conversation Experts

Narayana Kocherlakota

Louis and Henry Epstein Professor of Business Administration at the Simon School of BusinessUniversity of Rochester

Kocherlakota's economics expertise includes the Federal Reserve Bank and monetary policy

Stephen Zhang, Ph.D.

Terry L. Maness Chair of Entrepreneurship | Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Research investigates how entrepreneurs and top executives make strategic decisions under uncertainty.

Hawley Almstedt

Professor of Health and Human SciencesLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Arthur Gross-Schaefer, J.D.

Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Business Law, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Deborah Fein, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Distinguished Professor focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioral therapy for autism.

Angi Acocella, PhD

Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Acocella's research focuses on freight transportation and the relationships between shippers and motor carriers.

Deborah Bolnick, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Bolnick is an expert on genetic ancestry testing and how sociopolitical forces & history shape human genomic diversity.

Jafari Allen

Assistant Professor of African American Studies and AnthropologyYale University

Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology at Yale University

Russell Sarder

Author, Entrepreneur, and CEO of LearningNetCom Learning

Russell Sarder, CEO, author, and business magnate, is a frequent speaker on topics of learning, culture, and business management.

Sandra M. Chafouleas

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Chafouleas is an expert on whole child, school mental health, behavioral assessment, and K12 tiered systems of support.