Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Liz Kleinrock

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Doug Lemov

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Dr. Adolph Brown

Educator, Businessman & Author

Marcia Chatelain

Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University & Author of "South SIde Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration"

Dr. George D. Kuh

Founding Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

George Couros

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Keith L. Brown

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

John H. Bracey, Jr.

Co-Director of the African Diaspora Studies at Amherst College

Carol Geary Schneider

Fellow, Lumina Foundation; Former President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Eduardo Briceño

Founder & CEO at Growth.how, Former CEO of Mindset Works, Facilitating a Growth Mindset

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Heather Staker

Senior Research Fellow on Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute, Child Education Specialist

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Les Brown

Motivator, TV Personality & Best-Selling Author

Michelle Duster

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

Torey Hayden

Special Education Teacher and Author

Mark Perna

Founder & CEO of Tools For Schools

Kylene Beers

Award-Winning Educator & Author

Audrey Watters

Journalist Specialized in Education Technology News and Analysis

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO