Omid R. Kordestani An entrepreneur & philanthropist Omid R. Kordestani (Persian: امید کردستانی; born 1963) is an Iranian-American businessman who was the Executive Chairman at Twitter from October 2015 to June 2020 and a board member of the company until October 2022 He was a Senior Vice President, the Chief Business Officer, and most recently a…
Ava Homa Ava Homa is an acclaimed author , speaker, activist, and faculty member at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire (HarperCollins & Abrams, 2020), was featured in Roxane Gay’s Book Club, the Unplugged Book Box, and Women for Women International. The novel earned a place among…
Joe Kiani, Masimo Founder, Chairman, and CEO Joe Kiani has been “solving the unsolvable” for over 30 years as an engineer and entrepreneur. He has a passion for improving patient safety through the development of unrivaled consumer and medical technology. He is the co-inventor of Masimo SET® technology, which has been…
Fasha Mahjoor A renowned visionary Architect-turned-disruptor, Fasha Mahjoor is a renowned visionary celebrated widely for his success in driving critical transformation across a number of life sciences verticals. Around here, he is better known as the architect of Phenomenex, and former colleagues hold his warmth, humor, and passion near and…
Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize NPR DECEMBER 11, 20237:39 PM ET By: Diba Mohtasham Typically, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize gives their acceptance lecture at the awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway – but this year’s recipient, Narges Mohammadi, couldn’t. She remains behind…
