With (all) that being said, we culminate with the release of the list of the 60 Volunteered individuals. These men and women (hypothetically) were selected by The Council for their character and the traits that classify them as potential leaders. Many have exposed their own humanity while trying to better the humanity we share. Many have special interests or passions, causes near and dear to their hearts, or a fire that allows them the energy to seek success in any arena of life. Some have a long track record of accomplishment, while some simply caught this lone “Council” member's attention at a given moment in time.
As disclaimed, my research on some of these individuals was only the starting point to my understanding of their character, both professionally and personally. There was no extraneous attempt to balance numbers by “qualifiers” of candidates. Much was driven simply by a quick internet search.
In the end, however, this list of 60 was placed within the single-elimination tournament bracket. (Thank you random number generator). Seedings and regions were all randomized, but would be the responsibility of The Council under “normal conditions”, whatever that means for a hypothetical exercise.
Following are the individuals in no particular order.
The Volunteered
Dwayne Johnson Lynsi Snyder Sonia Sotomayor RuPaul Andre Charles Malcolm Jenkins
Joe Rogan Mitch Albom Daron Acemoglu Anant Agarwal Indra Nooyi
Mary Barra Malcolm Gladwell Will Smith Carmen Reinhart Sebastian Thurn
Hakeem Jeffries Stephen Colbert Mike Tomlin Ursula Burns Maya Moore
Bill Simmons Jeff Bezos Elon Musk Salman Khan Michelle Obama
Manny Maceda Andrew Yang Chael Sonnen Rhonda Crichlow
Kimberly Harris (ANY) JJ Watt Sundar Pichai Pete Buttigieg
Freddie Rodriguez Rose Namajunas Leonardo DiCaprio Doc Rivers
Alicia Silverstone Tony Robbins Mark Cuban Geoffrey Canada
Dave Chappelle Randi Weingarten Steve Kerr Howard Schultz
Keanu Reeves Alyssa Milano Jo Jorgensen
Jeffrey Sachs Guy Fieri Jack Balkin Angelina Jolie John Kasich
Kirsten Gillibrand Wayne Messam Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jim Carrey Cami Anderson LeBron James Wendy Kopp