Speaker Bios
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Ambassador Andrew Young Ambassador Andrew Young is chairman of Goodworks International, a specialty consulting group based in Atlanta, Georgia, that provides strategic services to corporations and governments operating in the global economy. He serves as a member of the boards of directors of numerous organizations and businesses including Delta Airlines, Argus, Host Marriott Corporation, Archer Daniels Midland, Cox Communications, and Thomas Nelson Publishers. [Read Entire Bio] |
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Quincy Jones An impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word, Quincy Jones' career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, magazine founder, multi-media entrepreneur and humanitarian. As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium... [Read Entire Bio] |
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Cecil L. ‘Chip’ Murray Dr. Murray is a native Floridian with an undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University. He received his Doctorate in Religion from The School of Theology at Claremont and Doctor of Humane Letters from Hebrew Union College, Whittier College, University of Southern California, University of Judaism, and Antioch University . He has lectured and been adjunct professor of Iliff University, Seattle University, School of Theology Claremont, Fuller Seminary, and Northwest Theological Seminary. [Read Entire Bio] |
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Quincy Jones III For more than 20 years, QD3, a noted creative visionary, has been producing hits in music and film to celebrate, honor and magnify the hip-hop culture. His career turn into the world of business continues to reflect his forward-thinking ability to turn bling into gold. [Read Entire Bio] |
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Ramon Cortines Ramon C. Cortines was recently named Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District. Previously, Ramon C. Cortines was the Senior Deputy Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District. Mr. Cortines has overseen two of the nation’s largest school districts as chancellor in New York City (1993-1995) and superintendent in Los Angeles (1999-2000). In addition, he was superintendent in San Jose, California, for two years, in San Francisco for six years, and superintendent ... [Read Entire Bio] |
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Jack O’Connell Jack O’Connell was elected to a second four-year term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 6, 2006. He was the only statewide official to be elected in the June primary election, after earning more than half of all votes cast in a field of five candidates. He was first elected to serve as California’s 26th State Superintendent on November 5, 2002, earning more votes than any other contested candidate in the country. As chief of California’s public school system and leader of the California ... [Read Entire Bio] |
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Tyrese Gibson Tyrese Gibson began his illustrious singing career in 1998, after signing a record deal with RCA Records and completing his self-titled R&B debut album, which was nominated for a Grammy and featured the smash hits “Sweet Lady” and “Lately”. The young man from Watts, California was cited as the American Music Award’s New Artist. He has since branched into a successful career as a male model, after attracting the interest of designer Tommy Hilfiger, who made him the face of his clothing line... [Read Entire Bio] |