Joseph E. Stiglitz is a professor of economics at Columbia University and the recipient of a John Bates Clark Medal and a Nobel Prize. He is also the former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank. His books include The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society; People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent; and Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Age of Trump. He lives in New York City. Michael L. Horowitz , a New York-based photographer, has dedicated himself to documenting cultural history in the face of rapid change. His books are Cathedrals of Industry: Exploring the Factories and Infrastructure That Made America and Divine New York: Inside the Historic Churches and Synagogues of Manhattan.
His past exhibitions include Landmarks of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Italy; Cathedrals of Industry, about the iconic twentieth-century industrial buildings of Buffalo, New York; The Richardson Complex: Behind Closed Doors, on the Buffalo Psychiatric Center; and Revisiting L'Aquila (One Year after the Earthquake). Horowitz is the owner of A Photographer's Place, a custom digital and fine art photo lab. James P. Holtje is an author, speechwriter, and academic. He's an award-winning adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and has published six books on business and public affairs, including The Power of Storytelling and Divided It Stands: Can the United Nations Work? Holtje previously served as speechwriter for the CEOs of IBM, Siemens, and McGraw-Hill. He currently heads Speak Up International, LLC, a speechwriting and delivery coaching consultancy based in New York City. Stephen Wilkes is one of America's most iconic photographers, widely recognized for his fine art, editorial, and commercial work, including the Day to Night project.
He is a National Geographic Explorer, a TED speaker, and the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.