MPSF: A History of Thought Leadership

For over 30 years, we have provided the Bay Area with the best in speaker events. You can see who has shared our stages over the years by viewing the brochures from past series.

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2021-2022
President Barack Obama Nicole Perlroth Dambisa Moyo Thomas Friedman	Joel Sartore Fmr. US Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano Niall Ferguson

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2020-2021
Jane Goodall Wynton Marsalis W. Kamau Bell Kara Swisher	Rick Steves Fmr. UK PM Theresa May Michael Pollan Michael Collopy

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2019-2020
Walter Isaacson Dr. Robert Sapolsky Donna Brazile & Michael Steele Fmr. Gov. John Kasich	Bill Nye Nina Totenberg Ian Bremmer Samin Nosrat & Yotam Ottolenghi

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2018-2019
Annie Griffiths James Comey John Chambers Vice President Joe Biden	Ken Burns Cecile Richards Lisa Genova Jon Meacham

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2017-2018
Gen. Martin Dempsey Robin Wright Bob Beckel/Cal Thomas Ian Bremmer	Theresa Payton Scott Kelly David Cameron Anderson Cooper
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2016-2017
Madeleine K. Albright Paul Begala Michael Beschloss Paul Nicklen	Ayaan Hirsi Ali Alan Alda Bill Bryson Michael Lewis
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2015-2016
Ray Kurzweil Diana Nyad Jill Bolte Taylor The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.	Julia Guillard Louise Richardson Ross Stein Malcolm Gladwell
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2014-2015
Robert Mueller III Austan Goolsbee Jon Huntsman, Jr. Steven Chu	President Bill Clinton Senator Olympia Snowe Gloria Steinem
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2013-2014
Bob Woodward Gwen Ifil Leon Panetta Steve Wozniak	Platon Doris Kearns Goodwin Charles Best Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2012-2013
Howard Dean & Karl Rove Lisa Ling Douglas Brinkley Evening of Satire	Robert Gates Jeb Bush Zanny Minton-Beddoes Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2011-2012
Spencer Wells Thomas Friedman David Brooks David Axelrod	Richard Haas Michelle Rhee Simpson and Bowles Gordon Brown
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2010-2011
David Brooks Mark Halperin and John Heilemann Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bob Newhart	Jeannette Walls Robert Ballard Arianna Huffington T. Boone Pickens
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2009-2010
Pervez Musharraf John Hofmeister Laura Tyson Condoleezza Rice	Paul Krugman Steve Kroft Ted Koppel
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2008-2009
Sylvia Earle Newt Gingrich vs Robert Reich Ann Compton Dick Cavett	Fareed Zakaria Andrew Weil Jeffrey Toobin Charlie Rose
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2007-2008
Reza Aslan Carly Fiorina Bill McDonough Frank Abagnale	David Gergen Christiane Amanpour Ken Burns The Capitol Steps
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2006-2007
Robert Redford Richard Myers Jim Lehrer Jared Diamond	Stuart Varney Maya Angelou Doris Kearns Goodwin Dave Barry
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2005-2006
Terri Gross James Carville vs Mary Matalin Colin Powell James Burke	Tom Daschle Bill Moyers Brian Greene Tim Russert
Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2004-2005
Ari Fleischer Tommy Franks Mark Russell Janet Reno	Robert Ballard Christie Todd Whitman Michael Beschloss Tom Brokaw
Peninsula, Oakland, and Marin Speaker Series 2003-2004
Judith Miller Salman Rushdie Rudy Giuliani Johnathan Winters	Thomas Friedman Karen Hughes David & Julie Eisenhower Garrison Keillor
Peninsula, Marin, and Berkeley Speaker Series 2002-2003
Henry Hugh Shelton Richard Holbrooke William J. Clinton Tim Conway	Gail Sheehy Jane Bryant Quinn David McCullough Robert Woodward
Peninsula, Marin, and Berkeley Speaker Series 2001-2002
Nina Totenberg Bill O’Reilly Madeleine Albright Carl Reiner	Ken Burns Bruce Babbitt Mike Wallace Mark Shields
Peninsula, Marin, and Berkeley Speaker Series 2000-2001
Frank McCourt Wesley Clark Beck Weathers Doris Kearns Goodwin	Samuel Berger Neil Armstrong George Mitchell Lily Tomlin
Peninsula, Marin, and San Francisco Speaker Series 1999-2000
Mike McCurry Bill Cosby Beverly Sills Shimon Peres	Mario Cuomo vs Alan Simpson Desmond Tutu Sylvia Earle
Peninsula, Marin, and San Francisco Speaker Series 1998-1999
Ian Wilmut Mikhail Gorbachev Chris Patten Alice Walker	Benazir Bhutto C. Everett Coop Bill Bradley Chris Patten
Peninsula, Marin, and San Francisco Speaker Series 1997-1998
Tom Wolfe George Will Colin Powell Bill Moyers	Lea Rabin Molly Ivins Lawrence Eagleburger Jane Goodall
Peninsula and Marin Speaker Series 1996-1997
FW de Klerk Walter Cronkite Carl Sagan Doris Kearns Goodwin	Cokie Roberts Arthur Laffer Jim Lovell Leon Panetta
Peninsula and Marin Speaker Series 1995-1996 Voted “Best in the Nation”
Margaret Thatcher Colin Powell Calvin Trillin Ann Richards	Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. William Safire Charles Kuralt Maya Angelou
Peninsula and Marin Speaker Series 1994-1995
James Baker Capitol Steps Allistair Cooke Hedrick Smith	Ken Burns Alan Dershowitz James Carville vs Robert Novak
Peninsula Speaker Series 1993-1994 Voted “Best in the Nation”
Jimmy Carter Lynn Martin Bill Moyers Lesley Stahl	Richard Leakey Richard Cheney Robert Bork Mark Russell
Peninsula Speaker Series 1992-1993
Terry Anderson Helmut Schmidt Erma Bombeck Mario Cuomo Hugh Sidey	Abba Eban Jane Bryant Quinn Andy Rooney William F. Buckley, Jr.
Peninsula Speaker Series 1991-1992
Henry Kissinger Leon Lederman Jack Anderson David Halberstam	Jean Kirkpatrick Louis Rukeyser Jean Michel Cousteau
Peninsula Speaker Series 1990-1991
Malcolm Forbes, Jr. Beverly Sills Zbigniew Brzezinski Art Buchwald	Sarah Weddington vs Phyllis Schlafly Gerald Ford George Will

"Wonderful series, stimulating, thought-provoking, each month an intellectual bonbon."

"I enjoy the lectures because they present a diverse group of subjects, ideas and information about what is happening in our world today."

"This series is extremely well run and organized in all respects. But the quality of speakers remains the key component to keep us coming back each year. We're looking for speakers that bring unique content that we won't necessarily obtain in our day to day following of news, events, and the world."

"I have been coming to the Speakers Series for years and truly appreciate the selection of speakers. The variety of topics selected is very good also. Thanks so much for all of the work you devote to the production, etc."

MPSF: A History of Thought Leadership

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2021-2022

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2020-2021

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2019-2020

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2018-2019

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2017-2018

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2016-2017

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2015-2016

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2014-2015

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2013-2014

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2012-2013

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2011-2012

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2010-2011

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2009-2010

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2008-2009

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2007-2008

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2006-2007

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2005-2006

Peninsula, Oakland, Marin, and Marin II Speaker Series 2004-2005

Peninsula, Oakland, and Marin Speaker Series 2003-2004

Peninsula, Marin, and Berkeley Speaker Series 2002-2003

Peninsula, Marin, and Berkeley Speaker Series 2001-2002

Peninsula, Marin, and Berkeley Speaker Series 2000-2001

Peninsula, Marin, and San Francisco Speaker Series 1999-2000

Peninsula, Marin, and San Francisco Speaker Series 1998-1999

Peninsula, Marin, and San Francisco Speaker Series 1997-1998

Peninsula and Marin Speaker Series 1996-1997

Peninsula and Marin Speaker Series 1995-1996

Peninsula and Marin Speaker Series 1994-1995

Peninsula Speaker Series 1993-1994

Peninsula Speaker Series 1992-1993

Peninsula Speaker Series 1991-1992

Peninsula Speaker Series 1990-1991

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