Antonio Villaraigosa

41st Mayor of Los Angeles

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

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Melody Barnes

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

Robin Wright

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

Patricia J. Williams

Columnist & Law Professor

Anna Deavere Smith

Award-Winning Actress, Playwright & Social Commentator

Richard Lui

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

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Nancy Hogshead-Makar

CEO at Champion Women; Legal Advocate for Girls & Women in Sports; Three Time Olympic Gold Medalist

Sandy Speicher

Education Lead, IDEO

Jeffrey Rosen

President & CEO of the National Constitution Center & Contributing Editor of The Atlantic

Steve Clemons

Founding Editor at Large at SEMAFOR, Contributing Editor at The Hill & Host of 'The Bottom Line'

Hilda L. Solis

Los Angeles County Supervisor; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor

Judith Rodin

President, Rockefeller Foundation

Alicia Garza

Activist; Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement

Linda Hirshman

Supreme Court Lawyer, Renowned Expert on Social Change in America & Author

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director of UN Women United Nations

David Leonhardt

Senior Writer for The New York Times

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Norman Ornstein

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

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Ellen Galinsky

Leading Authority on Work-Family Issues, Author, Creator of Mind in the Making Programs

Chrystia Freeland

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada

Mickey Edwards

Professor, Princeton University; Author, "The Parties Versus the People"; Former US Congressman

Margaret Carlson

Daily Beast Columnist

Donna Brazile

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

Kate Andersen Brower

New York Times Bestselling Author & CNN Contributor

Wendy Davis

Lawyer & Democratic Politician; Founder of Deeds Not Words

Cheryl L. Dorsey

Social Impact Entrepreneur; President of Echoing Green

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