Judy Smith

America's Premier Crisis Management Expert; Inspiration for ABC's "Scandal"

Mary Barra

CEO of General Motors; First Female CEO of a Major Global Automaker

John Mulaney

Stand-Up Comedian & Former Writer for "Saturday Night Live"; Host of Netflix's "John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA"

John Mulaney confirms marriage to Olivia Munn: 'the best' - Los ...

Blake Mycoskie

Founder of TOMS, Social Entrepreneur & Author of NY Times Bestseller "Start Something That Matters"

Chris Hughes

Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy; Co-founder of Facebook & Former Editor-in-Chief at The New Republic

Lizzie Velasquez

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Shonda Rhimes

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Ellen DeGeneres

Award-Winning Comedian, TV Host, Actress & LGBTQ Activist

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Al Franken

Former Senator from Minnesota; Former SNL Writer; SiriusXM Radio Show Host

Brie Larson

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Room," "Kong: Skull Island" & Playing Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Brie Larson & Aja Naomi King for ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ | SAG-AFTRA

Kerry Washington

Author, Actress, Producer & Activist Known for Starring as Olivia Pope in ABC's "Scandal"

Kerry Washington - The Atlantic Festival

Justin Simien

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer; Best Known for Directing the Award-Winning Film "Dear White People"

Justin Simien - 2023 Film Independent Forum

Amandla Stenberg

Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Producer; Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Tracee Ellis Ross - "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon"

Sheryl Sandberg

Former COO of Meta, Bestselling Author & Founder of Leanin.org

A Conversation with Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Freed

Forest Whitaker

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"; Founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative

Forest Whitaker | SAG-AFTRA Foundation

Donald Glover

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director Known for "Atlanta," "Community" & "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Grammy Award-Winning Musician Formerly Known as Childish Gambino

Laura Coates

CNN Chief Legal Analyst, Host, Anchor & Best Selling Author of "Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness"

Commencement 2024 Keynote Speaker Laura Coates

Colin Jost

Actor, Comedian, Head Writer at "Saturday Night Live" & "Weekend Update" Co-Anchor; Author, "A Very Punchable Face"

Colin Jost Shares Foot Update After Exiting Paris Olympics