Minyon Moore

Principal of Dewey Square Group & Founder of Women Building for the Future

Cory Booker

U.S. Senator from New Jersey; Author of "United" & Former Democratic Presidential Candidate

Donna Brazile

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

Ashley Allison

CEO of Turner Conoly Group; Senior Biden Harris Campaign Official; Civil Rights & Political Strategist

Tony West

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Uber

Stacey Abrams

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

Angela Rye

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

Ken Blackwell

Conservative Columnist, Former Ohio State Treasurer & Secretary of State, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Deval Patrick

Two-term Governor of Massachusetts, Civil Rights Attorney & Business Leader

Andrew Yang

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

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Dennis Hightower

Former U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary, CEO and Harvard Business Professor

Steve Largent

Retired American Football Player & Former Member of the United States Congress

Van Jones

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

Al Gore

45th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate & Bestselling Author

Melvin Carter

First African-American Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Lauren Underwood

Illinois Congresswoman; Youngest and First Black Woman to Represent her District in Congress

Anthony Daniels

Alabama State Representative

David Hollister

Former Mayor of Lansing & Co-author of "Second Shift"

Broderick Johnson

Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Executive Vice President, Digital Equity at Comcast

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Bill de Blasio

109th & Current Mayor of New York City; Former 2020 Presidential Candidate

Richard Lui

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

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Stephen Coleman

Stephen Coleman studies applied ethics, particularly the ethics of military and police force, and their application to human rights.

John Hickenlooper

Former Governor of Colorado; Former 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate; Scientist & Businessman

Susan Rice

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

Michael Bloomberg

Former 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate & Mayor of New York City; Founder of Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies

Stephen Roach

Economist, Former Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia & Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute of Global Affairs

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Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Dave Bing

Former Mayor of Detroit, Retired Hall of Fame Basketball Player

James Woolsey

Former Director of the C.I.A.

Rick Santorum

Former Member of the U.S. Senate