Tim Butler:

Director, Career Development Programs, Harvard Business School

When it comes to providing guidance to students on their careers, Tim Butler is the man. Since 1984, he’s worked with students of Harvard, where he runs their Career Development Program. Through his company, CareerLeader, LLP, Tim and his partner, Dr. James Waldroop, developed the leading career assessment tool used by over 400 MBA programs and corporations around the world, including General Electric, Sony Music, Gillette, Hewlett-Packard, and many others. He’s also the co-author of Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths. So, yeah, since SuperFutures is about creating paths for young people, we’re lucky to have Tim’s guidance on our classes and coaching programs. You want the best and so do we.
Lynda Applegate:

Professor, Harvard Business School

Dr. Applegate is the Martin Marshall Professor of Harvard Business School and Departmental Chair, Entrepreneurial Management. Professor Applegate is also the recipient of the prestigious Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. In addition, she sits on the board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Technology Council, served as a member of the Industry Advisory Board for NASDAQ, and was an advisor on the launch of the World Bank’s Global Development Gateway. Yes, we're lucky to have her.
Bob Ghoorah:

General Counsel, Ning, #1 Social Networking Platform

Bob has worked with some of the biggest entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, helping them build some of the great innovations of our time. He's currently General Counsel to Ning, which powers the largest number of social networking sites -- more than 200,000 with some 30 million users -- and was founded by Goldman Sachs investment banker Gina Bianchini and Netscape founder Marc Andreesen. At Ning, Bob manages the legal and day-to-day corporate affairs. He was previously with Wilson Sonsini and Orrick Herrington.
Bryan Stone:

Director, World Economic Forum

Bryan leads the banking area of the World Economic Forum. So, yes, he was in Davos, making sure the big wigs of the world were getting along as they were talking about the world's economy. He's been a real operator at other institutions, including Wells Fargo. Bryan received his BA from Harvard and his MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Business.
Patrick Sciarratta:

Co-Founder, Youth Assembly at the United Nations

Patrick is the Executive Director of the Friendship Ambassador Association and founder of the Youth Assembly Program at the United Nations. He speaks at too many international forums to mention, because of his knowledge of international issues. He is also the editor of the NGO Reporter and a MacArthur Award Recipient. He served on the faculty of Purchase University for over 10 years.
Sita Vasan:

Senior Investments Director, Intel

Since 2000, Sita has been Intel's venture capital guru, closing some 60 deals in the digital media, enterprise software, and wireless space. Prior to Intel, she was at the International Finance Corp/World Bank, where she headed-up the client derivative team. No, she's not a quant jock, she says, but she has operated in some pretty heady places and just loves to make things happen on an international scale. She's been a VP at Banque Indosuez's Foreign Swap Marketing Team in Paris and also served at the Bank of Tokyo in London. She attended Brywn Mawr and got her MBA from the Wharton School and was sponsored by the World Bank for a further MBA program through Harvard/Stanford/Insead.