The world's most influential individuals have trusted Murphy's reporting skills to share their messages with readers throughout the globe. The following is a partial list of the hundreds of notables Murphy has interviewed and written about since 2010:
AUTOMOTIVE
- Mark Reuss, president of GM North America
- Jim Buczkowski, director of electronics research and advanced engineering for Ford Motor Company
- Tom Stephens, General Motors Corporations vice chairman of global product operations
- Ralph V. Gilles, Dodge Car Brand's president & CEO for Chrysler Group LLC
- Edsel B. Ford II, great-grandson of Henry Ford, godfather of Ford Racing, owner of Pentastar Aviation
- John Gallo, executive vice president of business operations for Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Detlev Von Platen, president & CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Tim Solso, chairman & CEO of Cummins Inc., the largest independent maker of diesel engines and related products in the world
- John Viera, director of sustainability and environmental policy for Ford Motor Company
BUSINESS
- Gary Rodkin, CEO of ConAgra Foods, Inc.
- Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot, Inc & chairman of the board of The Marcus Foundation
- Ted Turner, world-renowned entrepreneur and founder of CNN
- David Simon, chairman & CEO of Simon Property Group, Inc.
- Dana White, president of the UFC
- Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks
- Philip Kent, chairman & CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Muhtar Kent, president & CEO of The Coca-Cola Company
- Rick Goings, chairman & CEO of Tupperware Brands Corporation
- Neil Fiske, president & CEO of Eddie Bauer
- Chuck Pagano, executive vice president & chief technology officer of ESPN
- Jim Albaugh, president & CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
- Bill Rhodes, chairman, president & CEO of AutoZone, Inc.
- Aris S. Candris, president & CEO of Westinghouse
- John Hillerich, president & CEO of Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
- Mark Sarvary, president & CEO, Tempur-Pedic International Inc.
- Howard Lance chairman, president & CEO of Harris Corporation
- Ingrid Saunders Jones, SVP of global community connections for The Coca-Cola Company and chairperson of The Coca-Cola Foundation
- Clarence Otis Jr,. chairman & CEO of Darden Restaurants
- Rasesh Thakkar, senior managing director of the Tavistock Group
- Larry J. Merlo, president & CEO of CVS Caremark
- J.R. "Pitt" Hyde; chairman of GTx, founder of AutoZone & CEO of Hyde Family Foundations
- Mike Kern, CEO of LJS Partners
- J. Patrick Doyle, president & CEO of Domino's Pizza
- Blake Nordstrom, president of Nordstrom, Inc.
- Mike Dowse, president & GM of Amer Sports Americas
- Rick Alden, founder & CEO of Skullcandy
- Richard Galanti, EVP and CFO of Costco
- David A. Petersen, president & CEO of O.C. Tanner
- John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa Johns
- Terry Pillow, CEO of Tommy Bahama
- Sally Jewell, president & CEO of REI
- Greg Miller, CEO of Larry H. Miller Group of Companies
- Mark Vadon, founder and chairman of Blue Nile, Inc.
- David Ratcliffe, chairman, president & CEO of Southern Company
- Wilbert W. James, Jr., president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky
- Keith Allman, president of Delta Faucets
- Paul R. Hogan, founder & chairman of Home Instead Senior Care
- Hank Mullany, CEO of ServiceMaster
- Mark Ketchum, president & CEO of Newell Rubbermaid
- Patrick Byrne, chairman & CEO of o.co. (formally Overstock.com)
- Jim Goodmon, president of Capitol Broadcasting Company
- Jeff Hennion, EVP & chief marketing officer for Dick's Sporting Goods
- Debbie Harvey, CEO of Ron Jon Surf Shop
- Frank McAllister, chairman and CEO of Stillwater Mining Company
- Jeff Schloesser, president of AAR Airlift Group, Inc.
- Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS
- Michael Goodmon, VP of real estate for Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC)
- Brian Goldner, president & CEO of Hasbro
- Dan Cathy, president & CEO of Chick-fil-A
- Bob Marino, CEO of CafePress
- Ralph de la Vega, president & CEO, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets
- Tom DiDonato, EVP & chief human resources officer for American Eagle Outfitters
- John Portman, architect & founder of John Portman & Associates, Inc.
- Jonathan Johnson, president of o.co. (formally Overstock.com)
- Jonathan D. Blum, senior vice president, Yum! Brands Inc.
- Doran Schwartz, VP & CFO of MDU Resources Group, Inc.
- Richard Goldsbury, president of Bobcat Americas
- Jake Marvin, chairman & CEO of the Marvin companies
- Tim Dodd, president & CEO of Dakota Growers Pasta
- Jim Hannan, President & CEO of Georgia-Pacific
- Aaron Davis, EVP & chief marketing officer of Schneider Electric
- John Hazen White, Jr., president & CEO of Taco, Inc.
- Brian Curtin, president of BRPH Architects-Engineers Inc.
- Ken Huseman, president & CEO of Basic Energy Services, Inc.
- Lew Hay, president & CEO of NextEra Energy, Inc.
- Scott Dorsey, co-founder & CEO of ExactTarget
- Richard R. Bell, CEO, chairman & president of HDR, the top healthcare design firm in the nation
- Lloyd A. Meyer, managing principal of LEO A DALY
- Todd Simon, senior VP & fifth-generation family owner of Omaha Steaks
- Terry J. McClain, senior VP & CFO for Valmont Industries
- Stefan Nilsson, president of DMI Industries
- Brad Brinegar, chairman & CEO of McKinney
CELEBRITIES
- Justin Timberlake
- David Copperfield
- Will Arnett
- Alexander Payne, film director, screenwriter and producer
- Tom Brokaw
- Cheryl Hines, two-time Emmy-nominated actress; producer and director
- Chris Van Allsburgh, author & illustrator
- Bryon Wilson, American freestyle skier; bronze medalist
- Mike Epps, stand-up comedian, producer and actor
- Al Green, nine-time Grammy winner
- Captain Winston E. Scott, U.S. Navy (retired), former Space Shuttle astronaut
- Treat Williams, Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated actor
- Jeff Daniels, actor and playwright
- Walter Wick, award-winning photographic illustrator and author
- Burt Reynolds, world-renowned actor and director
- Kenny Leon, Tony-nominated director and founder of Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company
- Ben Gibbard, lead singer for Death Cab for Cutie
- Mitch Albom, best-selling author, journalist and screenwriter
- Judge Greg Mathis, star of the hit TV show Judge Mathis
FILM
- Robert Redford, Academy Award-winning actor, director and producer; founder and president of the nonprofit Sundance Institute
- Piers Handling, CEO & director of the Toronto International Film Festival
- Charles Geocaris, director of the Nevada Film Office
- Lee Thomas, director of the film division of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office
- Marshall Moore, director of the Utah Film Commission
- Keri Putnam, executive director of the Sundance Institute
- Peter Finestone, film commissioner for the Toronto Film and Television Office
- Cameron Bailey, co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival
FINANCE
- Daniel P. Neary, chairman & CEO of Mutual of Omaha
- Donald Guloien, president & CEO of Manulife Financial
- Liam McGee, chairman, president & CEO of the Hartford Financial Services Group
- James E. Rohr, chairman & CEO of The PNC Financial Services Group
- Vince Sands, chairman of Bank of New York Mellon
- Thomas Kloet, CEO of TSX Group
- Bob DiMuccio, president & CEO of Amica Mutual Insurance Company
- Ellen Alemany, chairman & CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
- Dayton H. Molendorp, chairman, president & CEO of OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
- Jerry Plush, president & COO of Webster Bank
- Richard F. "Rick" Smith, chairman & CEO of Equifax Inc.
- Dan Gilbert, CEO & chairman of Quicken Loans Inc.
- Janet Ecker, president of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance
- Bryan Jordan, president & CEO of First Horizon National Corp. and First Tennessee Bank
- Fred Tomczyk, president & CEO of TD Ameritrade
- Jim Fisher, senior VP of global infrastructure and operations for First Data.
- Clark Lauritzen, EVP of First National Bank
- Danny E. Cummins, president & CEO of Woodmen of the World
- Blake Coules, SVP of Asset Resolution Group and Real Estate Markets for RBC Bank
- Jenner Wood, president & CEO of the Atlanta division of SunTrust Banks, Inc.
- Rob Livingston, president of Capital One Canada
HEALTHCARE
- Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dan Hecht, CEO of MDVIP
- Dr. Bill Roper, CEO of the UNC Health Care System
- Dr. William Evans, director & CEO of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Richard C. Shadyac, Jr., CEO of ALSAC
- John Fox, president & CEO of Emory Healthcare
- David Strong, president of Rex Healthcare
- Dan Evans, president & CEO of Indiana University Health (IU Health)
- Jeffrey Cummings, director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
- Ruth Brinkley, president & CEO of KentuckyOne Health
- Jerry Jurena, president of the ND Hospital Association
- John Koster, M.D., president & CEO of Providence Health and Services
- Christopher Olivia, president & CEO of West Penn Allegheny Health System
- Alan Russell, director of The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Gary Shorb, president & CEO of Methodist Healthcare
- Angela F. Braly, president & CEO of Wellpoint—the nation's largest health benefits company
- Ralph G. Gronefeld, Jr., president & CEO of Rescare
- Vince Caponi, president & CEO of St. Vincent Health
- Rodney Hochman, M.D., president & CEO of Swedish Medical Center
- Sherrie Sitarik, president & CEO of Orlando Health
- Larry Corey, president & director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Stephen A. Williams, president & CEO of Norton Healthcare
- Lars Holman, president & CEO of Florida Hospital
- Gary A. Perkins, president & CEO at Children's Hospital and Medical Center
- Dean Deborah German, VP for medical affairs and dean of UCF's College of Medicine
- Richard A. Hachten II, president & CEO of Alegent Health
- Greg Poulsen, SVP of Intermountain Healthcare
- Jim Miller, president & CEO of Renown Health
- Paul G. Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine
- John Fraser, president & CEO of Methodist Health System
- Maureen Peckman, chief emerging business officer for Cleveland Clinic Nevada
- Gary Kaplan, M.D., chairman and CEO of the Virginia Mason Medical Center
- Glenn Fosdick, president & CEO of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Gary Honts, president & CEO of Creighton University Medical Center
- Dr. William K. Atkinson, president & CEO of WakeMed Health & Hospitals
- Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs of Duke University & CEO of Duke University Health System (DUHS)
- Michael Duggan, president & CEO of the Detroit Medical Center
- Nancy Schlichting, president & CEO for HFHS (Henry Ford Health System)
- Daniel P. Kelly, M.D, professor and scientific director Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona
- Stephen C. Reynolds, president & CEO for the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
- Russell Meyers, President & CEO of Midland Memorial Hospital
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Holden Thorp, chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill
- Randy Woodson, chancellor of NC State
- Richard Brodhead, president of Duke University
- Neil Smatresk, president of UNLV
- Charlie Nelms, chancellor of NCCU
- Bill Goetz, chancellor of the North Dakota University System
- Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University
- Mark A. Nordenberg, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Jared Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University
- Father Brian J. Shanley, president of Providence College
- James W. Wagner, PhD, president of Emory University
- G. P. "Bud" Peterson, president of Georgia Tech
- Michael K. Young, president of the University of Washington
- France A. Córdova, president of Purdue University
- David M. Dooley, president of the University of Rhode Island
- John Maeda, president of RISD
- Mim L. Runey, Providence campus president & CEO of JWU
- C. David Naylor, president of the University of Toronto
- Sheldon Levy, president of Ryerson University
- Eli Capilouto, president of University of Kentucky
- Mark Emmert, president of the University of Washington
- Dr. Shirley Raines, president of the University of Memphis
- Dr. William Troutt, president of Rhodes College
- Ron Jones, president of Memphis College of Art
- Beverley Pitts, president of the University of Indianapolis
- Michael Gerber, president of ARCHE (the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education)
- Mamdouh Shoukri, Ph.D., president & vice chancellor of York University
- John C. Hitt, president of UCF
- James Ramsey, president of University of Louisville
- Royce C. Engstrom, president of the University of Montana
- Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)
- Mary Jane Saunders, president of Florida Atlantic University
- David Watts, president of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- Mary B. Hawkins, president of Bellevue University
- Jamie Comstock, provost & VP for academic affairs at Butler University
- Steve Forrest, VP for research for the University of Michigan
- Timothy L. Lannon, president of Creighton University
- John E. Christensen, chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Milt Glick, president of the University of Nevada, Reno
- Allan Gilmour, president of Wayne State University
- Steven J. Sundborg, S. J., president of Seattle University
- Teresa Griffis, Ph.D., associate VP the Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta
- Charles Bantz, chancellor of IUPUI & EVP of Indiana University
- Stephen Wells, president of the Desert Research Institute
- Harry Rosenberg, founding president of the Roseman University of Health Sciences
- Leo E. Hanifin, dean of the College of Engineering and Science at University of Detroit Mercy
- Randal Charlton, executive director of Wayne State University's TechTown (the largest business incubator in the country)
HOSPITALITY
- Meg Crofton, president of the Walt Disney World Resort
- Jennifer Fox, president of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
- Phyllis James, EVP & chief diversity & philanthropy officer for MGM Resorts International
- Thom Reilly, executive director of the Caesars Foundation
- Phil Cordell, global head for focused service brands, Hilton Worldwide
- John Sprouls, CEO of Universal Orlando Resort; executive VP for Universal Parks & Resorts
- Jim Abrahamson, president of the Americas region of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
- George Aguel, senior VP at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- Alice Norsworthy, executive VP of marketing and sales for Universal Orlando Resort
- Paul N. Leone, president of The Breakers Palm Beach (and Flagler System Inc.)
LEADERSHIP
- Melinda Gates, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Bishop H. David Burton, thirteenth presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
- Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founder & CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Susie Buffett, philanthropist, chair of the Buffett Foundation and the Sherwood Foundation
- Brian Krolicki, lieutenant governor and the chairman of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development
- Helene D. Gayle, president & CEO of CARE USA
- Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr., inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist; founding chairman of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
- Pat Kerr Tigrett, fashion designer, philanthropist & founder of Memphis's Blues Ball (the largest annual ball in the nation.)
- Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, oldest living member of the Crow Tribe; 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient; 2008 French Légion d'honneur recipient
- Michael Budman, co-founder of Roots
- David Mirvish, owner of Mirvish Productions
- Michael Skaggs, executive director for the Nevada Commission on Economic Development
- Sam A. Williams, president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
- Hans Gant, senior VP for economic development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
- Heidi Green, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development
- Kevin Fletcher, VP of community and economic development for Georgia Power
- Kim Harbour, director of Marketing & Communications for the West Virginia Department of Commerce
- F. Michael Tucker, president & CEO of the Albany-based Center for Economic Growth
- Charles A. Hayes, president & CEO of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP)
- Georgette Steffens, Executive Director of the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District
- Mark Eagan, president of the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce
- Keith Stokes, executive director, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
- Jeff Severs, COO for Greater Spokane Incorporated
- Casey Steinbacher, president & CEO of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
- Harvey Schmitt, president of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
- Spencer Eccles, executive director, Governor's Office of Economic Development
- Jeff Edwards, president & CEO of edcUtah
- Shane Goettle, commissioner of North Dakota's Division of Commerce
- Mark Bellisimo, CEO & chairman of Equestrian Sport Productions
- Michael Pearce, director of business development and government relations for the Bellevue Downtown Association
- Rick Weddle, president & CEO of Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.
- Marissa Kozel, communications director for the Montana State Department of Commerce
- John Moore, president & CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber
- Lynda Weatherman, president & CEO, Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast
- Jason Mathis, executive director of the Downtown SLC Alliance and EVP of Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce
- Renato Discenza, president & CEO of Invest Toronto
- Lynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
LIFE SCIENCES/RESEARCH
- John C. Lechleiter, Ph. D., chairman, president & CEO of Eli Lilly
- Mario R. Capecchi, world-famous molecular biologist and geneticist
- Dr. Mary-Dell Chilton, world-distinguished scientist
- Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder & president of Alltech
- Dr. Adrian Percy, VP, development North America, at Bayer CropScience
- Dr. Robert Ballard, ocean explorer best known for discovering the resting place of the Titanic
- Edison Liu, president & CEO of The Jackson Laboratory
- Jack Horner, world-renowned paleontologist
- James F. Wright, PhD, director of the HT3R project at UTPB
- Lisa Shaffer, president & CEO of Signature Genomic Laboratories
- Roger Scarlett-Smith, President of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America
- John W. Manzetti, President & CEO of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
- David L. Johnson, president & CEO of BioCrossroads
- Doug King, senior vice present & president of Medtronic Spinal
- Paula Brown Stafford, president of clinical development for Quintiles
- Dr. Ellen Strahlman, chief medical officer for GlaxoSmithKline
- Harry W. Orf, Ph.D.,VP for scientific operations & professor of chemistry at Scripps Florida
- Claudia Hillinger, Ph.D., Max Planck Florida Institute's VP for institute development
- Charles Craig, president of Georgia Bio
LOGISTICS
- Fred Smith, founder, chairman, president & CEO of FedEx
- Dave Bronczek, president & CEO of FedEx Express
- Travis Cobb, vice president of DHL Americas Hubs, Gateways, Network Control
- Mitch Nichols, president of UPS Airlines
- Larry Cox, president & CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
- Neel Shah, VP of Delta Cargo
- Tay Yoshitani, CEO of the Port of Seattle
- Pete Sinisgalli, president & CEO of Manhattan Associates
- John Clark, executive director & CEO for the Indianapolis Airport Authority
- Phil Brown, executive director of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
- J. Stanley Payne, CEO of the Canaveral Port Authority
POLITICS
- Jon M. Huntsman Sr., former two-term governor of Utah and current U.S. ambassador to China
- Ambassador Andrew Young, former top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; former United States ambassador to the United Nations.
- Jimmy Carter, former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Brian Sandoval, governor of Nevada
- Dannel P. Malloy, governor of Connecticut
- John Hoeven, governor of North Dakota
- Joe Manchin III, governor of West Virginia
- Steven L. Beshear, governor of Kentucky
- Lincoln Chafee, governor of Rhode Island
- Christine Gregoire, governor of Washington
- Mitch Daniels, governor of Indiana
- Gary R. Herbert, governor of Utah
- Rick Snyder, governor of Michigan and former president & CEO of Gateway computers
- Brian Schweitzer, governor of Montana
- Bev Perdue, governor of North Carolina
- Greg Ballard, mayor of Indianapolis
- A. C. Wharton, Jr., mayor of Memphis
- Teresa Jacobs, mayor of Orange County
- Buddy Dyer, mayor of Orlando
- Dave Bing, mayor of Detroit
- Ralph Becker, mayor of Salt Lake City
- Oscar Goodman, mayor of Las Vegas
- Pedro Segarra, mayor of Hartford
- Kasim Reed, mayor of Atlanta
- Jim Suttle, mayor of Omaha
- Charles Meeker, mayor of Raleigh, NC
- Stephen R. Reed, mayor of Harrisburg
- Bill Bell, mayor of Durham, NC
- Lois Frankel, mayor of West Palm Beach
- Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto
- Luke Ravenstahl, mayor of Pittsburgh
SPORTS
- Curt Schilling, MLB All-Star pitcher & three-time World Series champion
- Ndamukong Suh, defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions, No. 2 overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft
- Jack Nicklaus, golf legend & chairman of Nicklaus Companies
- Jim Isch, COO of the NCAA
- Joe Steranka, CEO of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of America
- Chris Berman, ESPN anchor and six-time National Sportscaster of the Year
- A.J. Foyt, motorsports legend
- Jeffrey Belskus, president & CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Brad Stevens, head coach of the Butler Bulldogs
- Stephen Ross, chairman, CEO & founder of Related Companies; owner of the Miami Dolphins
- Jennifer Rizzotti, head coach for women's basketball at U of Hartford
- George St. Pierre, UFC welterweight champion
- Apolo Ohno, eight-time Olympic medalist
- Jon ‘Bones' Jones, UFC light heavyweight champion
- Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke Blue Devils
- Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons legend hailed one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history
- Ted Ligety, seven-year member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, Olympic gold medalist
- Deron Williams, first-round third pick in the 2005 NBA Draft; 2010 NBA All-Star
- Arnold Palmer, golf legend & founder of the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women
TECH
- Jim Clifton, chairman of Gallup Organization
- Paul Rooke, chairman and CEO of Lexmark International
- Don Brown, president & CEO of Interactive Intelligence
- Robert Cabana, director of the Kennedy Space Center
- Jim Whitehurst, president & CEO of Red Hat
- Angie Hicks, co-founder & chief marketing officer of Angie's List
- Cindy Lasky, president & CEO of Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3)
- Madhu Beriwal, president & CEO of IEM
- Patricia "Pat" McMahon, SVP & general manager for the Battle Management and Engagement Systems Division of Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Connie Harvey, corporate vice president & COO of Xerox Services' commercial services
- Doug Nielsen co-founder & CEO of Hayneedle
- Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com
- Daryl Holt, VP/COO of EA Sports-Tiburon
- John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap Games
- Chip Blankenship, president & CEO of GE Appliances
- Tim Sullivan, CEO of Ancestry.com
- Rory Read, president & COO of Lenovo Group
- Bob Greenberg, senior state executive for IBM in North Carolina
- Ping Fu, president, CEO & co-founder of Geomagic
- Joel Jorgenson, CEO for Packet Digital
- Ed Labry, president of retail & alliance services for First Data
- Jen MacLean, CEO of 38 Studios
- John Koch, president of ADT North America Residential/Small Business
- Terry Murphy, president of DRS Technologies' Reconnaissance Surveillance & Target Acquisition Group (RSTA)
- Susan DeFlorio, CEO of Fibercloud Inc.
- Tim Bryan, chairman & CEO of GalaxE.Solutions
- Bob Allen, chief storytelling officer & principal executive for i.d.e.a.s.
- Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games
- John Irwin, president of Rhapsody
- Peter Karmanos, Jr., CEO & chairman of Compuware
- Mike Hilton, co-founder and EVP of marketing of Concur
- Randy Shumaker, director of UCF's Institute for Simulation and Training (IST)
- Fred Maxik, chief scientific officer for Lighting Science Group
- Keyvan Esfarjani, executive officer of IM Flash
- Tom Fair, VP of renewable energy for NV Energy
- Bradley J. Stringer, executive director of the Utah Center for Aeronautical Innovation and Design (UCAID)
- R. Brent Adams, director for the center for animation at Brigham Young University's Center for Animation
- Ted McAleer, executive director of USTAR (Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative)
- John T. Kurtzweil, executive VP of finance & CFO of Cree
- Jon Dean, executive producer for Electronic Arts Salt Lake
- Robert J. Laikin, founder & CEO of Brightpoint
- Greg Gianforte, founder & CEO of RightNow Technologies
- Jade Raymond, managing director of Ubisoft Toronto
- Vern Dosch, president & CEO of National Information Systems Corporation NISC