Saira Rao

Co-Founder, Race2Dinner; Co-author of the New York Times Bestseller "White Women"

Chambermaid: A Novel

The Tempest Two

Record-Breaking Adventurers, Speakers & Leadership Coaches

Erika Sánchez

New York Times Bestselling Author, National Book Award Finalist, and 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry

Kimberla Lawson Roby

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Speaker

Leah Scheier, MD

Novelist & Pediatrician

Lancelot Schaubert

Novelist of "Bell Hammers," Editor, Performer, Artist Chaplain

Howard Michael Gould

Author of the Charlie Waldo Novels, Screenwriter, Producer, Director & Playwright

Jay Bonansinga

NYT Best-Selling Author of "The Walking Dead: Return to Woodbury"

Peter McBride

Photographer, Writer & Filmmaker; A National Geographic Adventurer of the Year

Chris Sharma

Professional Athlete, Ambassador & Entrepreneur

Cristina Mittermeier

Photographer, Adventurer & Co-Founder of SeaLegacy

Emily Harrington

Professional Rock Climber & Adventurer

Jerry Apps

Rural Life Author & Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kilian Jornet Burgada

Professional Sky Runner, Trail Runner, Ski Mountaineer and Long-Distance Runner

Colin O'Brady

Professional Endurance Athlete

Alex Honnold

Professional Rock Climber & Star of the Academy-Award Winning Documentary "Free Solo"

Benjamín Alire Sáenz

Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Anjanette Delgado

Award-Winning Novelist, Speaker & Journalist

Tommy Caldwell

Climber, Best Known for Being the First to Free Climb to the Summit of Yosemite's El Capitan

Natalia Anciso

Contemporary Artist, Educator, and Berkeley Distinguished Graduate Fellow