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Jaclyn Corin

Leading Organizer of the March For Our Lives

After the largest school shooting in American history, Parkland survivor Jaclyn Corin has become a leading activist.

Pollster, Bestselling Author & Founder of John Zogby Strategies

Called the “Prince of Polling,” John Zogby, founder of the world-famous Zogby Poll and the Zogby Companies.

Author, Supergirls Speak Out

Liz Funk is the author of Supergirls Speak Out (Simon and Schuster, 2009), a non-fiction look at how the modern.

Writer, Theologian & LGBTQ+ Activist

The Reverend Monroe is an ordained minister, religion columnist and motivational speaker.

Investigative Journalist

Kristal Brent Zook, Ph.D., was born in Los Angeles and raised in an all-female household by her mother and grandmother.

President Emerita of Spelman College & Bennett College for Women

Johnnetta Betsch Cole, is an accomplished anthropologist, educator and museum professional.

Founder of the Arab American Institute

James Zogby co-founded the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C. based organization which serves

Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Afshin Molavi is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School.

Marysol Castro

MLB’s First Latina PA Announcer

Marysol Castro has spent the last two decades challenging the TV news status quo as a journalist and host.

Communications Expert

Rachel DeAlto is a communications expert, media personality, and the author of relatable:

Founder, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Her journey began with a simple promise to her dying sister, Susan G.

America’s Nutritionist, Author & TV Personality

Nobody motivates an audience more about the benefits of smart nutrition, everyday exercise, and commonsense core.

Peter Yarrow

Musician & Activist

Peter Yarrow has charmed, inspired, delighted, and just plain entertained generations of audiences since Peter,

Chief Sustainability Officer for Persefoni AI

Tim Mohin has worked to embed sustainability into business for more than 35 years. He began his career.

Historian / Biographer / Teacher

A Program Director and Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania (with several absences).

Photographer / Author / Expert on Supercentenarians

Founder of Earth's Elders Foundation, Jerry Friedman has spent the past seven years working

Expert on Race Relations

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, a Professor of Sociology.

Sociologist & Happiness Expert

An engaging and sought-after speaker, Dr. Carter loves to share her work in person. Combining scientific.

Chief Engineer for Solar System Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

B. Gentry Lee is chief engineer for the Solar System Exploration Directorate at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Founder of Valuable500, Global Advocate for Inclusion & Motivational Speaker

Caroline Casey, founder of Valuable500, operates at the frontier of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I).

Founder and CEO, Room to Read

John Wood is the founder of Room to Read, an organization that believes World Change Starts with Educated.

Co-Authors of Come Back

When bright high school student Mia Fontaine changed her life and started seeking drugs and danger in rural Indiana.

Joel Westheimer

University Research Chair in Democracy

Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa.

Medicine & Health Commentator

Dr. Peeke is a Pen public health and policy, and is a Fellow of both the American

Groundbreaking Employment Discrimination Plaintiff

In 1979, Lilly Ledbetter took a job at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plant in Gadsden, Alabama.

The Wall Street Coach

Kim Ann Curtin is the author of Transforming Wall Street: A Conscious Path for a New Future and the Founder of The Wall Street Coach,

Award Winning Educator & Congressional Candidate

Tierney Cahill is an award winning educator that inspires audiences around the country with her experience of running for

Father of the Cell Phone, Inventor, Futurist & Entrepreneur

Martin Cooper is a visionary, inventor and entrepreneur who conceived of the first portable cellular telephone handset in 1973.

Chairman & CEO of LifeWings Partners

teve Harden is Chairmen and CEO of LifeWings Partners LLC – a team of physicians, astronauts, nurses,

Former Chairman & CEO Of Medtronic

Bill George is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004. He is the author of: Discover Your True North and The Discover Your True North Fieldbook,…

Vaclav Smil

Renowned Expert on Energy, Environment, Food & Technical Advances

One of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Smil has spent his career exploring

Executive Public Policy Storyteller & Convener, Translator of Technology, Innovation, & Economic Security, Global Connector

Jeff Le has had a career at the highest levels of public policy and politics at the state,

President, The Beryl Institute, Founding Editor, Patient Experience Journal & Recognized Expert on Patient Experience Excellence

Jason is a passionate champion and recognized expert on patient experience improvement, organization culture and change,

John Bruton

Former Prime Minister of Ireland

A dynamic visionary, Ambassador John Bruton has held the fate of European countries in his hands. From his success as the prime minister of Ireland who turned around the country’s…

Co-Founder of Vox.com

A pioneering political blogger since the Internet Dark Ages of 2002, Matthew Yglesias co-founded the popular

Mark Potok

Former Senior Fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center

In that role, Potok faced numerous death threats from white supremacists and constant vilification

Educator

ormer Superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and former Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools,

Host of Spotify’s The Get Up and Award-Winning Director & Producer

Kat Lazo is a director, producer and host. The Colombian-Peruvian New Yorker has made a name for herself as the Internets favorite no-nonsense.

Poeter

Born and raised in Alaska, National Slam Poetry Champion Noël Jones moved to New York City in 1994 to become a jazz vocalist.

Integrative Cardiologist & Author

Board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear medicine, and holistic medicine, Dr. Guarneri

Gary McCord

Golf Celebrity

“Life is full of ups and downs, good and bad, but it wouldn’t be fun any other way.” Living his life by this optimistic philosophy.

Brown v. Board of Education Originators/Civil Rights Activist

One of the three daughters of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown who in the fall of 1950 along with 12 other parents in Topeka, Kansas,

Patrick Hickey

First Nurse to Climb Seven Summits of the World

Patrick Hickey is a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina.

Sociologist, Educator & Author

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a MacArthur prize-winning sociologist, is the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at Harvard University.

Entrepreneur & Sales Expert

Weldon Long is a successful entrepreneur, sales expert and author of the NY Times Bestseller, The Power 

Advisor & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Jones is currently an Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco and a Scholar Writer

Founder, FEED Fashion designer

Lauren Bush Lauren is the founder and CEO of FEED, the impact driven lifestyle brand, making products.

Shane Feldman

Relationships & Team Building Expert, Founder & CEO of Count Me In

This is where Shane Feldman thrives. Recognized by The White House.

Experts on Hospital Quality & Safety

Husband and wife duo Kathleen Bartholomew and John Nance present vital programs

Inspirational Educator & Survivor

Dr. Brenda Combs is a symbol of inspiration and perseverance to all who meet her. A little over a decade ago,