Howard Lutnick — the American businessman and government official who has served as the United States Secretary of Commerce since January 2025 — was born on this day — July 14, 1961 — in Jericho, New York.

He is a graduate of Haverford College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

Prior to his appointment to the Cabinet, Lutnick was the long-time Chairman and CEO of the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald and the BGC Group. He gained national recognition for his leadership and rebuilding of the firm following the September 11 attacks. During the transition to the current administration, he also served as the co-chair of the presidential transition team.

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Yann LeCun – the French-American computer scientist working in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, and image compression – was born on this day – July 8, 1960 – in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France.

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer — the American businesswoman and politician who has served as the United States Secretary of Labor since January 2025 — was born on this day — June 8, 1968 — in Hanford, California.

She is a graduate of California State University, Fresno, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Science.

Prior to her appointment to the Cabinet, Chavez-DeRemer represented Oregon’s 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She previously served as the Mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, from 2010 to 2018. Before her career in public service, she was a small business owner, co-founding several medical clinics.

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Marco Rubio — the American politician and lawyer who has served as the United States Secretary of State since January 2025 — was born on this day — May 28, 1971 — in Miami, Florida.

He is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and the University of Miami School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor.

Prior to his appointment as the nation’s top diplomat, Rubio served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2011 to 2025, where he was the Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence. Earlier in his career, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and practiced law in Florida.

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Krist Anthony Novoselic — the American musician and political activist who co-founded the rock band Nirvana — was born on this day — May 16, 1965 — in Compton, California.

He is a graduate of Washington State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences.

While best known as the bassist for Nirvana, Novoselic has remained active in both music and civic life following the band’s dissolution. He formed several subsequent musical projects, including Sweet 75 and Eyes Adrift, and currently plays in the band Giants in the Trees. Outside of music, he is a prominent advocate for electoral reform and has served as the board chair of FairVote, a non-profit organization dedicated to voting rights and fair representation.

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Mark Carney — the Canadian economist and politician who has served as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada since March 2025 — was born on this day — March 16, 1965 — in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and the University of Oxford, where he earned both a Master of Philosophy and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics.

Prior to entering elective politics, Carney held the unique distinction of serving as the Governor of two different national central banks: the Bank of Canada (2008–2013) and the Bank of England (2013–2020). He also served as the United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance and as the Chair of Brookfield Asset Management.

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Baltasar Ebang Engonga — the Equatorial Guinean economist and civil servant who served as the Director General of the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF) — was born on this day — March 15, 1970.

He is a graduate of the National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE) in Malabo, where he earned a degree in Economics and Finance.

Engonga is a member of a prominent political family in Equatorial Guinea, being the son of Baltasar Engonga Edjoo, the former president of the CEMAC Commission. As the head of ANIF, Engonga was responsible for the nation’s financial intelligence operations, specifically the monitoring and prevention of money laundering and other financial crimes within the country’s economic infrastructure.

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Marc Miller — the Canadian lawyer and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship — was born on this day — March 12, 1970 — in Montreal, Quebec.

He is a graduate of McGill University, where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Laws, and the Université de Montréal, where he earned a Master of Arts in Political Science.

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Sara Nelson — the American labor leader who serves as the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) — was born on this day — March 11, 1973 — in Corvallis, Oregon.

She is a graduate of Principia College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Education with a focus on theater.

A flight attendant for United Airlines since 1996, Nelson has become one of the most prominent figures in the modern American labor movement. She is known for her leadership during the 2018–2019 government shutdown and her advocacy for aviation safety, workers’ rights, and collective bargaining. Under her leadership, the AFA represents nearly 50,000 flight attendants across 20 airlines, focusing on workplace protections and industry-wide labor standards.

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