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Notable Achievements at Age 43
Led Liberals to majority government
Led the Liberal Party from third place to a majority in the 2015 federal election (184 of 338 seats).
Launched Armchair Expert podcast
Shepard launched the Armchair Expert podcast with co-host Monica Padman; show features long-form interviews with celebrities, journalists and academics.
Named gender-balanced Cabinet
Upon forming government in November 2015 Trudeau appointed a gender-balanced cabinet (50% women), a high-profile symbolic milestone.
2012 presidential first round — third place
Polled 17.90% (6,421,426 votes) in the first round, her best national presidential showing to date.
Launched The Graham Norton Show (BBC Two)
Began his flagship chat show The Graham Norton Show on BBC Two; format similar to his Channel 4 shows.
Achieved reprogramming of mouse somatic cells to ES-like state with four factors
Kazutoshi Takahashi (lab member) discovered that four transcription factors (Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc) induced ES-like pluripotency in mouse fibroblasts; coined term 'iPS cells' (induced pluripotent stem cells).
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award
Received the ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award for his early work laying the foundations for C++.
Popularized the concept of the 'learning organization'
The Fifth Discipline established Senge as a leading figure in organizational development and systems thinking, introducing five disciplines and the concept of the learning organization.
8888 Uprising (mass pro-democracy protests)
Major nationwide pro-democracy protests (8–8–88) violently suppressed by the military; pivotal event prompting her political leadership.
Co-founded ParcPlace Systems
Co-founded ParcPlace Systems, a spin-out from Xerox PARC to create development tools for Smalltalk-based applications; served as chairwoman and CEO.
Developed the 10-point Apgar score
Created a rapid 5-category scoring method (heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflexes, color) to evaluate newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth.
Named to Time 100 Most Influential People
Time magazine included Danielle Deadwyler on its 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Released album 'Everything I Thought It Was' and single 'No Angels'
Album and second single released March 15, 2024; album debuted at #4 on Billboard 200.
One‑off concert at The Wiltern with NSYNC reunion moment
Performed a surprise NSYNC reunion medley and new album track 'Paradise' at The Wiltern.
Announced album 'Everything I Thought It Was' and promoted 'Selfish' on Fallon
Appeared on The Tonight Show, announced album due in March 2024 and released 'Selfish'.
Performed free Memphis concert; debuted new single 'Selfish'
One‑night Orpheum concert in Memphis where he live‑debuted 'Selfish' and teased upcoming album.
'Selfish' debuted at #19 on Billboard Hot 100
'Selfish' marked his highest debut in six years; became his 39th solo Hot 100 entry.
Launched 'The Circuit' with Bloomberg Originals
Launched The Circuit, a premium Bloomberg Originals interview series focused on technology, culture and entertainment (2023).
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