Hans Geissler

Hans Geissler

Hans Geissler was born one of ten children in rural Germany during World War II. Once in the United States, Geissler built successful businesses in plumbing, contracting and boat building. But a trip to Guatemala in 1990 reminded him of the hunger and struggle he...
Bernie Glassman

Bernie Glassman

Bernie Glassman’s first career was as an aeronautic engineer for McDonnell-Douglas in the early 60s, concentrating on interplanetary flights. But Glassman became a social entrepreneur in 1982, articulating a vision that socially responsible businesses can have a...
Dr. Akbar Ahmed

Dr. Akbar Ahmed

UCLA computer science professor Judea Pearl (right) has left math equations behind to defy the terrorists who murdered his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, in 2002. “If they try to spread division among people, then we ought to spread...