Steven Mazie

Associate Professor of Political Studies, Bard High School Early College

Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

John Green

New York Times Bestselling Author, Known for "The Fault in Our Stars," "Looking for Alaska" & "Paper Towns"

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

An Phung

Multimedia Journalist

Calvin Trillin

Author, Columnist, Humorist & Political Satirist

David Suzuki

Environmentalist & Scientist; Co-Founder of the David Suzuki Foundation

Denise Austin

Fitness Expert, Author & Video Hall of Famer

Al Letson

Peabody Award-Winning Radio Host, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright

Simon Doonan

Author, SLATE columnist Creative Ambassador for Barneys New York

Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed

Marty Makary, M.D.

Healthcare Futurist, Johns Hopkins Surgeon & Professor of Public Health

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Brad Meltzer

Host of History Channel’s "Lost History" & "Brad Meltzer’s Decoded;" New York Times Best-Selling Author

Kunal Nayyar

Actor Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

John P. Kotter

Leadership & Change Management Guru

Graham Hill

Founder of Life Edited & TreeHugger.com

Danai Gurira

Actress, Best Known for "Black Panther" & "The Walking Dead"

Marvin Zonis

Political Economist & Consultant

Raj Patel

Award-Winning Writer, Food Politics Activist, Filmmaker & Academic

Spencer Wells

Geneticist, Anthropologist, Author, Entrepreneur, Adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin