Flip Brophy

Richard LeFrak

A 2001 Nobel Prize winner and economics professor at Columbia, Stiglitz is one of the country's leading economists and an outspoken critic of globalization. He's the author of a million books, such as The Roaring Nineties , Globalization and its Discontents and Making Globalization Work.

Weinshall—or Mrs. Chuck Schumer—is the former head of the New York City Department of Transportation, and the current vice chancellor of the City University of New York.

A professor of history at Columbia, Foner is one of the top authorities on 19th century American history and politics. He's also the ex-husband of Naomi Foner, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal's mom.

Grayer is the chairman and CEO of Kaplan, Inc., the education giant that serves more than a million students every year and generates more than $2 billion in annual revenue. Grayer serves on the boards of Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the Partnership for New York City, and the New York City Investment Fund.

Jimmy Bradley

Joan Weill

The chef/owner of NYC's trendiest restaurants, including Momofuku Noodle Bar, Má Pêche, and Milk Bar.

Publishing veteran Karp heads up the buzzed-about Grand Central Books imprint, Twelve. He also holds the dubious honor of having edited three Donald Trump titles.

The widow of Bernie Cantor, the founder of the securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald, Iris Cantor heads up the foundation that bears the family name and supports arts, educational and medical causes.

The wife of billionaire cosmetics scion Leonard Lauder, Evelyn is a philanthropist and part of the reason why women pin those pink ribbons to their lapels.

Masa Takayama

The zaftig British actress and Oscar winner is one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed actresses of the last 20 years.

A professor of finance at NYU, Engle is perhaps the only man to win both a Nobel Prize for Economics and finish in the top three in a national ice dancing competition.

Gluck is co-chief of the literary department at uber-agency William Morris, along with Jennifer Rudolph Walsh.

Bankoff is an agent at International Creative Management, where she toils alongside Esther Newberg and Binky Urban.

Investigative reporter and gadfly Dominick Dunne was a columnist at Graydon Carter' Vanity Fair and the host of CourtTV's Power, Privilege and Justice. He was also an author (People Like Us, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles), erstwhile movie producer (1970's The Boys in the Band), and former addict. His son is actor/director Griffin Dunne. Dunne died on August 26, 2009.

Renowned for his expansive minimalist paintings, Marden is one of the most prominent members of the generation of artists that rose to fame in the 1960s.

The president and CEO of Mount Sinai and the dean of the school of medicine, Davis oversees one of the city's largest medical institutions.