Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Willard Daggett, Ed.D.

Founder & Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity Expert & Author; President & CEO of UbuntuGlobal

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Shelli Brunswick

CEO & Founder of SB Global; Expert in the Realm of Space Exploration and Innovation

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Nicole Jain

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Kecia M. Thomas

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Bethaney Wilkinson

Writer, Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Author of "The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change" & Host of "The Diversity Gap" Podcast

David C. Banks

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

Raven Baxter

Founder of STEMbassy, Science Communicator & Molecular Biologist Known as "Raven the Science Maven"

Dr. Adolph Brown

Educator, Businessman & Author

Deanna Singh

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Angel Rich

Founder & CEO of The Wealth Factory

Eve Ewing

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

Terry Doyle

CEO of Learner Centered Teaching Consultants, Professor & Author

Mark Perna

Founder & CEO of Tools For Schools

Estela Mara Bensimon

Professor & Co-director, Center for Urban Education at University of Southern California

Bill Ayers

Professor & Education Theorist; Co-Founder & Radical Activist w/ the Weather Underground

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

Dr. Tony Sinanis

Elementary Principal of Year, #HackingLeadership Author & Blogger

Paul Acampora

Former Kindergarten Teacher & Children's Author Known for "I Kill the Mockingbird"

Amy Oestreicher

TEDx Speaker, author, artist, HuffPost columnist, and survivor celebrating life's "beautiful detours" by turning obstacles to opportunities!

Kandice Sumner

Public School Educator & TED Speaker; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender and Equity

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Scott Shellstrom

Creativity Innovator, Award Winning Creative Director & Keynote Speaker

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Susan R. Komives

Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, Author & Editor

George Couros

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant