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Brian Conley is an Associate Professor of Political Science and the program director of Applied Politics and Global Public Policy at Suffolk University. [ Suffolk.edu](https://www.suffolk.edu/college/12172.php "Suffolk.edu")

Brian Friedberg is the Senior Researcher of the Technology and Social Change Research Project at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Blending academic research and Open Source Intelligence techniques, Brian is an investigative ethnographer, focusing on the impacts alternative media, anonymous communities, and unpopular cultures have on political communication and organization. Brian holds an MA in Cultural Production from Brandeis University.

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Brian Halweil is a senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute covering issues of food and agriculture. He joined Worldwatch in 1997 as the John Gardner Public Service Fellow from Stanford University, where he had established a student-run organic farm on campus. The farm was community-supported and sold produce to the university and local restaurants. In addition, Brian has set up community-supported farms and organic farms/orchards throughout California and assisted farmers who were making the shift from chemical to organic agriculture. As a food and agriculture expert, Brian has testified before the U.S. Senate on biotechnology, poverty, and hunger. In addition, he has spoken to non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and industry groups on a variety of issues, ranging from organic farming to vegetarianism to genetically engineered crops. Brian's work has been featured in national newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, and New York Times, and on radio networks, such as National Public Radio and Voice of America. Brian has traveled extensively in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa, learning indigenous farming techniques and promoting sustainable food production. He holds Bachelor's of Science degrees in Earth Systems and Biology from Stanford University. He has also completed research, fieldwork, and coursework at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California at Davis. His work at Davis included participation in the "100 Year Sustainability Project" as well as the Student Experimental Farm for Alternative Agriculture. Brian writes from Sag Harbor, New York, where he and his wife tend a home garden and orchard.

Helmuth's research explores the effects of climate and climate change on the physiology and ecology of marine organisms. Specifically, he uses thermal engineering techniques, including a combination of field work, remote sensing and mathematical modeling, to explore the ways in which the environment determines the body temperatures of coastal marine animals such as mussels and seastars. Combined with energetics models, this approach provides a quantitative method of mapping patterns of growth, reproduction, and survival in economically and ecologically important coastal species.

A concert pianist, architect and inventor since age eight, Brian Hubert has a track record of accomplishments in diverse fields. Hubert was awarded the Lemelson MIT Student Prize in 2001. While working on his doctoral thesis, Hubert created a universal nano-assembly machine, capable of picking up and assembling thousands of atoms of almost any material at one time. His device could potentially be used for moving and patterning segments of DNA strands, ultimately enabling doctors to discover genetic related diseases in a matter of minutes, long before the patient showed any symptoms. Hubert received his BS, MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from MIT. After graduating from MIT, Hubert co-founded Kovio Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, a nano-technology company developing technologies for manufacturing microelectronics, where he serves as CTO.

Brian R. Jacobson is a Ph.D. Candidate in Critical Studies at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and a member of the Visual Studies Graduate Certificate program. He is a graduate of the Master's program in Comparative Media Studies (CMS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Appalachian State University. Brian is a 2008-2009 Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) Scholar. In 2007 he was a member of the Visual Culture research field of the Social Science Research Council's inaugural Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship.

Brian James is program director for the Atlanta Lodge of The Theosophical Society and has previously held other elected positions both locally and regionally. He has been a member of The Theosophical Society in America since 2003. He has studied theosophy for 11 years.

Prior to serving as Executive Director fpr the MBTA Advisory Board, Kane spent 8 years at the MBTA in many capacities including, Manager of Operating Budget, senior staff of several MBTA General managers, principal staffer to the Fiscal and Management Control Board, and Director of Operations Analysis in T Operations. Kane began his career in public transportation as a budget and policy analyst at the MBTA Advisory Board in 2012. A Brookline resident, he holds a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Northeastern University, and a BA in history from Boston College.

Brian King is a professor of electrical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Brian Klein is the Senior Staff Scientist at Vedanta Biosciences. He's a strong believer that microbial interventions may ameliorate illnesses that have so far eluded control. He also served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Forsyth Institute in the Lemon Lab until April 2017.

Brian Lies is the author and illustrator of the *New York Times* bestselling children's books *Bats at the Beach* and *Bats at the Library*. Most recently *Bats at the Library* was also named Indie Bound's Best Picture Book of 2008. Brian Lies was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. He attended Brown University, studying psychology and literature. After graduating, Brian decided to purse his childhood interest in art. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before beginning a career in political illustration. His award-winning work appears regularly in children’s magazines and galleries around the country. In his free time, Brian’s hobbies include bicycling, woodworking, and tending a big vegetable garden behind the house. He also enjoys reading a lot, as it keeps his imagination going! Brian Lies currently lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and daughter.

Brian Lynch, originally educated in Psychology went on to study the history of science in particular Astrology and the Mystery Schools associated with it. He has worked for many years as a consultant on projects related to education, alternate energy technology, medicine and Hollywood screen plays.