Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Norman Ornstein

Bestselling Author, Political Analyst & Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Alok Vaid-Menon

Gender Non-Conforming Writer, Performance Artist, LGBTQ Rights Activist

Dr. Brenda Combs, Ed.D.

Ambassador of Inspiration

Johanna Blakley

Expert in Popular Culture, Digital Technology and Entertainment

Ted Allen

Host, "Chopped," Contributor, "The Best Thing I Ever Ate"

Tiki Davis

Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Successful Businessman, Oil & Gas Expert, Actor, Author & Survivor

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Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Michael Bergdahl

Former Walmart Executive, Bestselling Business Author, Human Resources & Retail Sales Speaker

Bill Capodagli

Author of "Innovate the Pixar Way: Business Lessons from the World's Most Creative Corporate Playground"

Interview with Bill Capodagli about Disney way

Anna Holmes

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Damaris Phillips

Celebrity Chef & Television Personality; Winner of 9th Season of "Food Network Star"

Janine di Giovanni

Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School & Executive Director The Reckoning Project

Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

Frank Wu

President of Queens College, City University of New York; Author of "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White"

Peter Hirshberg

Pioneering Entrepreneur and Voice on Disruptive Culture and Technology; Chairman of the Re:imagine Group

Kurt Andersen

Host of "Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC" & Author

Thimali Kodikara

Climate Storyteller; Host of "Mothers Of Invention" Podcast

Dixon Chibanda

Psychiatrist & Director of the African Mental Health Initiative; Founder & CEO of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

David M. Rubenstein

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Michael McGrady

Motivational Speaker, Theater, Film & Television Actor; Best Known for "Ray Donovan"

Clay Shirky

Expert on New Technology & Social Media, & How They Shape Culture; Professor & Distinguished Writer in Residence, NYU

Rebecca Sugar

Award-Winning Animator, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Songwriter; Known as the Creator of "Steven Universe"

Jae Rhim Lee

Artist and TED Fellow Jae Rhim Lee Re-Imagines the Relationships Between the Body and the World

Sandra Lee

Cancer Survivor, Activist, Author, Emmy Award-Winning Television Chef & Home Life Expert

Col. Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.)

First Woman Thunderbird Pilot, Combat Veteran, Fighter Squadron Commander, White House Fellow & Adviser