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Admiral Charles Richard
Past-Commander of United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM)

Admiral Charles “Chas” Richard served as the 11th commander of United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) between 2019 and 2022.


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Axel Weber
past-Chair, UBS, past-President, German Bundesbank

Axel Weber is the past-Chair of UBS and the past-President of the German Bundesbank and a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council from 2004 to 2011. He is a member of the Group of 30.


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Dr. Charles F. McMillan
Former Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Dr. Charles McMillan was the 10th Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.


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Hank Huang
President, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance

Hank Huang is the President of the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance.


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Klaas Knot
Chair, Financial Stability Board; President, De Nederlandsche Bank and Member, European Systemic Risk Board

Klaas Knot is President of De Nederlandsche Bank and is the Chair of the Financial Stability Board. He is also a member of the Governing Council and the General Council of the European Central Bank, member of the European Systemic Risk Board, member of the International Monetary Fund's Board of Governors and a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements.


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Michael Brown
past-Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Michael Brown was the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the U.S. Department of Defense from 2018 to 2022.


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Richard Spencer
past-Secretary of the Navy (U.S.), past-Vice Chairman and CFO of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE)

Richard Spencer is the past-Secretary of the Navy (U.S.) and past-Vice Chairman and CFO of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE).


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Sir Paul Tucker
Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Sir Paul Tucker is a research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. He previously served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and Chair of the Systemic Risk Council. He is the author of Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order


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Starling Insights
Starling Insights Editorial Board

Starling's team of editors provide review and analysis of current trends and developments in the industry.


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Timothy O'Neill
Former Senior Counselor in the Executive Office, member of the Management Committee, Goldman Sachs

Timothy O'Neill was a Senior Counselor in the Executive Office and member of the Management Committee of Goldman Sachs until his retirement in 2022.


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Where you can find the books that have inspired us

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