Stacey Abrams

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

Anna Deavere Smith

Award-Winning Actress, Playwright & Social Commentator

Darren Walker

President of the Ford Foundation; Chair of the US Alliance on Impact Investing

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Helene D. Gayle

Former CEO of The Chicago Community Trust; 11th President of Spelman College; Expert on Global Development, Humanitarian & Health Issues

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Tonya M. Evans

Professor & Global Leader in Tech, IP, Crypto, & Innovation

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Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

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Host of "Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC" & Author

Alan Keyes

Former US Ambassador to the UN Social & Economic Council; Conservative Speaker

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Bill Drayton

Social Entrepreneur, Founder & C.E.O of Ashoka. Leading an Everyone a Changemaker world movement.

Erika Andiola

Chief Advocacy Officer of RAICES & DREAMer

Beth Brooke

Board member at The New York Times, eHealth, Beta Bionics, and Tricolor Holdings; Former Global Vice Chair, Public Policy, EY and Global Board and EY's Global sponsor of Diversity and Inclusion

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Executive Director of AAPI Equity Alliance & Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate

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Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Matthew Schwab

Down Syndrome Advocate

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Museum Director, Asia Society

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Senior Director of Government Relations at Visa; Co-Founder of We Said Enough

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Diana L. Eck

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