M. Night Shyamalan is a director, screenwriter, and producer. He first gained international acclaim in 1999 for his psychological thriller, The Sixth Sense, which earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. Over the next 24 years, he followed with a series of high-profile films including Unbreakable, The Village, Split, and most recently, Trap. With a distinctive directorial style, Shyamalan is best known for creating suspenseful, contemporary films with supernatural plots and twist endings. His cumulative box office gross exceeds $3.3 billion worldwide.
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Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey is an inventor, innovator, and the founder of Oculus VR and Anduril Industries. At 16 years old, he built Oculus’ first offering, the Oculus Rift VR headset, eventually selling the company to Facebook for $2 billion. He went on to establish Anduril Industries in 2017, a company focused on developing autonomous systems and AI solutions for military applications. Aiming to modernize the defense capabilities of the United States and its allies, particularly though Anduril’s recent takeover of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program, Luckey continues to be a leading figure in both consumer tech and national security.
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is the co-founder, bassist, and co-lead singer of KISS. Best known for his on-stage persona as “The Demon,” he became synonymous with the band’s theatrical performances and signature makeup. Offstage, Simmons built KISS into a global brand, with over 30 distinct tours spanning from the 1970s to their more recent “End of the Road World Tour.” He has been recognized for his contributions to music, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Aravind Srinivas
Aravind Srinivas is the co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, the world’s first generally available conversation answer engine. Founded in August 2022 with Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski, and Denis Yarats, Perplexity delivers accurate, sourced answers to any question. Born and raised in Chennai, India, Srinivas moved to the U.S. in 2017 and earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also taught a course in Deep Unsupervised Learning. He previously held prominent research roles at OpenAI, DeepMind, and Google, and he has positioned Perplexity as a leader in AI-powered information access with backing from top investors including Jeff Bezos, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, and many others.
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Mel Ziegler
Mel Ziegler is the co-founder of Banana Republic and The Republic of Tea. In 1978, with $1,500 in savings and no prior business experience, he and his wife, Patricia Ziegler, launched Banana Republic, reimagining military surplus as stylish safari and expedition wear. After leaving the company, the duo went on to co-found tea company The Republic of Tea with Bill Rosenzweig. Ziegler is also the co-author of the memoir Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic, chronicling their unconventional entrepreneurial journey. Before his business ventures, he worked as a journalist for the Miami Herald and the San Francisco Chronicle, and he wrote for New York Magazine. A multi-faceted creative, Ziegler has also been an abstract painter for nearly 30 years.
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