Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Esmeralda Santiago

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Stefan Sagmeister

Co-Founder of Sagmeister & Walsh; Graphic Designer & Typographer

Lisa Baird

Chief Executive Officer, NextUp; Former Commissioner, National Women’s Soccer League & CMO, U.S. Olympic Committee

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Tony Award Winning Broadway and Television Actor

Damon Horowitz

Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Science Professor; Serial Entrepreneur & Former In-House Philosopher at Google

Michael Psilakis

Greek-American Chef, Restauranteur & Cookbook Author; Owner of MP Taverna & Kefi

Live to Eat: Cooking the Mediterranean Way

Elizabeth Karmel

Celebrity Chef, Grill Master, & Cookbook Author

Carl June

Director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies & Translational Research Translational Research, Abramson Cancer Center

Beth Simone Noveck

Founder & Director of The Governance Lab; Professor & Author of "Solving Public Problems"

Malik Yoba

Actor Known for his NAACP Image Award-Winning Role in "New York Undercover"

Jonathan Waxman

Chef/Partner at Barbuto, Jams, Brezza Cucina, Adele's & Waxman's; Cookbook Author; TV Personality

Bernie Williams

Former Outfielder for MLB's New York Yankees & 4-Time World Series Champion; Musician & Latin Grammy Nominee

Jim Axelrod

Chief Investigative & Senior National Correspondent for CBS News

Makoto Fujimura

Artist, Writer & Speaker Known for his "Slow Art"

Angélique Kidjo

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Singer & Songwriter

Marc Murphy

Celebrity Chef & Judge on Chopped; Host of "Food360" Podcast; Author of "Season With Authority"

Peter Bregman

Founder of Bregman Partners, Author & Leadership Columnist, "Harvard Business Review"

Kevin Sbraga

Winner of "Top Chef: Season 7," Chef and Owner of Sbraga in Philadelphia