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Saban’s fiery personality on the sidelines has permeated his team by building clear leadership as the essential foundation for his winning squad for the long term. Not focusing on future results in the horizon, Saban’s coaching staff, players, experts, and fans alike have come to identify Saban’s coaching style as “The Process.” A rigorous work ethic and focus on the immediate moment, Saban instills in his team to concentrate only on the current task at hand. Accomplish the current mission, only then move on to the next, repeat, and eventually the final result will yield success. It’s a philosophy that’s distinguished Saban since his first National Championship with LSU in ’03, and it’s the same credo that’s rewarded his team with their most recent success.

Outside of his coaching duties, Saban and his wife, Terry, founded Nick’s Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping mentally challenged children. Finding an equal passion in this cause as his day job, the Sabans host and organize several functions throughout the year to bring awareness and aid to the fund’s mission. To date, the foundation has distributed over $15 million dollars to deserving recipients and continues to flourish.

Saban and his wife have two children, Nicholas and Kristen. A devout Roman Catholic, Saban’s pre-game ritual always includes having a mass prayer prior to every contest. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, Saban graduated from Kent State University, where he played defensive back for the Golden Flashes football team.

Since joining NBC News in 1998, Kotb has served as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. She has covered a wide variety of domestic and international stories across all NBC News platforms as well as numerous human-interest stories and features. She covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a story personal to Kotb who lived in New Orleans for six years. Additionally, she reported on the war in Iraq, the conflict in the West Bank and Gaza, and the War on Terror in Afghanistan. Kotb was a part of the network’s extensive coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, 2012 Summer Olympics in London, 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. 

A New York Times bestselling author, Kotb has written eight books: You Are My Happy; I’ve Loved You Since Forever; Where We Belong; Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives; Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer and Kathie Lee; I Really Needed This Today; This Just Speaks to Me; Hope is a Rainbow. 

Kotb was recognized with a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host for her work on TODAY with Kathie Lee and Hoda. In 2010, 2011, and 2012 Kotb was awarded Daytime Emmys as part of TODAY’s recognition as the best morning news program. In 2022, Kotb was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, and she received a Gracie Award for On-Air News Talent. In 2021, she was recognized by New York Women in Communications with the Matrix Award for her excellence in broadcast journalism. In 2016 and 2018, she received Gracie Awards for Outstanding Host in Entertainment/Information for her radio show, The Hoda Show on SiriusXM. In 2015, she was honored with a Gracie Award for Outstanding Host in News/Non-fiction and a Webby Award for her ‘Truly Brave’ music video, which focuses on pediatric cancer. Kotb received additional Gracie Awards in 2008 and 2003, the Alfred I. duPont –Columbia University award in 2008, a Peabody Award in 2006 for her Dateline NBC report, “The Education of Ms. Groves” and a 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award. 

Prior to joining NBC News, Kotb worked at WWL-TV, the CBS affiliate in New Orleans from 1992 to 1998 as an anchor and reporter for the 10 p.m. news broadcast. From 1989 to 1991, she was a weekend anchor and reporter for WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida.   

Kotb graduated from Virginia Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. She resides in the suburbs of New York City with her two daughters, Haley Joy and Hope Catherine. 

Under Secretary Raimondo’s leadership, the Department of Commerce has invested $39 billion in incentives for leading-edge chip manufacturing and $11 billion for research and development under the CHIPS program, putting the United States on the path to produce roughly 20% of the world’s leading-edge logic chips by 2030. She announced more than $40 billion in grants to connect more than 3 million Americans to quality, affordable Internet during her tenure and more than $500 million for Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs that will supercharge local economies and transform regions into globally competitive innovation centers. Further, the Department has supported more than $6 billion in grant and contract projects to boost coastal and climate resilience and upgrade key infrastructure nationwide, announced the largest investment to support minority and underserved businesses in the Department’s history, pioneered targeted technology controls to prevent adversaries from using the most advanced U.S. technology for military modernization and human rights violations, and established the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity which united 14 countries to contribute to cooperation, stability, prosperity, development, and peace within the region.

The Secretary has also taken a leading role in ensuring the responsible development of artificial intelligence. She has stood up the U.S. AI Safety Institute in the Department of Commerce, which has partnered with leading American AI companies to test major new models prior to deployment for potential risks to public safety and national security. Under her leadership, the Department has released industry-standard guidance on topics ranging from red teaming, to generative AI, and synthetic content, spearheaded federal efforts to mitigate national security threats presented by AI, and launched the international network of AI Safety Institutes. Raimondo has been called “America’s Point Woman on AI", the “MVP of President Biden’s AI Executive Order”, and named one of TIME Magazine’s Most Influential People in AI.

She was featured on 60 Minutes for her leadership on national security issues, including U.S. semiconductor chip production, advanced technology export controls, and economic relations with China. She has been recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, and a 2024 CNBC Changemaker. She also received the CIA Director’s Award, the Brennan Center Legacy Award, the Business Executives for National Security Eisenhower Award, and the Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Award.

Raimondo was formerly the 75th Governor of Rhode Island and its first woman governor. As governor, she kick-started the state’s economy and made record investments in infrastructure, education, and job training by focusing on creating economic opportunities and good-paying jobs for all Rhode Islanders. Raimondo’s wrote a “turnaround case study in how a state government with little going its way can become something of a benchmark,” according to Bloomberg. During her first term in office, she kick-started the state’s economy and created thousands of jobs. In 2017, the New York Times declared that, “Ms. Raimondo’s frenzy of economic and job development is striking.” Raimondo also made record investments in infrastructure and education. Under her leadership, Rhode Island became one of the first states in the country to offer tuition-free community college for every high school graduate. Raimondo was also nationally recognized for her outstanding leadership during the COVID 19 pandemic, making Rhode Island the face of successful recovery efforts. She was re-elected by the widest margins in a generation and the first Governor of Rhode Island in decades to win the majority of the vote.

She also served as the Chair of the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA). During her term, she rebuilt the entire DGA leadership team, bolstered the fundraising, communications, and research teams, and grew the digital program exponentially. She also raised the most money in an off-year election in the organization’s history, a 40 percent increase from previous years. Raimondo successfully helped and funded Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards re-election effort and helped to elect Andy Beshear of Kentucky. She created and launched an annual Economic Development and Policy Mission to Israel for Democratic Governors.

Prior to her role as Governor, Raimondo was elected to serve as General Treasurer of Rhode Island, receiving the largest number of votes of any statewide candidate. When Raimondo took office as General Treasurer she restructured the state's $7 billion underfunded pensions, allowing Rhode Island to “avert pension disaster without raising taxes” (New York Times) and designed a first of its kind retirement system to ensure retirement security for the states public employees and teachers.

For her service in Rhode Island, Raimondo has been recognized as one of Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders (2016) and was named a Brave Thinker by The Atlantic (2012). She’s received countless awards from national organizations, including: Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform from the Tax Foundation (2018), Manhattan Institute’s Urban Innovator (2012), New Englander of the Year from The New England Council (2016), Economic Patriot Award from the Concord Coalition (2017), B4Stage4 Award from Mental Health America (2019) and BIO Governor of the Year (2017). In 2018, her efforts to support youth in Rhode Island’s foster care system with job training and career preparation received the Harvard Kennedy School’s Innovations in American Government Award.

Raimondo earned her degree in economics from Harvard University and a doctorate from Oxford University through a Rhodes Scholarship. She is also a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for US District Judge Kimba Wood. The 2016 recipient of Yale Law School’s prestigious Alumni Award of Merit, Governor Raimondo is an alumni fellow on the Yale Board of Trustees. She sits on the Council of Foreign Relations and serves on the Truth Initiative’s Board of Directors.

Prior to her service in state government, she founded Point Judith Capital, a venture capital firm in her home state of Rhode Island, where she led the firm’s healthcare practice.

She is married to Andy Moffit and they have two children, Ceci and Tommy.