Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Marcia Chatelain

Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University & Author of "South SIde Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration"

Michelle Rhee

Founder of StudentsFirst & Education Reform Advocate; Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor

Glenn Singleton

Author, Activist, Educator, Founder of "Courageous Conversation"

Dena Simmons

Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional Learning Advocate

Rachel Simmons

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

Taylor Cassidy

Social Media Creator & Mental Health Advocate; Known for "Fast Black History" & "Black Girl Magic Minute"

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Wade King

Director of Curriculum and Instruction and teacher at The Ron Clark Academy, and co-author of The Wild Card.

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Wendy Suzuki

Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in The Center for Neural Science at New York University

Chris Herren

Former NBA Player & Speaker on Substance Abuse Disorder and Wellness

Mark Perna

Founder & CEO of Tools For Schools

Ted Dintersmith

Executive Producer of "Most Likely to Succeed", Advocate for Innovation in Education, Former Venture Capitalist

Peter H. Reynolds

Author, Illustrator & Founder of FableVision

Maia Heyck Merlin

Educator & ‎Founder and CEO of The Together Group

Drew Gilpin Faust

President of Harvard University

Marley Dias

Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks; Author & Activist

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Hope King

Co-Founder, Get Your Teach On

Ann Rubenstein Tisch

Founder & President of the Student Leadership Network (SLN), Which Operates a Network of All-Girls Public Schools and a Co-Ed College Access Program

Esther Wojcicki

Journalist, Educator, Vice chair of Creative Commons Advisory Council