conversation Experts

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.

Bill Torgerson

Assistant ProfessorSt. John's University

Laughs and Lessons: Whether it's on Growing up in the 80s, Overcoming Divorce, or Learning to Write, Smiles are Guaranteed

Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Sinha is an expert in American political history, the Civil War, and Reconstruction

Adam Schiffer

ProfessorTexas Christian University

Professor Schiffer writes and speaks on media bias, presidential nomination contests, political news, elections, and public opinion.

My (Myla) Bui, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Christopher Mejía Argueta, PhD

Director, MIT SCALE Network for Latin America and the Caribbean | Director, MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics and SCM (GCLOG) program | Founder & Director, MIT Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab (EMeL) | Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Mejía-Argueta optimizes last-mile, retail, agri-food supply chains, global transportation and policymaking for emerging market economies

David Creswell

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

David Creswell’s research focuses broadly on understanding what makes people resilient under stress.

Dallas Fellini

CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Dallas Fellini is a curator, writer, and artist with a focus on trans studies and archival studies.

Joseph Reichenberger

Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Christopher J. Cormier

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

christopher.cormier@lmu.edu