Goldman Sachs Talks Creators & Guests

Anne Applebaum is a journalist and historian whose work focuses on the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. Currently, she is a staff writer for The Atlantic and a senior fellow at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Brian Niccol is a Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Bernard Looney is the CEO of BP.

Dan Rosensweig is an American business executive. He is the chairman, president, and Chief Executive Officer of student services company Chegg.

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad is a historian and academic. Currently, he is a Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Radcliffe Institute.

Abdur-Rahman Muhammad is a historian, journalist, writer, and activist, and independent scholar. He is an authority on the life and legacy of the civil rights-era black leader Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz). Muhammad received his B.A. in Philosophy from Howard University.

Katie Couric is a journalist and author.

Mark Cuban is a businessman and investor. He is the owner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Dallas Mavericks, co-owner of 2929 Entertainment, and chairman of AXS TV. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series, Shark Tank.

William G. Gale is the Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy.

Van Jones is an American news and political commentator, author, and lawyer.

Bret Stephens is a conservative journalist, editor, and columnist.

David William Blight is a professor of History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.

Clarissa Ward is a television journalist. She is currently a chief international correspondent for CNN.

Robert Manfred is a lawyer and business executive, who is the tenth and current Commissioner of Baseball, he previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball.

Andrew Houston is a billionaire Internet entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a retired professional stock car racing driver and a prominent figure in NASCAR, known for his success on the track and his charismatic personality. Born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Earnhardt Jr. is the son of the legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. He achieved significant success in his own right, winning 26 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the prestigious Daytona 500 twice (2004 and 2014). Earnhardt Jr. is also a two-time champion of the NASCAR Xfinity Series. After retiring from full-time racing in 2017, he transitioned to a career in broadcasting, serving as an analyst for NBC Sports' NASCAR coverage. He hosts the popular podcast "The Dale Jr. Download."

Doris Goodwin is a biographer, historian, and political commentator.

Douglas Brinkley is an American writer, historian, speaker, professor of history at Rice University, a contributing editor to the magazine, Vanity Fair, and author of the book American Moonshot.