Michael Simmons is the author of the bestselling book,The Student Success Manifesto: How to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity.
Simmons, along with wife Sheena Lindahl, founded Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, LLC, while attending NYU in 2003. The pair have been named among BusinessWeek's "Best Entrepreneurs Under 25" in 2006. In addition, Simmons and Lindahl are the co-founders of Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour (EET), a collegiate tour bringing America's top young enterpreneurs to college campuses for a half-day conference to spread the entrepreneurial mindset. Started in fall 2006, the tour has visited over 60 schools nation-wide and has received the Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations and the Program of the Year award from Northern Michigan University.
Michael Simmons is a graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Sheena Lindahl is the author of the bestselling book,The Student Success Manifesto: How to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity. Lindahl, along wit her husband, Michael Simmons, founded Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, LLC, while attending NYU in 2003. The pair have been named among BusinessWeek's "Best Entrepreneurs Under 25" in 2006. In addition, Simmons and Lindahl are the co-founders of Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour (EET), a collegiate tour bringing America's top young enterpreneurs to college campuses for a half-day conference to spread the entrepreneurial mindset. Started in fall 2006, the tour has visited over 60 schools nation-wide and has received the Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations and the Program of the Year award from Northern Michigan University. Sheena Lindahl is a graduate of the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University.
Lily Liu is the Founder and CEO of PublicStuff. PublicStuff is an online platform that connects people and local governments to increase civic participation in communities across the nation. They provide tools to both citizen and government users, so they can effectively communicate and influence things that affect the quality of their daily lives.
Lily has been working around public policy issues at the local and national level for over 10 years. She has been passionate about working for and around public sector issues and has a deep understanding of what government needs and abilities are. Lily has worked with Mayor Bloomberg's Special Projects & Analytics Unit in the Department of Education, a $20B organization. Prior to that, she worked in the City of Long Beach, CA the Transportation Security Administration in Washington, D.C.
Lily Liu received a BS and MS in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS in Policy from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
Summer Rayne Oakes is a model-activist, correspondent on Discovery Network's Planet Green, author of bestselling style guide Style, Naturally (Chronicle, 2009), and Editor-at-Large of ABOVE Magazine. As brand ambassador and sustainability strategist for both Portico Home and Spa, and Payless ShoeSource's zoe&zac line, her work keeps her busy on and off camera, advising and consulting on various aspects of design, production and practice. She is also Founder of SRO, LLC and the Co-founder/CEO of Source4Style - a B2B marketplace that allows designers - both fashion and interior - to search, compare and purchase more sustainable materials from around the world. Vanity Fair has named Oakes a "Global Citizen," Outside called her one of the "Top Environmental Activists," CNN hailed her as a "Young Person Who Rocks," Glamour anointed her "70 Women of Green," Cosmopolitan awarded her the "Fun, Fearless Female" Award, AMICA named her one of the "Top 20 Trendsetters under 40," and CNBC named her one of the "Top 10 Green Entrepreneurs of 2010." Summer Rayne Oakes is a graduate of Cornell University with degrees in Environmental Science and Entomology.
Dana Lampert is a Cornell University student and co-founder of Wiggio.com. Wiggio.com is a free, online toolkit that makes it easy for students to work in groups. It offers simple functionalities, such as a shared calendar to coordinate meetings, the ability to send mass text messages, a shared document folder, instant polling capabilities, and free conference calls.
Dana Lampert expects to receive his undergraduate degree from Cornell Univesity in 2008.
Megan Gentilesco is an Associate at JP Morgan in New York City. Megan Gentilesco is a graduate of Cornell University.
Josh Tetrick, a social entrepreneur, writer, and speaker, has led a United Nations business initiative in Kenya, worked for both former President Clinton and the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and taught street children as a Fulbright Scholar in Nigeria and South Africa. After earning defensive rookie of the year as a linebacker with West Virginia University, Tetrick applied his energy on the field to solving big problems off the field. Whether mobilizing the UN Global Compact in Kenya, leading a sustainable supply-chain initiative with Citigroup or leading the development of McGuireWoods LLP\'s global climate change strategy, Tetrick is committed to finding fresh solutions to old problems. Most recently, he led the reform of Liberia\'s investment laws while working in the office of the President of Liberia. Josh Tetrick is currently the CEO of Hampton Creek, a technology company based in Northern California. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of 33needs, an investment platform that connected social entrepreneurs to crowd-sourced investment capital. Josh Tetrick, a Fulbright Scholar, is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Cornell University.
<p>Marlene Sawhney is an analyst in the Debt Capital Markets group at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). </p> <p>Marlene Sawhney is a graduate of Cornell University. </p>
<p>Joe Benevento is an associate in Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston, Massachusetts. Previously, Benevento worked at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking. </p> <p>Joe Benevento is a graduate of Cornell University. </p>