National leaders from government, business, journalism, the military, and the academy will discuss important topics of public policy and political thought with the student body. These discussions provide insights into the true nature of public service and the country’s most pressing issues. Listed below are the distinguished speakers of 2019.
Leon R. Kass, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Sarah May Stern, Chairman of the Board, Hudson Institute
Kenneth R. Weinstein, President and CEO, Hudson Institute
Walter Russell Mead, Distinguished Scholar, Hudson Institute
General Michael Hayden, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency
Leon R. Kass, senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Senator Tom Cotton, United States Senate
William Galston, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
William Kristol, Editor at Large, The Weekly Standard
Nadia Shadlow, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Mollie Hemingway, Senior Editor, The Federalist
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senate
Harvey C. Mansfield, Professor, Harvard University
Charles Vaughan, Chief of Staff, Thiel Capitol
Catherine Herridge, Chief Intelligence Correspondent, Fox News