Alexandra Hudson

Founder of Civic Renaissance & Author of "The Soul of Civility"

Dax-Devlon Ross

Educator, Equity Consultant & Journalist

Gabriela Garcia

Author of "Of Women and Salt"

Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

Writer, Creator, Entrepreneur & Business Analyst

My Side of the River: A Memoir

Aarti Shahani

Silicon Valley Correspondent, NPR; Founder, Families for Freedom; Author, "Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares"; Host of "Art of Power"

Ron Stallworth

Retired Police Officer & Inspiration for "BlacKkKlansman"

The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop’s Crusade in Mormon Country

James Forman Jr.

Professor of Law at Yale Law School: Author of "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America"

Gene Luen Yang

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature & Chinese-American Graphic Novelist

Hector Tobar

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Journalist & Best-Selling Author of "Deep Down Dark"

Marc Brackett

Director at Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

TJ Klune

NYT Bestselling Author of "In the Lives of Puppets," "Under the Whispering Door" & "The House in the Cerulean Sea"

Wolfsong

Marissa Meyer

New York Times Bestselling Author of "The Lunar Chronicles"

Louise Penny

Canadian Journalist & Author of Mystery Novels

Melissa Fleming

Head, Communications and Public Information Service Spokesperson for the High Commissioner, UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Former Dean at Stanford University & Bestselling Author of "How to Raise an Adult"

Jeanine Cummins

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author of "American Dirt"

Damon Tweedy

Author of "Black Man in a White Coat, A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine"

Rainbow Rowell

Author Known for "Landline," "Attachments," "Fangirl," "Eleanor & Park" & "Carry On"

B Janet Hibbs and Anthony Rostain

Experts on Student Mental Health, Family Relationships & Coauthors of "The Stressed Years of Their Lives"

Mark Siegel

Author, Illustrator, and Founder & Creative and Editorial Director of First Second Books

Zach Anner

Award-winning Comedian, Show-Host, Owner of Travel Show, "Rollin' With Zach"

Leigh Bardugo

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the "Grisha Trilogy"

Julia Angwin

Journalist, Author

Karen Hesse

Newbery Medal Winning Author of "Out of the Dust", MacArthur Fellowship "Genius" Award Winner, Children's & Young Adult Author

Irshad Manji

Founder of The Moral Courage Project, Author of "Allah, Liberty and Love" & "The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith"

Amber Rae

Inspirational Speaker, Creative Artist & Best-selling Author

Thomas Frank

American Political Analyst, Historian & Journalist for Harper's Magazine

John Scalzi

Science Fiction Author, Online Writer, and Former President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

V.E. Schwab

Author Known for Novel, "Vicious," and "A Darker Shade of Magic"

C.J. Box

New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Joe Pickett Series & The Stand Alone Series