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José Andrés is widely recognized for both his culinary achievements – including two Michelin stars, and 40 restaurants worldwide – and his humanitarian work. He is also an Emmy Award–winning TV host and producer, and a New York Times bestselling author of Change the Recipe, Zaytinya, Vegetables Unleashed, and The World Central Kitchen Cookbook. A pioneer of Spanish tapas in America and a celebrated ambassador of Spanish cooking, his renowned José Andrés Group operates more than forty restaurants across the United States and beyond. Andrés is the founder of the nonprofit World Central Kitchen and has been honored as Outstanding Chef and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. He has twice been named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, and has been awarded both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and one of Spain’s highest honors, the Princesa de Asturias Foundation’s Concordia Prize, for his humanitarian work. His new book is Spain My Way.
As the founder of World Central Kitchen, Andrés has fed tens of millions of people across dozens of crises, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This model is uncommonly nimble and effective; rather than warehousing aid, Central Kitchen activates local restaurants and cooks on the ground, putting money into affected communities while feeding people with dignity.
Laurene Powell Jobs is the Founder and President of Emerson Collective, a company that has combined venture investing and philanthropy to create lasting solutions in education, economic mobility, immigration, and energy since 2011. She founded the Waverley Street Foundation, which advances community-driven climate solutions, and College Track, which supports first-generation students through college and career. She also co-founded the XQ Institute to drive innovation in high school education. Laurene is the lead investor and board chair of The Atlantic, board chair of College Track, and serves on the board of the Ford Foundation.
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