Maria Teresa Kumar

Political Rights Activist, President & CEO of Voto Latino, Emmy-Nominated MSNBC Contributor

Ayesha Khanna

Artificial Intelligence Solutions Expert; Leading Advisor on Our Intelligent Future; Co-Founder & CEO of Addo

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Renee Montgomery

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner and VP of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Stacey Abrams

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

Tina Tchen

Former President & CEO of the “Time's Up” Legal Defense Fund; Former Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama; Former Executive Director of the White House Council on Women & Girls

Dr. Sylvia Hood Washington

Chief Environmental Research Scientist at Environmental Health Research Associates, LLC.

Alaa Murabit

Architect of the Sustainable Development Goals, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Gates Foundation Director & UN High level Commissioner

Gloria Steinem

Feminist Writer, Activist & Organizer; Co-Founder of New York Magazine & Ms. Magazine

Maria Echaveste

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

Leslie Dodson

Reporter & Videographer Covering International Finance, Economics, and Politics

Megan Smith

CEO of shift7; Entrepreneur, Engineer, Third U.S. Chief Technology Officer & Former Assistant to the President

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Raj Patel

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

Alexis Ohanian

Co-Founder of Initialized Capital & Co-Founder of Reddit; Entrepreneur, Investor, Activist & Bestselling Author

Alexis Ohanian Carthage College Commencement Address 2014

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Jeff Orlowski-Yang

Award-winning Filmmaker, Photographer, Entrepreneur & Climate Change Activist

Alex Morgan

U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Star, Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA Women's World Cup Champion

Joseph Stiglitz

American Economist, Professor at Columbia University & Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2001

Jeremy Rifkin

Leading Global Technologist, Futurist, Authority on World Economic & Environmental Trends

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

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Ally Love

Host, Model, Dancer & Peloton Instructor

Gina Rodriguez

Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director, Model & Humanitarian

Dambisa Moyo

Global Economist, Author & Investor in the Future

Ice-T

Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

Peter Guber

Executive, Entrepreneur & NYT Bestselling Author; Operating Owner of the 3-Time NBA Champion Golden State Warriors

Missy Chase Lapine

NYT Bestselling Author & Integrative Wellness Coach

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

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Shree Bose

Grand Prize Winner of the First Google Global Science Fair & Cancer Researcher

Dr. Mehmet Oz

Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Host of "The Dr. Oz Show;" Columbia University Professor & Author