Aspen Ideas Festival

Lisa P. Jackson is administrator of the US Environment Protection Agency. Since being appointed to President Obama’s cabinet in 2009, she has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Important People in 2010, featured on TIME magazine’s 2010 and 2011 lists of the 100 Most Influential... Read More →

Ray LaHood became the 16th US secretary of transportation in January 2009. As secretary, LaHood leads an agency with more than 55,000 employees and a $70 billion budget that oversees air, maritime, and surface transportation missions. Before his appointment, LaHood served for 14 years... Read More →

Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is an award-winning journalist, author, and public speaker. The Financial Times recently proclaimed him to be “a writer to whom it is worth paying attention.” A 20-year veteran of The Economist, he is currently the magazine’s China business and finance... Read More →