Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

John H. Bracey, Jr.

Co-Director of the African Diaspora Studies at Amherst College

Dena Simmons

Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional Learning Advocate

Carol Geary Schneider

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

Marcia Chatelain

Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University & Author of "South SIde Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration"

Walter Hood

Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning and Urban Design at UC Berkeley

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Chitra Aiyar

Executive Director, Sadie Nash Leadership Project

Cassandra Worthy

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Dr. Claudia Espinosa

Founder & Executive Director of L.O.V.E. Mentoring; Social Entrepreneur; Changemaker

Liz Kleinrock

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

Dr. Sharroky Hollie

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Patty Wright and Kate DiMeo

Literacy Consultants & Coaches; Units of Study Staff Developers

Doug Lemov

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Cynthia Germanotta

Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation with Daughter Lady Gaga; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health

Cynthia Germanotta - Psych Hub Podcast

Monica Strobel

Igniting Positive Culture, Positive Leadership, High Performance & Engagement with America's Go-To Appreciation Expert

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Stedman Graham

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

Les Brown

Motivator, TV Personality & Best-Selling Author

Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity Expert & Author; President & CEO of UbuntuGlobal

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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David C. Banks

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

Tiffany Aliche

Author & Award-Winning Teacher of Financial Education known as “The Budgetnista"

Dr. Adolph Brown

Educator, Businessman & Author