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Some of the people on the record

Members who answer for themselves, verified candidates, and public figures whose documented words we keep on the record. A–Z sample, not a leaderboard — 60 of 960 profiles worth meeting shown here.

60+ people, A–Z Back to the directory
Akio Toyoda

President of Toyota Motor Corporation, 2009–2023; chairman from 2023

2 answers Japan b. 1956

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Ann Miura-Ko

Co-founding partner of Floodgate; lecturer at Stanford University

1 answer United States

AR
Ariel Rubinstein

Professor of economics at Tel Aviv University and New York University

1 answer Israel b. 1951

BF
Bella Freud

British fashion designer

5 answers United Kingdom b. 1961

BB
Beth Breeze

Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the University of Kent

1 answer United Kingdom

Bill Gurley

General partner at Benchmark Capital

2 answers United States b. 1966

Bozoma Saint John

Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix

7 answers United States

Carlos Slim Helú

Businessman and investor; chairman of Grupo Carso and América Móvil

3 answers Mexico b. 1940

Charlie Munger

Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023

12 answers United States b. 1924

DP
Dan Pallotta

Founder of Pallotta TeamWorks; founder of the Charity Defense Council

2 answers United States b. 1961

Daron Acemoglu

Economist; Nobel laureate in economic sciences for work on institutions and prosperity

2 answers Turkey / United States b. 1967

DS
Derek Sivers

Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want

12 answers United States

DS
Douglas Stuart

Scottish fashion designer and novelist

7 answers United Kingdom / United States b. 1976

Frederick W. Smith

Founder and long-serving chairman of FedEx Corporation

4 answers United States 1944–2025

GD
Gino D'Acampo

Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

7 answers Italy b. 1976

GD
Graham Duncan

Investor; co-founder of East Rock Capital

3 answers United States

Halla Tómasdóttir

Co-founder of Auður Capital; President of Iceland from 2024

2 answers Iceland b. 1968

Henry R. Kravis

Financier; co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

4 answers United States b. 1944

Howard Marks

Co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management

2 answers United States b. 1946

Howard Schultz

Chief executive of Starbucks, 1987–2000, 2008–2017 and 2022–2023

2 answers United States b. 1953

Ina Garten

Cookery writer and shop owner

6 answers United States b. 1948

Indra Nooyi

Chief executive of PepsiCo, 2006–2018

3 answers United States b. 1955

JD
Jamie Dimon

Chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase from 2005

2 answers United States b. 1956

JP
Jason Portnoy

Investor; early finance executive at PayPal and Palantir

2 answers United States

Jean Tirole

Economist; Nobel laureate in economic sciences for the analysis of market power and regulation

1 answer France b. 1953

John C. Bogle

Founder of The Vanguard Group, 1974

2 answers United States b. 1929

Mark Cuban

Entrepreneur and investor; owner of the Dallas Mavericks

1 answer United States b. 1958

Mellody Hobson

Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments

17 answers United States b. 1969

Muhammad Yunus

Founder of Grameen Bank; Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 2006

3 answers Bangladesh b. 1940

MS
Myra Strober

Labor economist; professor at Stanford’s School of Education

1 answer United States

NH
Nadiya Hussain

British television chef, baker and author

7 answers United Kingdom b. 1984

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 2021; Finance Minister of Nigeria, 2003–2006 and 2011–2015

2 answers Nigeria b. 1954

PH
Paul Hollywood

English baker and chef

3 answers United Kingdom b. 1966

PS
Paul Smith

English fashion designer

2 answers United Kingdom b. 1946

PA
Pete Adeney

Writer of the early-retirement blog Mr. Money Mustache

1 answer United States

PL
Prue Leith

South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer

3 answers United Kingdom b. 1940

Ratan Tata

Chairman of Tata Sons, 1991–2012

1 answer India b. 1937

Ray Dalio

Founder of Bridgewater Associates

1 answer United States b. 1949

RS
Ricardo Semler

Chief executive and later chairman of Semco Partners, Brazil

4 answers Brazil b. 1959

RS
Rick Stein

English chef

4 answers United Kingdom b. 1947

RW
Robert B. Wilson

Economist; Nobel laureate in economic sciences for improvements to auction theory

1 answer United States b. 1937

Seth Godin

Author and marketer; founder of Yoyodyne and Squidoo

2 answers United States

Ted Turner

Broadcaster and businessman; founder of CNN

3 answers United States 1938–2026

Tim Harford

Economics columnist at the Financial Times

1 answer United Kingdom b. 1973

Tom Kerridge

Chef and restaurateur

1 answer United Kingdom b. 1973

Tony Elumelu

Chairman of Heirs Holdings and of the United Bank for Africa

1 answer Nigeria b. 1963

Warren Buffett

Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

22 answers United States b. 1930

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