Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Jamira Burley

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Laura Ingraham

Political Commentator, Television Host & Journalist

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

Valerie Jarrett

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

Mona Das

Former Washington State Senator Focused on Environmental Justice

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Andrew Yang

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author & Former Democratic Candidate for President and Founder of The Forward Party

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Tim Sanders

Bestselling Author, Technology Pioneer, Expert on Collaboration & Relationships

Ralph Nader

Consumer Advocate, Lawyer & Author; Former Independent Presidential Candidate

Katty Kay

Award-Winning Journalist & Anchor; NYT Best-Selling Author; US Special Correspondent for BBC & MSNBC Contributor

Meghan McCain

Political Columnist, Author & Award-Winning Blogger

Aimee Allison

President of Democracy in Color & Founder of She the People

Susan Rice

Domestic Policy Advisor (2021-2023); U.S. National Security Advisor (2013-2017); and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)

Susan Rice, leaving the administration, talks of what's possible in a divided nation

Howard Schultz

Executive Chairman & Former CEO of Starbucks; Former Owner of the Seattle SuperSonics

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Norman Ornstein

Bestselling Author, Political Analyst & Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

Eric Schmidt

Co-Founder of Schmidt Futures and Former Executive Chairman at Alphabet Inc. & Former CEO of Google

Richard Lui

Journalist, Anchor of NBC News' "Early Today Show" & Author of "Enough About Me"

Michigan Ross Commencement 2023 Guest Speaker: Richard Lui ...