2024 Gold House A100 List Revealed: Keanu Reeves, Jung Kook and More
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The Gold House A100 list honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce severalnew initiatives at the Gold Gala on May 11 in Downtown Los Angeles.
Actor, director, producer and writer Dev Patel, Jensen Huang (Nvidia’s co-founder and President), Anish Melwani Chairman and CEO of LVMH Inc. of North America), content creator Rachell’Valkyrae’ Hofstetter and the Maui First Responders are among the A1 honorees. The honor is given to individuals who have had the most impact within their respective industries over the past year.
The Gold Icon honor is being presented to the cast of Netflix’s “Beef.”
Gold House will also recognize record executive, producer and chairman of the HYBE Corporation, Bang Si-Hyuk, by presenting the founder of BTS with the Gold Legend award. Other recipients of the Gold Legend honor include Padma Lakshmi, producer and director Karan Johar and Lucy Liu.
Additionally, Variety‘s own senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay was named an A100 honoree for her work.
As previously mentioned, “The Sympathizer” star Hoa Xuande and K-Pop group Ateez will be honored with the New Gold Award, which is handed to a rising leader who redefines canon for the Asian Pacific community, and “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo will receive the Gold Ally honor in recognition of her work in front of and behind the camera to advance representation.
This year’s theme, A Gold New World, imagines a tomorrow for all, built by all. Luxury brand fashion designer Prabal Gurung will help bring this vision to life as the first-ever Gold Gala Creative Director.
Guests will be treated to a Michelin-level three-course dinner, presented by OpenTable, with a menu designed by Lakshmi and Gold Gala executive chef Vijay Kumar and his team behind Semma in New York City.
Presenters for the night will include Alok Vaid-Menon, Regina King, Daniels, Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria, Jon M. Chu and Lulu Wang.
The inaugural Gold House x Billboard Founders Party will follow. A100 honoree Steve Aoki has been announced as the event’s DJ. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 16 newly crowned queen Nymphia Wind will also be performing.
The complete list of honorees is below. Full bios can be found at Goldhouse.org
Business and Technology – Shou Chew
CEO
TikTok
Chew worked at Facebook when it was a startup. He has been with TikTok since its inception. He was named ByteDance’s CFO in 2021 while being tapped TikTok CEO that same year. The Singaporean now focuses his attention solely on the social media giant.
Carla Hassan and Sanoke Viswanathan
Carla Hassan
Chief marketing officer
Sanoke Viswanathan
Chief strategy and growth officer
JPMorgan Chase
Hassan steers marketing efforts, encompassing advertising, media, performance marketing, sponsorships and talent, customer insights and analytics for the Chase, J.P. Morgan and corporate brands.
Viswanathan is a member of the firm’s operating committee, overseeing corporate strategy, corporate business development and a business accelerator, in addition to spearheading the international expansion of consumer banking activities.
Tariq Hassan
Chief marketing & customer experience officer
McDonald’s
He leads all marketing efforts of the fast-food titan, including digital, media, brand content and engagement, consumer insights and menu strategy. Before joining McDonald’s in 2021, he was CMO at Petco, where he served as the executive sponsor for its diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEI&B) advisory council and LGBTQ employee resource group, and he was a board member of the Adweek DE&I and Assn. of National Advertiser’s CMO Growth councils. Since 2014, he has sat on the global board of Education for Employment, a non-governmental organization that empowers marginalized youth across the Middle East and North Africa.
Shailesh Jejurikar
Chief operating officer
Procter & Gamble
Jejurikar has been with the consumer goods corporation for over 30 years. Before rising to his current position, Jejurikar was the chief executive officer of P&G’s largest business sector, fabric & home care, which represents one-third of the company’s sales and net earnings. He also serves on the board of directors of Otis Worldwide Corp., Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. and the Christ Hospital.
Thomas Kurian
CEO
Google Cloud
Kurian has been with the tech giant since 2018. Before joining Google, he spent 22 years at Oracle, where he served as president of product development. His 30 years of business experience have made him an invaluable asset in the areas of leadership, engineering and enterprise relations.
Jason Kwon
CSO
Open AI
Kwon’s company created generative AI chatbot ChatGPT, a technology that is being embraced by many and demonized by just as many. He and OpenAI are on the cutting-edge of technology. He has previously served as general counsel of Y Combinator Continuity, assistant general counsel of Khosla Ventures and an associate attorney at Goodwin.
Suresh Kumar
Chief technology officer and chief development officer
Walmart
Kumar sets the company’s technical strategy and leads the team in building tools and systems to transform their business operations. Kumar oversees all business services, data platforms and information security organizations for Walmart.
Fei-Fei Li
Sequoia Capital professor of computer science
Stanford University
“The godmother of AI” is co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute. She has previously served as vice president at Google and chief scientist of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Google Cloud. Li’s current research interests include cognitively inspired AI, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, robotic learning and the intersection of AI and healthcare.
Don Liu and Prat Vemana
Don Liu
Chief legal and compliance officer
Prat Vemana
Chief digital and product officer
Target
Besides his day job at Target, Liu is a co-founder and board member of the Alliance for Asian American Justice, a nonprofit organization offering pro bono legal services to victims of anti-Asian hate. Vemana oversees digital business, site merchandising, user experience, digital operations and product. Vemana joined Target in 2022 after leaving Kaiser Permanente, where he was senior vice president and chief
digital officer.
Shakir Moin
President, marketing
Coca-Cola North America
Moin oversees marketing for the entire Coca-Cola portfolio in North America. In 2023, Campaign US selected Moin as one of the top 50 CMOs in the U.S. In the same year, the Asian American Development Center named him as one of the top 50 most outstanding Asians in America
Takeshi Numoto
Exec VP and chief marketing officer
Microsoft
Numoto oversees market research, advertising, events and communications of all Microsoft’s products and services. Before joining the tech giant in 1997, Numoto worked at the ministry of international trade and industry for the Japanese government.
Matt Ogawa, Naomi Gleit and Pratiti Raychoudhury
Matt Ogawa
VP, core business human resources
Naomi Gleit
VP of product
Pratiti Raychoudhury
VP, new monetization experiences
Meta
As one of the company’s first employees, Gleit has worked on almost every major initiative in Meta’s history, including most recently the COVID19 Information Center and the Voting Information Center. Ogawa is an executive advisor for Meta’s Asian Pacific Islander resource groups and chapters, has served on the company’s Diversity Advisory Council and leads company efforts alongside other key API leaders and nonprofit organizations to move focus towards cultural advancement, career growth and support. Raychoudhury is responsible for building paid subscription products in support of diversifying Meta’s revenue portfolio. She has also served as one of the executive sponsors for APIs at Meta.
Nilay Patel
Editor in chief
The Verge
Patel has served as editor-in-chief of the technology news site The Verge since 2014. He was a co-founder of the company and previously served as the first managing editor before becoming editor-in-chief. He also co-hosts the award-winning podcast Vergecast.
Raja Rajamannar and Sachin Mehra
Raja Rajamannar
CMO
Sachin Mehra
CFO
Mastercard
Mehra is a member of Mastercard’s management committee and since 2019, has been responsible for all corporate finance functions at Mastercard and has been instrumental in shaping the company’s growth and transformation efforts since joining in 2010. Rajamannar has earned the company recognition as the No. 1 audio brand four years in a row through its Sonic Brand.
Crystal Sacca
Founding partner
Lowercarbon Capital
Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital is an investment fund for early-stage tech startups and solutions to the climate crisis. Lowercarbon has raised billions in venture capital for companies focused on the climate crisis. Beyond the investment fund, Sacca is also an activist and philanthropist.
Clara Shih
CEO
Salesforce AI
Shih leads efforts to use AI technology safely and effectively. She first started at Salesforce in 2006 before leaving and launching her own company, Hearsay Systems, where she is chair.
Sehr Thadhani
Chief digital officer
Nasdaq
Thadhani works on strategic initiatives, client experience, market expansion and brand strategy. She has previously held executive and advisory positions at powerhouse companies such as Google, the NBA and Viacom.
Alexandr Wang
Founder and CEO
Scale AI
Since founding Scale AI, a data platform dedicated to the advancement of AI, at 19, Wang has overseen the company’s growth to a $7.3 billion valuation and has expanded its reach to help hundreds of businesses worldwide.
Jeff Wong
Global chief innovation officer
Ernst & Young
Wong works with his team at Ernst & Young, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, to help others understand and harness the power of disruptive technologies like AI and cryptocurrency.
Entertainment and Media – Steve Aoki
DJ, producer, entrepreneur
Grammy-nominated Aoki counts Dim Mak Records as one of his entrepreneurial ventures. Counting nearly 3 billion music streams to his name, Aoki has performed at nearly every top festival around the world, including Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Lollapalooza,
Fuji Rock Festival, Tomorrowland and the Electric Daisy Carnival.
Alia Bhatt
Actor, producer, entrepreneur
Bhatt made her acting debut in 1999’s “Sangharsh” and landed her first leading role in Karan Johar’s 2012 “Student of the Year.” Bhatt made her mark on India’s film industry starring in hits such as “Highway,” “2 States” and “Dear Zindagi.” Up next, Bhatt will star in
“Jigra,” which is produced by Johar’s Dharma Prods.
Luciane Buchanan
Actor
Buchanan is a New Zealand-Tongan actor who played Rose Larkin in Netflix’s “The Night Agent.” She has also appeared in other series such as “The New Legends of Monkey,” “Sweet Tooth” and the Apple TV+ series “Mr. Corman.” Buchanan’s latest lead role as Queen Ka’ahumanu in Apple TV+’s upcoming series “Chief of War.”
Ginger Chan
Chief marketing officer
WME
Chan is part of the Endeavor network where she oversees marketing efforts on the corporate front, including event presence and awards season marketing. Before joining Endeavor, Chan was senior vice president of national publicity and account management at Allied Global Marketing, where she oversaw accounts for such media giants as Paramount Pictures, Hulu
and Netflix.
Rosalind Chao, Jess Hong, Zine Tseng, Benedict Wong and Alexander Woo
Rosalind Chao
Jess Hong
Zine Tseng
Benedict Wong
Actors
Alexander Woo
Executive Producer, Co-Creator
“3 Body Problem”
Woo teamed up with “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to create the Netflix adaptation of “3 Body Problem,” in which Wong, Hong, Tsieng and Chao star in the ensemble cast members. The sci-fi series broaches existential questions as it explores the connection between extraterrestrials and the decision one woman made during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Charli XCX
Musical Artist
Charli XCX is a world-renowned popstar and composer hailing from Cambridge, England. Since collaborating on smash hits like Icona Pop’s “I Love It” in 2012 and Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” in 2014, she has had a meteoric rise through the music industry. Most recently, her single “Speed Drive” featured on the soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”
Albert Kim, Gordon Cormier and Dallas Liu
Albert Kim
Showrunner
Gordon Cormier
Dallas Liu
Actors
“Avatar: The Last Airbender”
Kim served as showrunner, executive producer and developer for the Netflix live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” He previously served as executive producer and showrunner for Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow,” and was a writer and co-executive producer for “Nikita” on the CW. At age 14, Cormier has a long resume, capped with the hit series “The Last Airbender.” “Airbender” co-star Liu has previously appeared in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “PEN15,” among other projects.
Maya Erskine
Actor
Erskine co-created and starred in the hit Hulu comedy series “PEN15” with Anna Konkle. She co-stars with Donald Glover in the Prime Video series“Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” which has earned critical and audience praise. She also lends her voice to the animated action series “Blue Eyed Samurai.”
Parris Goebel
Choreographer, Creative Director
Dancer, choreographer, director and founder of the Palace Dance Studio, Goebel has worked with world-class talent such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Jennifer Lopez. She won a Primetime Emmy for her work on Rihanna’s “Savage X Fenty Vol. 3” and was nominated for an MTV Music award for her work as director on the Bieber music video “Sorry.”
Lee Jung-jae
Actor, filmmaker
South Korean actor and filmmaker Lee led the ensemble cast of blockbuster Netflix hit “Squid Game,” and has won many awards over the course of his 30-year career, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy and a Critics’ Choice Award for actor in a drama series.
Anand Kini
Exec VP, Corporate Strategy
Comcast
CFO
NBCUniversal
At Comcast, Kini works to help drive its global growth strategy, while at NBCUniversal, he oversees the finance and strategy across the company, including the media, studio and theme park divisions. Before joining NBCUniversal in 2011, Kini was senior VP of finance at Comcast Cable.
Rachel Kondo, Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai
Rachel Kondo
Executive Producer/Co-Creator
Hiroyuki Sanada
Anna Sawai
Actors
“Shōgun”
Kondo created the acclaimed FX historical epic “Shōgun” alongside Justin Marks. Series star Sanada has been acting and performing for decades; he can also be seen in “Ring” and “The Last Samurai,” among other projects. Series lead Sawai has been busy with not only “Shōgun” but also Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” and “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.”
Jung Kook
Musical artist
A songwriter and member of superstar group BTS, Jung Kook in July released his first solo single, “Seven,” featuring Latto, that debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and Spotify’s Top Song Global charts. His first solo album, “Golden,” debuted in November.
Anita Lee
Chief programming officer
Toronto Intl. Film Festival
With 25 years of media industry experience, Lee guides strategic initiatives for TIFF and the TIFF Lightbox. Lee was previously the executive producer and studio head of NFB Ontario, where she shaped the programmatic vision of Canada’s award-winning public
agency.
Howard Lee
President
Discovery Channel Networks & TLC
Lee oversees all creative and business operations for Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Travel Channel. He proudly leads the network’s initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion.
Hayao Miyazaki
Director, Studio Ghibli co-founder
Miyazaki has established himself as an animation legend. With a decadeslong career and dedicated fanbase, his films, including “Howl’s Moving Castle” and Oscar-winning “Spirited Away,” have impacted generations of audiences. His most recent film, 2023’s “The Boy and the Heron,” won the animated feature Oscar.
Alex Norstr?m
Co-president & chief business officer
Spotify
Norstr?m joined Spotify in 2011 and has previously served the company as its chief freemium business officer, vice president of growth and vice president of subscriptions. Norstr?m oversees the subscriber and advertising businesses and all licensed, distributed and owned content on the platform across music, podcasts and audiobooks.
Eiichiro Oda, Steven Maeda and Mackenyu
Eiichiro Oda
Exec producer
Steven Maeda
Creator
Mackenyu
Actor
“One Piece”
Mackenyu recently starred as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live-action adaptation of “One Piece,” and can also be seen in “Knights of the Zodiac” and “Dragons of Wonderhatch.” Maeda’s credits include “Miami Medical,” “Lie to Me” and “Lost,” while manga artist Oda created the original “One Piece,” the best-selling manga in history.
Grant Ogburn
Global chief growth officer
UM
As the chief growth officer at UM Worldwide, Ogburn is dedicated to transforming ideas into impactful
brand movements, while also amplifying diverse voices in marketing and creativity and is promoting a love for learning within his teams.
David Park
Partner & television agent
UTA
Park represents series creators, showrunners, filmmakers, writer-producers, actors and producers, with a client roster that includes a variety of Asian Pacific Islander talent, like Ke Huy Quan, John Cho and Chloe Kim.
Dev Patel
Actor, director, producer & writer
Patel has been a prominent presence onscreen since his teenage years, starring in Oscar-winner “Slumdog Millionaire” and the cult favorite TV show “Skins.” The actor has since shown off his range in films like “Lion,” “The Green Knight” and “Hotel Mumbai,” among other projects. “Monkey Man,” released earlier this year, marked his directorial debut.
Bella Poarch
Musician
Poarch is a digital creator and musical artist, most known for her lip-syncing videos on TikTok. Boasting 93.9 million followers on the platform and 12.5 million on Instagram, her video lip-syncing to Millie B’s “M to the B” is the most liked TikTok of all time. Poarch’s debut song “Build a Bitch” charted at No. 56
on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rosemary Palacios, Yinan Shentu, Bobby Pontillas and TJ
Rosemary Palacios
Director of talent outreach, inclusion and creative development
Yinan Shentu
Puppeteer
Bobby Pontillas
Animation director, Sesame Street
TJ
Muppet
Sesame Street
Palacios makes sure the Workshop’s company-wide diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is implemented into all areas of show development and production, including ideation, scripting, creator and voice-over talent, and visual development. As part of that role, she also worked very closely to bring authentic representation to the development of TJ, “Sesame Street’s” first Filipino American Muppet. Pontillas is an Oscar-nominated animation director who is passionate about bringing Filipino American stories to animation. He has been an animator, designer and art director on such films as “Frozen,” “Big Hero 6” and “Moana,” and designed TJ. Yinan began his career at the Jim Henson Co. in its puppetry intensive training program in 2021. He trained at programs with Disney and Sesame Workshop, where he was selected for Sesame’s Mentorship program, designed to train future puppeteers. TJ is a second-generation Filipino-American boy and a proud kuya (older brother) to his baby sister. He’s a natural entertainer for her, and always makes her laugh with a funny voice, song or dance.
Arjun Pulijal
Artist advocate & former president
Capitol Music Group
Pulijal recently stepped down as president of Capitol, where he oversaw all areas of artist development including creative, marketing and operations. Pulijal joined the company in 2013 as director of marketing and was promoted to vice president in 2017 and senior vice president, head of marketing in 2019. His roster of artists includes Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Maggie Rogers and ABBA.
Keanu Reeves
Actor
With a long list of features, the very in-demand Reeves is a certified action and sci-fi icon, with starring roles in such blockbusters as “The Matrix” franchise and “John Wick.” He’s exhibited his comedic chops in the “Bill and Ted” franchise and is in talks to star in Cannes Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Ruben Ostland’s next film, “The Entertainment System Is Down.
SAG-AFTRA
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists represents over 150,000 actors and other talent all over the country. Last summer, SAG-AFTRA went on strike for almost five months, ending in a historic win for guild members in areas such as artificial intelligence and healthcare.
Carla Serrano and Susie Nam
Carla Serrano
Global chief strategy officer
Publicis Groupe
CEO
Publicis New York
Susie Nam
CEO
Publicis Creative U.S.
Nam oversees Publicis’ agency brands, including Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Fallon, BBH, Team One, the Community, and Turner Duckworth. She is known for her ability to design agency systems and cultures that yield breakthrough ideas and employ bestin-class talent. As chief strategy officer, Serrano led the launch of Working With Cancer, a multi-company initiative that is removing the stigma of cancer from the workplace, and she drives key initiatives, including Marcel, a global AI connectivity platform that enables a stronger sense of community and supports employees’ development journeys.
Peter Sohn, Brenda Hsueh and Leah Lewis
Peter Sohn
Director
Brenda Hsueh
Writer
Leah Lewis
Actor
“Elemental”
“Elemental,” which scored an Oscar nomination for animated feature, was co-written by Hsueh, who will make her feature directorial debut with “Match,” a live-action sci-fi romantic dramedy. Lewis voiced the spunky Ember in “Elemental,” while Sohn has worked on such features as “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Wall-E,” and made his feature directorial debut with “The Good Dinosaur.”
Celine Song, Greta Lee and Teo Yoo
Celine Song
Writer-director
Greta Lee & Teo Yoo
Actors
“Past Lives”
Playwright-filmmaker Song’s debut feature, “Past Lives,” earned a best picture Oscar nomination, while Lee received a Golden Globe nomination for her starring role in the film. Yoo will next be seen in Season 2 of “The Recruit” and South Korean feature “Dirty Money.”
Stray Kids
Musical artists
Formed in 2018, Stray Kids is JYP Entertainment’s multi-talented boy band made up of eight members. One of the band’s well-known songs is “LALALALA,” which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, making Stray Kids the second male K-Pop group to do so.
Jazz Tangcay
Senior artisans editor
Variety
Tangcay tirelessly covers all below the line artisans in film and TV. When she’s not finding new ways to expand the artisans world, she’s finding stories that need to be highlighted — such as the pay equity fight for costume designers. An award-winning journalist, Tangcay enjoys shining a spotlight on diverse stories in underrepresented communities.
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Park Chan-wook and Hoa Xuande
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Author
Park Chan-wook
Director, co-showrunner
Hoa Xuande
Actor
“The Sympathizer”
South Korean auteur Park is a regular at film festivals such as Cannes and in arthouse cinemas, with such projects as “Decision to Leave” and “Oldboy.” Nguyen’s novel “The Sympathizer” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and is the basis for the hit Max series, in which Xuande stars as a spy and the Captain.
Lulu Wang, Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo
Lulu Wang
Showrunner, director
Sarayu Blue
Actor
Ji-young Yoo
Actor
“Expats”
Blue and Ji Young Yoo limn critical roles in Wang’s emotional Prime Video limited series “Expats,” starring alongside Nicole Kidman. Yoo can be seen in “Smoking Tigers” and has “Freaky Tales” with Pedro Pascal on deck. Blue can be seen in hit series “Never Have I Ever.” Wang earned acclaim with
her 2019 feature “The Farewell”; her series “Expats,” based on the novel by Janet Y.K. Lee, focuses on a group of American expatriates whose paths cross in Hong Kong.
Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto and Anna Sawai
Ren Watabe
Mari Yamamoto
Anna Sawai
Actors
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”
Sawai, Watabe and Yamamoto star in the Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” which set in a world where Godzilla and other monsters dwell under the Earth but when they
surface, it’s catastrophic. Season 2 is on tap.
Sawai can also be seen in “Shōgun” while Yamamoto’s credits include “Pachinko” and the upcoming film “Rental Family” with Brendan Fraser. The series marks Watabe’s TV debut. A former model, he quit that career to be a part-time cook. While working in the kitchen, he auditioned for “Monarch”
and won the part.
Writers Guild of America
The WGA represents thousands of storytellers across the United States, fighting for their creative and economic rights. Last May, the WGA went on a historic five-month strike, effectively shutting down Hollywood. When it ended in September, the WGA walked away with a huge win for its members, earning both protection from AI and streaming residuals for top performing content.
Takashi Yamazaki
Director, writer, VFX supervisor
Yamazaki led the VFX team that won the visual effects Oscar for “Godzilla Minus One,” the first Japanese production crew ever to receive an Academy Award nomination and win in that category. “Godzilla Minus One” also became the third-highest grossing foreign-language feature in the U.S. box office history, with $56 million in 2023.
Janet Yang
President
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Yang is a longtime television and film producer, whose credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The Weight of Water,” “Shanghai Calling,” “High Crimes,” and “Over the Moon.” She oversees the Academy at a tumultuous time in the film business, post-strikes and post-pandemic, but has seen the growth of Academy membership globally and Oscar broadcast ratings rise. She was a 2023 Variety Power of
Women honoree.
Calvin Yee
Partner
Egon Zehnder
Yee is the head of global media and entertainment and partner at global management and leadership consultancy Egon Zehnder. A member of the firm’s U.S. Diversity and Inclusion Council, he advises clients on team and organization effectiveness and leadership development. Yee began his career in civil rights enforcement and community relations.
Fashion and Lifestyle – Tarang Amin and Laurie Lam
Tarang Amin
Chairman, CEO
Laurie Lam
Chief Brand Officer
E.L.F. Beauty
After taking E.L.F. public in 2016, Amin has grown the business over eightfold, strategically expanding it into a multi-brand portfolio that includes E.L.F. Cosmetics, E.L.F. Skin, Naturium, Well People and Keys Soulcare. Lam, with nearly 20 years of experience building global brands, is responsible for E.L.F.’s global brand strategy, driving growth across all categories.
Alan Chikin Chow
Content creator
Chow is an actor and digital content creator who currently owns the No. 1 most-viewed YouTube channel in the U.S. with almost 40 million subscribers. In 2023 he was listed as one of Forbes’ Top Creators and this year was named on the publication’s 30 under 30 list.
Peter Do
Fashion designer & creative director
Helmut Lang
Do joined Helmut Lang in May 2023 as the company’s creative director, and in the fall, he introduced the world to his creations and the future of what he had in mind for the brand. Do has redefined Helmut Lang, inspired by New York workwear and nodding to the archives. Do’s latest collection was, according to the New York Times, “accomplished, accessible and very commercial.”
Asmita Dubey and Han Wen
Asmita Dubey
Chief digital & marketing officer
L’Oreal Groupe
Han Wen
Chief digital and marketing officer
L’Oreal USA
Dubey has pioneered augmented marketing founded on a strong digital core and driven by data and AI to create the best consumer engagement with beauty. Wen oversees digital services.
Tim Flores and Genie Kwon
Chefs Kasama Partners Flores and Kwon launched Kasama, a bakery and modern Filipino restaurant in the East Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago, in July 2020. It earned the first-ever Michelin star for a Filipino restaurant in 2022. Meaning“together” in Tagalog, Kasama reflects both Kwon’s and Flores’ culinary backgrounds — Kwon’s as a pastry chef and Flores’ as a chef.
Hesam Hosseini
CEO, evergreen & emerging brands
Match Group
Hosseini oversees emerging brands, a portfolio of dating apps within the Match Group. During his 15 years at Match Group, he has been the chief executive officer of several business units, including Match. Prior to Match, Hosseini was a startup founder and a consultant at McKinsey & Co.
Kristen Kish
Chef, author, TV host
Kish took over the “Top Chef” hosting duties from Padma Lakshmi — in season 21, the show is a Bravo powerhouse. Kish is also the chef and partner of ArloGrey in Austin, Texas, and hosts and produces “Restaurants at the End of the World” on NatGeo. Kish’s TV career began when she competed on and won season 10 of “Top Chef.”
Faye Iosotaluno
CEO
Tinder
At Tinder, Iosotaluno is passionate about connecting people with new technologies that help enable more meaningful lives, experiences and relationships. She was previously the company’s chief operating officer. Isotaluno has also held positions at Match Group, Soundcloud, Viacom Media Networks, Warner Bros. and Time Warner.
Daniel Martin
Makeup artist, beauty authority & social activist
With over 25 years of experience as a makeup artist and beauty professional, Martin has a passion for education and self-improvement, and strives to achieve looks that highlights his clients’ natural beauty. Martin also serves as global director of artistry & education at Tatcha.
Anish Melwani
Chairman and CEO
LVMH Mo?t Hennessy
Melwani oversees and coordinates activities for over 75 fashion houses. He is also a board member for brands such as Fresh, Marc Jacobs, Colgin Cellars, Starboard Cruise Services and Tiffany & Co. Before joining LVMH in 2015, he was a senior partner in the New York office of McKinsey & Co.
Jay Shetty
Author, podcast host
Chief purpose officer
Calm
Shetty is a global bestselling author, award-winning podcast host of “On Purpose” and an entrepreneur. Shetty has a following of over 50 million users across social media platforms and seeks to make purpose and ancient wisdom relatable, practical and accessible. He has written and released two
books: 2020’s “Think Like a Monk” in 2020 and 2023’s “8 Rules of Love.”
Divia Thani
Global editorial director
Conde Nast Traveler
As its global editorial director, Thani, based in London, seeks to work at the intersection of travel, culture,
arts, fashion, design and wellness. She believes in the power of a good story and that travel can change the way people think and experience the world.
Alok Vaid-Menon
Comedian, author, public speaker
Vaid-Menon’s literary works include “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public” and “Your Wound, My Garden.” Menon’s advocacy for LGBTQ rights and the dismantling of traditional fashion norms have garnered them accolades including the ACLU Centennial Bill of Rights Award.
Gabriel Whaley
Founder, CEO
MSCHF
Whaley’s MSCHF is an American art collective established in 2019 that has been recently making waves with their outlandish shoe releases. Some of their products include cologne that smells like WD-40, the “Big Red Boot” and the “BWD Shoe,” a shoe that can be worn backwards.
Hanya Yanagihara
Editor-in-chief
T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Yanagihara not only edits T, but is also the bestselling author of “A Little Life,” for which she was shortlisted for the 2015 Brooker Prize. A Los Angeles native, Yanagihara has written five books,
including her 2013 novel “The People in the Trees,” which was partly inspired by the life of defamed physician and medical researcher Daniel Carleton Gajdusek.
Deborah Yeh and Zena Arnold
Deborah Yeh
Global chief marketing officer
Sephora
Zena Arnold
Chief marketing officer
Sephora U.S.
Before joining Sephora in 2023, Arnold most recently served as senior vice president, carbonated soft drinks, at PepsiCo. and help exec posts at Kimberly-Clark, Google, Kelloggs and Proctor & Gamble. Since joining Sephora in 2012, Yeh has been instrumental in building a Sephora brand experience that is inspiring and inclusive.
Social Impact – Ajay Banga
President
World Bank Group
Banga joined the World Bank Group in 2023. He has previously served as vice chairman at General Atlantic and president, CEO and executive chairman of Mastercard. During his time at Mastercard, the company launched the Center for Inclusive Growth, which advances equitable economic growth and financial inclusion worldwide.
Katherine Tai
Ambassador
U.S. Trade Representative
As the U.S. trade representative, Tai is also a member of the president’s cabinet. In her role, she is the principal trade advisor, negotiator and spokesperson on U.S. trade policy. Before her unanimous Senate confirmation, Tai spent most of her career in public service focusing on international economic diplomacy, monitoring and enforcement.
Manish Bapna
President and CEO
Natural Resources Defense Council
Bapna oversees the influential environmental organization employing over 700 attorneys, scientists, advocates and policy experts. NRDC focuses on the intersecting climate, health, nature and inequity crises currently challenging the world. Bapna has previously served as executive VP and managing director of the World Resources Institute.
Christine Chen
Executive director and Co-Founder
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote
Chen’s APIAVote works to engage, educate and empower Asian American and Pacific Islander voters. The nonpartisan organization partners with local and state community-based organizations to mobilize AAPI communities in electoral and civic engagement.
Tirana Hassan
Executive director
Human Rights Watch
Hassan is a social worker and lawyer who has worked with individuals and communities to pursue their rights and fight for justice over the past two decades. She specializes in human rights protection in conflicts and crises and has authored reports and op-eds for major publications worldwide.
Weijia Jiang
Senior White House correspondent
CBS News
CBS News Emmy Award-winner Jiang has covered the White House since 2018 and has reported extensively on increased violence against the AAPI community and resulting policy shifts. She became the first woman of color to be elected to serve as the president of the White House Correspondents Assn. in 2023, and her term begins in 2025.
Krystal Ka’ai
Executive director
White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Ka’ai advises the Biden administration on the coordination and implementation of federal programs and initiatives to advance equity, justice and opportunities for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
Maui First responders
The Maui First responders played a critical role in helping the Maui community during the devastating wildfires that occurred in August 2023. From firefighters to medical professionals providing care, countless first responders took on major risks to be of service to Maui.
Julie Morita and May Ng
Julie Morita MD
Exec VP
May Ng MD
Chief investment officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
At the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a private philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of everyone in the U.S., Morita oversees all programming, policy, research and communications activities. Ng’s team is responsible for managing the organization’s $13 billion endowment. She currently serves on the investment committees of Williams College, the William Penn Foundation, the France-Merrick Foundation and Georgetown Day School.
Swati Sharma
Editor-in-chief & publisher
Vox
Sharma oversees the website’s editorial vision and business strategy. She has held positions at the Atlantic, the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. At the Atlantic, she oversaw digital coverage through the pandemic, a racial reckoning, two years of Trump’s presidency and a historic election. During her time at the Post, she was the foreign and national security digital editor, coordinating cross-departmental efforts to maximize the speed, reach and visual impact of international coverage.
Terry Tang
Executive editor
Los Angeles Times
Tang has served as interim executive editor of the L.A. Times since Jan. 25, was formally named executive editor April 8, becoming the first female editor in the publication’s history. After working for the American Civil Liberties Union as director of publications and editorial, she joined the Times as deputy op-ed editor. Tang previously worked at the New York Times for 20 years, where she held several positions.
Natalie Tran
Executive director
CAA Foundation
Tran oversees the philanthropic sector of the prominent talent and sports agency. With a focus on public education, civic engagement, climate and mobilizing crisis response, the CAA Foundation works toward social change and equity. In her role, Tran consults with clients, executives and corporations on their philanthropic and pro-social work.
Tran oversees the philanthropic sector of the prominent talent and sports agency. With a focus on public education, civic engagement, climate and mobilizing crisis response, the CAA Foundation works toward social change and equity. In her role, Tran consults with clients, executives and corporations on their philanthropic and pro-social work.
Ann Young Lee
Co-founder, CEO
CORE
Lee launched Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) with actor/ director Sean Penn. The organization evolved from Penn’s J/P HRO, which he founded after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Lee lived in Haiti for seven years, an experience that helped cement the ethos of CORE to build resilience led by local communities. Lee’s efforts include emergency response, preparedness and community building.
Gaming and Sports – Alex Albon
Formula 1 driver
Albon is a Thai British F1 driver competing for Williams racing and representing Thailand. He has previously competed in F1 for Scuderia Red Bull Racing, in addition to DTM for AF Corse. Among his accomplishments, he finished seventh in the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, 10th in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and first raced for Formula 1 in 2019.
Scout Bassett
Paralympian, author, advocate
Bassett first qualified for the U.S Paralympic Team in track& field in 2016. Among her accomplishments, she is the world record holder in the 400 meters and the Americas record holder for the 200 meters. She is training for the Paralympic Trials in July, aiming to make the team to compete in Paris this summer. Bassett is also the board president of the Women’s Sports Foundation, among other off-track pursuits.
Helen Chiang
Chief operating officer of game content and studios
Xbox
Besides her duties at Xbox Games, Chiang is the head of Minecraft, one of the most popular video games of all time. Chiang earned a dual bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and computer science from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Sandra Douglass Morgan
President
Las Vegas Raiders
Douglass Morgan is the President of the Las Vegas Raiders and the first Black female team president in the National Football League’s history. She previously served as Chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and has more than two decades of leadership experience in the sports, gaming, legal and corporate sectors. She serves on the Board of Directors of Allegiant Travel Company and Fidelity National Financial, Inc., is the vice chair of Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee, and is on the Board of Trustees for the UNLV Foundation. She is also a member of the State Bar of Nevada and the District of Columbia Bar.
Mark Fischbach
Content creator, filmmaker
Fischbach, aka Markiplier, is a digital creator, filmmaker and YouTube personality with over 35 million subscribers. Fischbach is best known for his series of playthroughs (aka Let’s Plays) of indie horror games which he posts to his YouTube channel. He is currently developing his directorial debut, “Iron Lung,” a film based on the 2022 horror game by David Szymanski.
Son Heung-min
Forward, Tottenham Hotspur
Son plays for both the English Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur and the South Korea national team, and is captain of both teams.
Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter
Content creator, streamer
Hofstetter, known as Valkyrae online, is an actress, streamer, YouTube personality and the co-owner of a lifestyle brand and gaming organization 100 Thieves. She has been the most watched female streamer on YouTube for four years and has just over 4 million subscribers.
Nyjah Huston
Professional Skateboarder
Huston has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible on a skateboard for over 20 years. The Nike SB athlete is the most-decorated professional skateboarder of all-time with a collection of titles and trophies that rival sport legends across all disciplines. As a 2021 TIME100 Next honoree, Houston led Team USA’s Olympic street skateboarding team to the global stage at the Tokyo Games in 2021, for the sport’s inaugural showing at the Olympics. His impact on the culture of skateboarding extends beyond the competitions, making him a key figure in shaping the future of the sport. He will be making his return to the Olympics this summer at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Dylan Jadeja
CEO
Riot Games
In September 2023, Jadeja was named CEO of Riot Games, where he has served on the senior executive team for more than 10 years. He joined the company, which publishes such hit games as “League of Legends,” in 2011 as chief financial officer before adding chief operating officer to his plate in 2014. He was later named president and helms Riot’s Enterprise Pillar
Arvind KC, Christina Wootton and Shobhana Ahluwalia
Arvind KC
Chief people & systems officer
Christina Wootton
Chief partnerships officer
Shobhana Ahluwalia
Chief information officer
Roblox
For Roblox, a virtual universe that reimagines the way people come together, Ahluwalia seeks to create frictionless solutions to unlock the highest level of productivity and innovation in the company. KC spearheads the organization’s focus on evolving processes, systems, experiences and culture to maximize the growth and potential of its teams and people. Wootton’s teams are focused on creating new ecosystems for people to express themselves through digital fashion and beauty, learn together and experience entertainment, music and sports with their favorite brands and talent on the platform.
Carissa Moore
Professional surfer
Moore won the first-ever gold medal in women’s shortboard surfing at the 2020 Olympics. The ecological activist secured her first world title and became the youngest surfer to win a world title at 18. She is a five-time world champion surfer, and the first surfer to win a WSL world title and an Olympic title in the same year. Moore is set to leave competitive surfing after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Jess Park
Chief of Brand and Fan Engagement
US Olympic & Paralympic Committee
As chief of brand and fan engagement for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Park works to expand the fandom for the Olympics and Paralympics. She steers programs and partnerships that boost support for Team USA.
Asad Qizilbash
Head, PlayStation Productions and head of product,
PlayStation Studios
Qizilbash leads portfolio and strategy planning for PlayStation’s exclusive games line-up. A 15-plus year Sony Interactive veteran, Qizilbash was previously VP of games marketing, where he was responsible for growing PlayStation Studios’ gaming brands into global entertainment franchises. With deep knowledge of PlayStation IP, his work is pivotal in bringing the PlayStation catalog to film and television in a way that resonates with the PlayStation community and beyond
Anthony Volpe
Shortstop, NY Yankees
Volpe is an American professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023, winning the American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop in his rookie year.
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