfra is the Global Director of Risk and Compliance at Google Cloud.

Adam Alter is a marketing author, consumer behavior consultant, and Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business.

Scott Galloway is a Clinical Professor of Marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, public speaker, author, and entrepreneur.

Bryan D. Bender is a journalist. Currently, he reports on the Pentagon, NASA, and the defense and aerospace industries as a senior national correspondent for POLITICO, where also writes the Morning Defense newsletter and edits POLITICO Space. He also writes about terrorism, the international arms trade, and government secrecy. Previously, Bender covered the Pentagon for The Boston Globe and Jane’s Defence Weekly. Bender's work has appeared in The New Republic, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Jane's Defence Weekly, and he is a frequent television and radio commentator on national security and foreign policy topics. His first book, "You Are Not Forgotten," was published in 2013.