CALEB EVERETT ON THE LANGUAGE-BRAIN CONNECTION

CALEB EVERETT is a researcher, professor, and administrator at the University of Miami. He is the author of Numbers and the Making of Us and Linguistic Relativity: Evidence Across Languages and Cognitive Domains. His research, some involving collaborations with other scholars and students, has appeared in books and many journals across various disciplines. Everett is a senior associate dean in UM's College of Arts & Sciences, and a professor in the anthropology department with a secondary appointment in psychology. He is also a member of the inaugural class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.

LES LEVI is president and CEO of HC2 Broadcasting, one of the largest media companies in the United States, with more than 250 television stations nationwide. He previously enjoyed a 30-year career on Wall Street as a research analyst, investment banker, and portfolio manager, and held senior positions at major investment banks and hedge funds. Currently an Executive-In-Residence at the University of Miami, Levi was previously an adjunct professor of business at the Stern School at New York University. He received his Ph.D. in English and comparative literature from Columbia University, specializing in English Renaissance drama and teaching in Columbia’s English department. He later received an MBA in finance from the Stern School.