Harry L. Williams

President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Byron V. Garrett

Business Executive, Government Official, Humanitarian & Chairman of the National Family Engagement Alliance (NFEA)

David C. Banks

President & CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation; Education Reformer & DEI Expert

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Governor Susana Martinez

Former Governor of New Mexico; Nation's First Hispanic Female Governor

Eve Ewing

Sociologist of Education & Assistant Professor at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Jamira Burley

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Dena Simmons

Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional Learning Advocate

Joseph Edwards

International Teaching Artist, Award Winning Actor and Playwright, Reparations Truth and Reconciliation Advocate, Growth Mindset Coach

Lisa Delpit

Educationalist, Author, Eminent Scholar & Former Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University

Erika Hayes James

Dean, Wharton School of Business; First Black Woman to Lead a Top MBA Program; Expert on Organizational Psychology & Executive Leadership

Dr. Erika James talks becoming Wharton School's dean

Cory Booker

U.S. Senator from New Jersey; Author of "United" & Former Democratic Presidential Candidate

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Jonah Edelman

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children