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Historian & New York Times Bestselling Author; Distinguished Fellow at the New York Historical Society

Geoff Duncan

Georgia's 12th Lieutenant Governor; CNN Contributor, Entrepreneur, & Former Professional Baseball Player

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ABC News Economic & Business Correspondent

Crystal Fleming

Critical Race Theory Scholar, Author, Professor of Sociology & Africana Studies

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Award-Winning Director, Writer, Producer & Documentary Filmmaker on Culture, History, Politics, Sports, Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music

Claire Hughes Johnson

Corporate Officer and Advisor, Former Chief Operating Officer at Stripe

David Brin

Scientist, Tech Consultant & Bestselling Author

Nicholas Carr

Writer on the Intersection of Technology, Economics & Culture; Author "The Shallows" & "The Glass Cage"

Beto O'Rourke

Former 2020 Presidential Democratic Candidate; Former U.S. Representative for the 16th Congressional District of Texas

Sebastian Junger

Award-Winning Journalist, Documentarian, New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Perfect Storm" and "On Homecoming and Belonging"

Andrea Mitchell

Host of MSNBC’s "Andrea Mitchell Reports" & Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News

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Jonathan Safran Foer

Bestselling Author of "Everything Is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

Margaret Hoover

Conservative Political Commentator, Political Strategist, Feminist, Gay Rights Activist & Author; Host of PBS's "Firing Line"

Warsan Shire

Award-Winning Poet' Displacement & Belonging Advocate; Author of "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth"

Joel E. Cohen

Mathematical Biologist, Rockefeller University

Karen Armstrong

Founder of The Charter for Compassion

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Noted Historian and International Bestselling Author of "Jerusalem" and "Young Stalin"

Dave Thomas

Canadian Actor, Comedian & Screenwriter; Known for Being Half of the Duo "Bob and Doug McKenzie"

Janine Benyus

Founder of The Biomimicry Guild & Author of "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature"

Maya Lin

Artist; Architect & Memorial Designer

Steven Raichlen

TV Personality & Bestselling Author of the "Barbecue Bible" Cookbook Series

Walter Russell Mead

James Clarke Chace Chair, Bard College; Editor-at-Large, The American Interest

Tara Sophia Mohr

Expert on Women’s Leadership and Well-Being; Author of "Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Mission, Your Message"

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Award-Winning Director & Documentary Filmmaker Best Known for "Free Solo"

Jon Krakauer

Adventurer and Bestselling Author; Known for his Books Like "Into the Wild"

Justine Cassell

Associate Dean for Technology Strategy and Impact, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Jennifer Prosek

Managing Partner of Prosek Partners & Author of "Army of Entrepreneurs"

Christie Hefner

Former Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Playboy Enterprises

N. Scott Momaday

Kiowa Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist & Poet

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