https://m.primal.net/KaRp.jpg World Economic Forum - Young Global Leaders (2005-2023) and Global Leaders for Tomorrow (1993-2003) in politics and the media from the United States.

The #YoungGlobalLeaders (YGL) is a program initiated by the World Economic Forum #WEF in 2004. It identifies and brings together outstanding young leaders from around the world who have demonstrated a commitment to making a positive impact on global issues. These leaders come from various fields, including business, politics, academia, arts, civil society, and more. 

Politics and Policy

California Governor Gavin Newsom (selected in 2005), Pete Buttigieg (Presidential candidate in 2020), Nikki Haley (Presidential candidate in 2024), Vivek Ramaswamy (Presidential candidate in 2024), Samantha Power (US ambassador to the UN, USAID Administrator since 2021), Chelsea Clinton (Clinton Foundation board member), Huma Abedin (Hillary Clinton aide), Adam Kinzinger (politician), Ian Bremmer (founder of Eurasia Group), Bill Browder (initiator of the Magnitsky Act), Jonathan Soros (son of George Soros), Kenneth Roth (director of “Human Rights Watch” since 1993), Paul Krugman (economist, selected in 1995), Lawrence Summers (former World Bank Chief Economist, former US Treasury Secretary, former Harvard University President, selected in 1993), Alicia Garza (co-founder of Black Lives Matter, selected in 2020), Stéphane Bancel (Moderna CEO), Jeffrey Zients (White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, selected in 2003).

Media

CNN host Fareed Zakaria (2001), CNN anchor Anderson Cooper (2008), CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta (2010), Andrew Ross Sorkin (New York Times, 2007), Thomas Friedman (New York Times, 1995), George Stephanopoulos (ABC News, 1993), Lachlan Murdoch (CEO of Fox Corporation, 1997), Maria Bartiromo (Fox Business).

Technology and Social Media

Microsoft founder Bill Gates (1993), former Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer (selected in 1995), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (1998), Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page (2002/2005), former Google CEO Eric Schmidt (2001-2017, selected in 1997), Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales (2007), PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel (2007), eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar (1999), Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (2009), Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (2007), Google Jigsaw CEO Jared Cohen (2014).

Note: US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and US entrepreneur Elon Musk were nominated as WEF Young Global Leaders but apparently never participated in the program.

Source: https://swprs.org/wef-young-global-leaders/