Dan Porterfield

President & CEO of the Aspen Institute; Advocate for Expanding Educational Opportunity & Improving the Human Condition

Dan Porterfield - Heart of Giving Podcast

Willard Daggett, Ed.D.

Founder & Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

Cory Booker

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

Carol Geary Schneider

Fellow, Lumina Foundation; Former President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Ian Jukes

Educator & Technology Expert; Co-Founder of Infosavvy

Neil Howe

President of Saeculum Research & LifeCourse Associates; Renowned Authority on Generations; Coined the Term "Millennial Generation"

Hyrum Smith

Vice Chairman of the Board of Franklin Covey

Ali Carr-Chellman

Former Teacher; Now An Instructional Designer and Author on Effective Instruction on Learning

Liz Kleinrock

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator

Pearl Arredondo

Student Advocate, Education Reformer & Principal

Richard Rothstein

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Tyler DeWitt

Research Scientist; High School Teacher, Digital Content Author & STEM Education Advocate

Lois Smart

Mother of Elizabeth Smart; Activist, Author, and Educator

Audrey Watters

Journalist Specialized in Education Technology News and Analysis

Matt Miller

Fortune Columnist, Author & Radio Host

Will Richardson

Author, Blogger & Educator

George Couros

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant

Linda Cliatt-Wayman

High School Principal in North Philadelphia; Education & Leadership Development Expert

Dr. Sharroky Hollie

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Chase Mielke

Award-Winning Educator & Blogger; Creator of a Positive Psychology Program Teaching Topics like Optimism, Grit, & Accomplishment to At-Risk Students

Tamir Harper

Co-Founder & Executive Director of UrbEd Inc., Advocate for Public Education & Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar

N.K. Jemisin

Hugo Award-Winning Speculative Fiction Writer

Dr. Afiya Fredericks

Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of the District of Columbia; Growth Mindset Expert

Hannah Bricker

Inclusive Education Advocate, Program Director at The Rise School of Austin & Co-Founder of Teaching2gether

Patty Wright and Kate DiMeo

Literacy Consultants & Coaches; Units of Study Staff Developers

Manny Diaz

Former Mayor of Miami

Susan B. Neuman

Educator, Researcher, and Education Policy-Maker

Dr. Antonia Darder

Scholar, Artist, Poet, Activist & Public Intellectual

Kim Geddie

Leading Educational & Professional Development Consultant

Marcia Fudge

Nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 11th District of Ohio Congresswoman