Julie Lythcott-Haims

Former Dean at Stanford University & Bestselling Author of "How to Raise an Adult"

SJ Murray

Emmy-Nominated Writer, Producer & Story Designer

A.C. Grayling

Best-Selling Author & Leading Commentator on Education, Philosophy, Corporate Ethics and Biomedicine

Margo Hickman

Gospel Comedienne, Theatre Teacher & Actress

Lee Gutkind

Godfather of Creative Nonfiction; Expert on Nursing, Healthcare, Science & Technology

Charles Kaiser

Award-winning Author & Journalist; Expert on the Media, Politics, the 1960s, and Gay Life in America

Gerald Vizenor

Writer, Scholar & Distinguished Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico

Patricia Polacco

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Michael S. Roth

President of Wesleyan University & Author of "Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters"

Ron Robinson

President of Young America’s Foundation; Conservative leader

Peter Salovey

President & Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology, Yale University

Robert Torres

Chief Strategy Officer, Teach the World Foundation; Former Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

M.T. Anderson

Novelist, Winner of the National Book Award

Carvens Lissaint

International Award-Winning Poet, Actor & Singer

Melissa Marshall

University Park PA - ‎Senior Lecturer, Communication Arts & Sciences

Maria M. Klawe

Renowned Mathematician, Computer Scientist & Scholar; First Female President at Harvey Mudd College

Dr. Ruth Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University & Former President Emerita of Brown University

Up Home: One Girl's Journey

Mike Feinberg

Founder of the Texas School Venture Fund

Harvey Wasserman

Journalist, Author, Democracy Activist & Advocate for Renewable Energy

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ashley Merryman

With Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman is the co-author of NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children.

Darren Walker

President of the Ford Foundation; Chair of the US Alliance on Impact Investing

HOW Insights — NEW

Pari Jhaveri

Partner and Global Practice lead, Transearch International Senior Adviser Centre for Civil Society Founder, Third Sector Partners and SCXO Partners

Cesar Kuriyama

Director, Producer & TED Speaker; Known for 1 Second Everyday

Alison Gopnik

Professor & World Leader in Children's Learning and Development

Monica L Coleman

Monica L. Coleman obtained such an affinity for words and the power they create in helping others build successful personal and professional lives that she dedicated her life to learning how to use them effectively.

Rita Young Allen

Award-winning Soloist, Teacher

Gregory Maguire

Award-winning, Best-selling Author of the Wicked Years Novels

Elaine Hall

Autism Advocate & Founder of The Miracle Project

Tony Brown

Tony Brown is Chief Executive Officer of Urban America Television Network (UATV) which has about 30 million viewers.