Stela Lupushor works with the Conference Board’s Fortune 500 corporations-members on rethinking their workplace strategies. She leads Reframe.Work Inc., consulting on how to create inclusive workplaces through the use of design thinking, technology and analytics, as well as amazing.community, a nonprofit expanding the work horizon for women 45+.
Leah E. Lurye is currently a graduate student in the social psychology program, with a special focus in developmental psychology, at New York University. Currently she is interested in what people conceive of as gender typical or atypical, and how they react to those who violate gender norms. She is an enthusiastic Pixar fan and believes “The Incredibles” is one of the coolest movies of all time.
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, vice chairman for external affairs at Royal Carribean Group, is a high-impact leader in the travel and hospitality industry whose vision and strategy previously propelled Celebrity Cruises to achieve transformational financial results as a brand within the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) portfolio. Her commitment to creating extraordinary ships and experiences, and opening up the world through travel has brought recognition and awards to her and Celebrity Cruises. Lisa and Celebrity have achieved global impact which has earned her a reputation as a trailblazer bringing transformation, diversity and inclusion into the travel and hospitality industry.
Scott Lynch was born in St. Paul, Minn., in 1978 and currently lives in Wisconsin. His first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, will be released in June 2006.
Paul Lytle is an author and musician living on the southwest side of Houston, Texas. He earned a bachelor of arts from Houston Baptist University in English and political science with a specialization in creative writing, and will soon earn a master of liberal arts degree. He is an editor and writer for the Webzine Primum Mobile (www.primum-mobile.net) and is amassing quite a collection of comic books and gently used paperbacks. This is his third contribution to the Smart Pop series, the other two in The Man from Krypton and Webslinger. He hopes that there will be many more in the future, since they provide a good excuse to head over to the comic book shop (“It’s research, honey!”). More of his writings, as well as news and other projects, can be found at www.paullytle.com.
Dr. Mikhail Lyubansky is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches Psychology of Race and Ethnicity and Theories of Psychotherapy. His research interests focus on conditions associated with changes in social identity and beliefs about race, ethnicity and nationalism, especially in immigrant and minority populations. He recently co-authored a book about Russian-Jewish immigration: Building a Diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany, and the United States. He has no known mutant powers but provides regular Congressional testimony opposing the Mutant Registration Act.
Elizabeth MacBride is a journalist, author and expert in finance, investing and technology. She is an advocate for a fair, accessible financial system and policies that support women’s economic power. She has written or edited for Quartz, Forbes Magazine, Atlantic, Stanford GSB, CNBC, BBC, Newsweek and many others, and is the co-author of two previous books: The Little Book of Robo Investing, the latest in the acclaimed Wiley series and The New Builders.
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Erin Macdonald, PhD, is an astrophysicist and Star Trek science consultant.