Robert D. Manfred, Jr. Commissioner, Major League Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. was elected as the 10th Commissioner in the history of Major League Baseball on August 14, 2014 by vote of the 30 Major League Clubs. He officially became the sport’s leader on January...
Brad Raffensperger Secretary of State, State of Georgia Brad Raffensperger is Georgia’s 29th Secretary of State, first elected in 2018 and overwhelmingly re-elected in 2022. Secretary Raffensperger is a lifelong conservative Republican. He moved to Georgia 40 years...
Michael “Killer Mike” Render Grammy Award-Winning artist, Emmy Award- Winning Host, PBS’ “Love & Respect with Killer Mike, Entrepreneur Activist, rapper, businessman, actor and songwriter, Michael Render, also known as Killer Mike, founded Grind Time...
Tony Ressler Principal Owner, Atlanta Hawks and Executive Chair, Ares Management Tony Ressler co-founded Ares Management L.P., a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset management firm with approximately $87 billion of assets under management as of March 31,...
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, is the sixth president of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the first woman to lead the freestanding medical institution, serving as both...
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