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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Janet Napolitano
DESCRIPTION:Janet Napolitano is a Professor of Public Policy and Director of the new Center for Security in Politics at UC Berkeley. A distinguished public servant\, Napolitano served as the president of the University of California from 2013 to 2020\, as the US Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013\, as Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009\, as Attorney General of Arizona from 1998 to 2003\, and as US Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1993 to 1997. \nShe earned her BS degree (summa cum laude in Political Science) in 1979 from Santa Clara University\, where she was a Truman Scholar\, and the university’s first female valedictorian. She received her law degree in 1983 from the University of Virginia School of Law. As Secretary of Homeland Security\, she led the nation’s efforts to prevent terrorist attacks\, secure its borders\, respond to natural disasters\, and build domestic resiliency. She oversaw critical enhancements to aviation security\, including initiatives like the creation of TSA Pre✓® that bolster security while improving the travel experience. Through the expansion of programs like Global Entry and pre-clearance\, the Department expanded our borders\, helping to identify threats before they depart for the U.S. The Department also significantly enhanced its readiness to meet and combat evolving cyber threats. \nDuring her time as Secretary\, she also spearheaded the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative\, creating hope and relief for thousands of undocumented young people across the nation. She was the first woman and is to date the longest-serving Secretary of Homeland Security. Under her leadership\, the Department transformed its security capabilities\, becoming a more efficient\, cohesive and effective organization. \nAs UC President\, she was a steadfast advocate for California students\, working to stabilize in-state tuition and to enroll historic numbers of California undergraduates. In 2017\, under Napolitano’s leadership\, the University of California was the first university in the country to file a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s rescission of the DACA program. The injunctions the University received prohibiting the rescission of DACA were upheld by the US Supreme Court. Napolitano also upheld the university’s legacy of leadership on global climate action\, putting UC on a path to 100 percent reliance on clean electricity across all campuses and medical centers by 2025\, the same year the university aims to achieve systemwide carbon neutrality. In 2017\, she also spearheaded the formation of the University Climate Change Coalition\, or UC3. This group of 18 leading North American research universities and systems are working to help local communities achieve their climate goals and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. \nNapolitano is the recipient of nine honorary degrees as well as the Jefferson Medal from the University of Virginia\, that University’s highest honor. In 2015\, Napolitano was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She serves on the Council of the American Law Institute and is a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In March of 2019\, Napolitano published How Safe Are We: Homeland Security Since 9/11.
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Steve Wozniak
DESCRIPTION:Steve Wozniak – A Silicon Valley icon\, technology entrepreneur and philanthropist for more than forty years\, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products\, the Apple I and II. He also influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976\, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. The following year\, he introduced his Apple II personal computer\, featuring a central processing unit\, a keyboard\, color graphics\, and a floppy disk drive. The Apple II was integral in launching the personal computer industry. He is listed as the sole inventor on four Apple patents. \nIn 1981\, he went back to UC Berkeley and finished his degree in electrical engineering/computer science. To date\, Wozniak has received ten Honorary Doctor of Engineering degrees. Wozniak founded the company Unuson\, an abbreviation of “unite us in song”\, which sponsored US Festivals in 1982 and 1983. Initially intended to celebrate evolving technologies\, the festivals ended up as a technology exposition and a rock festival as a combination of music\, computers\, television\, and people. \nFor his achievements at Apple\, Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President Ronald Reagan in 1985\, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators. In 2000\, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology\, The Economy and Employment for single-handedly designing the first personal computer and for then redirecting his lifelong passion for mathematics and electronics toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers. \nThrough the years\, Wozniak has been involved in various business and philanthropic ventures\, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools and stressing hands-on\, experiential learning that encourages creativity and innovation by students. Making significant investments of both his time and resources in education\, he adopted the Los Gatos School District\, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-the-art technology equipment. \nHe also founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation\, and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum\, Silicon Valley Ballet and Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. In 2014\, he was awarded the Hoover Medal\, a prestigious honor given for “outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity\,” and was inducted into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame. In 2015\, Wozniak received the Legacy for Children Award from the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. The Legacy for Children Award honors individuals whose legacy has significantly benefited the learning and lives of children. The Cal Alumni Association (UC Berkeley’s Alumni Association) presented Wozniak with the 2015 Alumnus of the Year Award. \nWozniak is the author of iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon (Norton Publishing)\, his New York Times best-selling autobiography. His television appearances include: ABC’s Dancing with the Stars\, The Big Bang Theory\, My Life on the D List\, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, Conan\, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Celebrity Watch Party. \nWozniak continues to pursue his entrepreneurial and philanthropic interests to this day. In October 2017\, Steve co-founded Woz U — a postsecondary education and training platform focused on software engineering and technology development. He has also recently co-founded Efforce — which leverages disparate applications of blockchain technology. \nWhen Woz and his wife\, Janet\, are not traveling the world trying to inspire the next generation or building sustainable businesses\, they live a happy life in Los Gatos\, California with their four Bichon Friese dogs Ziggy\, Zelda\, Jewel and Wozzie.
URL:https://sonomaspeakerseries.com/event/in-conversation-with-steve-wozniak/
LOCATION:Hanna Center\, 17000 Arnold Drive\, Sonoma\, CA\, 95476\, United States
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Van Jones
DESCRIPTION:Van Jones is a CNN host\, political commentator\, Emmy Award-winning producer\, and author of three New York Times best-selling books: The Green Collar Economy (2008)\, Rebuild the Dream (2012) and Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart\, How we Come Together (2017). \nVan has also found success as a social entrepreneur\, having founded and led many thriving enterprises including the REFORM Alliance\, Color of Change\, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the Dream.org\, which works to close prison doors and open doors of opportunity in the green and tech economies. \nIn 2009\, as the Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama White House\, Jones oversaw an $80 billion dollar investment in clean energy jobs. \nJones was the main advocate for the Green Jobs Act. Signed into law by George W. Bush in 2007\, the Green Jobs Act was the first piece of federal legislation to codify the term “green jobs.” During the Obama Administration\, the legislation has resulted in $500 million in national funding for green jobs training. \nJones has stewarded several bipartisan legislative and advocacy efforts\, racking up wins under the last four US Presidents: Clinton\, Bush\, Obama\, and Trump. Jones’ most recent victory was advocating successfully for the passage of the FIRST STEP Act\, which the New York Times calls the most substantial breakthrough in criminal justice in a generation. \nA Yale-educated attorney\, Jones has won numerous awards\, including the World Economic Forum’s “Young Global Leader” designation\, Rolling Stone’s 2012 “12 Leaders Who Get Things Done”\, TIME’s 2009 “100 Most Influential People in The World”\, the 2010 NAACP Image Award\, a 2017 WEBBY Special Achievement Award\, a 2019 Lumiere Award and a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.
URL:https://sonomaspeakerseries.com/event/in-conversation-with-van-jones/
LOCATION:Hanna Center\, 17000 Arnold Drive\, Sonoma\, CA\, 95476\, United States
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Evan Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Evan Thomas is the author of eleven books:  The Wise Men (with Walter Isaacson)\, The Man to See\, The Very Best Men\, Robert Kennedy\, John Paul Jones\, Sea of Thunder\, The War Lovers\, Ike’s Bluff\, Being Nixon\, First: Sandra Day O’Connor\, and Road to Surrender.  John Paul Jones\, Sea of Thunder\, Being Nixon and First were all New York Times bestsellers. His latest book\, Road to Surrender\, is an account of the dramatic final days of World War II\, when Japan was reeling but would not accept defeat. \nThomas was a writer and editor for over 30 years at Time and Newsweek magazines\, including 10 years as Newsweek’s Washington Bureau Chief.  He has appeared on many TV shows\, including Meet the Press\, CBS Morning News\, Morning Joe and the Colbert Report.  Thomas taught writing and journalism at Harvard and Princeton where\, from 2007-2014\, he was Ferris Professor of Journalism.
URL:https://sonomaspeakerseries.com/event/in-conversation-with-evan-thomas/
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