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Veteran New York Times reporter, fmr Financial Times U.S. M&A editor, and author, David Gelles, shared insights on his latest bestseller, “Dirtbag Billionaire” (the story of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard), and anecdotes aplenty about his career in journalism, with The Council.

Veteran attorney (Sullivan & Cromwell, Howard Darby, Covington & Burling), Founder of Common Good, and author, Philip Howard, returned to The Council to discuss his latest best-seller, “The Death of Common Sense.” Howard’s non-partisan non-profit advocates for simpler goal-oriented...

Vermont uber-entrepreneur, Senator Rocket, educated The Council on the value of social media (and the value Communities built on social media). “Rocket” is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur who can teach us “old dogs” some valuable “new tricks.” One of The Council’s best discussions.

Oak Proof Fund Founders and General Partners, Steve Ochs (fmr. Capitol Records, Yahoo and MTV executive, a key partner in the successful bourbon venture, Redwood Distilled) and Todd Camhe (fmr. screenwriter/producer in collaboration with Fox, Warner Bros., Interscope and Vevo), gave The Council a...

Firefighting leader and legend, Vincent Dunn, shared his thoughts on fire prevention, containment, and what to make of the California Wildfires with The Council. New York Fire Department veteran of 42 years, Commander of its vaunted Division 3, and the author of 10 books on firefighting, Dunn is...

Former Senior Officer, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Franchi, shared his views on intelligence, “the Agency,” and national and NYC safety-and-security with The Council. Franchi retired from the CIA after 29 years of distinguished government service which included numerous high-level...

Long-time Group Publisher and Board member of Euromoney Institutional Investor, Chairman of REDD Intelligence, and financial media investor, Neil Osborn shared his insights on the current and future of financial media, including trends related to AI, geo-spacial, crowd wisdom and emerging markets...

Urban Architect, fmr Director of the White House Millenium Trails Program, and CitiBike Co-Founder, Jeff Olson, presented at the Spring 2023 meeting of the Presidents Council at the New York Athletic Club. Jeff's former company, Alta Bicycle Share, launched bike share in North America (NYC, DC,...

Now in its 21st year, Ivy Family Office Network, hosted its New York Family Office Forum at the offices of Mintz Levin, featuring legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper and NYC real estate magnate Kent Swig (Owner/Chmn, Helmsley Spear, Brown Harris Stevens, Halstead Property), among others....

Wall Street equity research “All Star,” Laura Martin, shared her thoughts with the Presidents Council at its Winter 2023. At the gathering, Laura shared her insights into the business-models and current-and-future values of internet, media, commerce, entertainment companies Meta, Amazon,...