Elizabeth Garrett , HONORARY GUEST

President, Cornell University

Elizabeth Garrett became the 13th president of Cornell University on July 1, 2015, and holds faculty appointments in the Law School, the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. A distinguished legal scholar with a record of public service, she comes to Cornell from the University of Southern California, where she was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. She is the first woman to serve as president of Cornell.

Garrett earned her bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Oklahoma and her J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law. She clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall on the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to her leadership at USC, she has been a faculty member at the University of Chicago Law School and a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, the University of Virginia Law School, Central European University in Budapest, and Interdisciplinary Center Law School in Israel.

A life fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Garrett was also elected a Harold Lasswell Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science and a member of the Council of the American Law Institute.

Jon Gordon ‘93

Best Selling Author

Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon's latest book, The Hard Hat, is the true story of George Boiardi and the legacy he left at Cornell and beyond. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, LA Clippers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, West Point Academy and more. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams. When he's not running through airports or speaking, you can find him playing tennis or lacrosse with his wife and two teenage children.

Philip Krim

Co-founder and CEO, Casper

A serial entrepreneur, Philip Krim started his first company out his dorm room at the University of Texas over a decade ago. As an early e-commerce executive, Philip has been focused on the evolving consumer shopping trends — both online and off — in a number of different verticals throughout his career. In 2014, he co-founded Casper, a sleep startup that launched with an outrageously comfortable mattress. Its direct-to-consumer model has been praised for disrupting the mattress industry, and its universally comfortable designed has been critically acclaimed.

Malia Mills '90

Founder and CEO, Malia Mills

More than a swimsuit, brand or retailer, Malia Mills empowers women to see what is right in the mirror instead of what is wrong. As Mills says, “When you feel like a rock star in a swimsuit, there is nothing you can’t accomplish."

Mills’ swimwear is an extension of an edgy chic wardrobe – separate tops and bottoms in luscious fabrics such as cool satins, dark velvets, and crisp cottons. Badass colors, textures and prints are meant to dress up and down like the clothes in your closet. With killer fit and fabrics and love thy differences™ as her mantra, her mission, her driving force, Malia Mills celebrates women and their individual beauty.

In 1993, Harper’s Bazaar featured Cindy Crawford in Malia Mills, and the swimwear could soon be found in over 125 specialty stores around the world, from Barneys New York to Barneys Japan; from Neiman Marcus to Harvey Nichols, even the Aman Resorts. Today, Malia Mills is sold in company-owned Malia Mills boutiques, select specialty stores and online at maliamills.com.

Brandon Steiner

Founder and CEO, Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia

Brandon Steiner is the Founder and CEO of Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia, the largest company of its kind in America. Considered a sports marketing guru, Brandon is a permanent fixture in the media as a regular on ESPN NY Radio 98.7 FM and as host of the Emmy-nominated "The Hook-Up with Brandon Steiner" on YES Network. He has appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and in newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The author of The Business Playbook: Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports and You Gotta Have Balls: How a Kid from Brooklyn Started From Scratch, Bought Yankee Stadium, and Created a Sports Empire, Brandon lives in Scarsdale, New York, with his wife, Mara and children Crosby and Nicole.

Scott Belsky ‘02, MODERATOR

VP PRODUCTS/COMMUNITY, ADOBE

Scott wants to connect and empower the creative world. He is Adobe's Vice President of Products, overseeing Community, Mobile, and Marketplace products, and is the Founder of Behance, the leading online platform to showcase and discover creative work. Scott founded Behance in 2006, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Millions of people use Behance to display and find talent every month. Behance also runs 99U, a think tank and annual conference for creative leaders focused on the execution of ideas. Scott is the author of the international bestselling book Making Ideas Happen (Portfolio, Penguin Books). In 2010, Scott was included in Fast Company's list of "100 Most Creative People in Business." He also serves as an advisor and investor in several early-stage companies including Pinterest, Uber, and Warby Parker. He serves on Cornell University's Entrepreneurship Advisory Council and the Board of Trustees for the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Scott attended Cornell University as an undergraduate and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.