As director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Regina Dugan oversaw the US armed forces' innovation engine. Now she deploys the same research tactics at Google.

Steven Berlin Johnson is the best-selling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His forthcoming book examines "Where Good Ideas Come From."

David Logan is a USC faculty member, best-selling author, and management consultant. Logan is co-author of four books including Tribal Leadership and The Three Laws of Performance.

Ernesto Sirolli got his start doing aid work in Africa in the 70's -- and quickly realised how ineffective it was.

An advocate of human-computer symbiosis, Shyam Sankar looks for clues in big and disparate data sets.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor (born May 8, 1930) was the fifth Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest enlisted position in the United States Air Force.

Master Sergeant Jennifer J. Allara is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician at Dover Air Force Base, DE.  During her 15-year career she has deployed to multiple locations, to include combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan.  She continues to lead her teams in the safing and disposal of hazardous ordnance and improvised explosive devices.