Jim Cramer at the 92nd Street Y

Jim Cramer, host of the popular CNBC show Mad Money, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and earned a law degree from Harvard. He later founded his own hedge fund, where he received record returns. In 1996, he co-founded TheStreet.com, a financial news, commentary, and information site, for which he serves as a senior columnist and markets commentator. He is also the host of the syndicated radio program RealMoney Radio, and he recently wrote his third book, Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World. Interviewer Stephen J. Adler is editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.