Garry Kasparov

The youngest world chess champion in history at 22 in 1985, Kasparov remained the toprated player in the world for 20 years, until his retirement in 2005. He then became a leader of the Russian prodemocracy movement against Vladimir Putin and is currently the chairman of the NYbased Human Rights Foundation. The Kasparov Chess Foundation promotes chess in education around the world with centers in the US, Europe, and Africa with more soon to come. Kasparov speaks and writes frequently on technology, decisionmaking, and risk. His book, "How Life Imitates Chess," has been published in more than 20 languages.