James Kakalios

• Physics Professor of Superhero Science

Judit Polgár

• Chess Grandmaster & Best Female Chess Player of All Time

Sanna Marin

• Former Prime Minister & Head of Government of Finland (2019-2023)

Catherine Coleman Flowers

• Founder, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice; Author of 'Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret'; Board Member: Center for Earth Ethics, Climate Reality Project, & National Resources Defense Council

Tressie McMillan Cottom

• Renowned Cultural Critic, Sociologist, NYT Opinion Columnist, Award-Winning Author of 'Thick' and 'Lower Ed', and MacArthur Fellow

Dr. Jessica B. Harris

• Leading Authority on Food of the African Diaspora, Culinary Historian, NYT Bestselling Author, James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Kate Schatz

• Co-Founder & Organizer, Solidarity Sundays; NYT Bestselling Author, 'Rad American Women A-Z', 'Do the Work!', & More

Lynne Cheney

• Bestselling Author: Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities (1986-1993); Second Lady of the United States (2001-2009)

LeVar Burton

• Actor, Writer, Director, & Producer Best Known for 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Roots,' & 'Star Trek'; Podcast Host: 'LeVar Burton Reads'; Author of 'Aftermath', 'The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm', & 'A Kids Book About Imagination'

Jack Lew

• Secretary of the Treasury (2013-2016), White House Chief of Staff (2012-2013), Director Office Management & Budget (2010-2012), Citigroup Senior Executive, COO, New York University & United States Ambassador to Israel (2023-2025)   

Dr. Mae Jemison

• First African American Woman in Space; Founder: The Jemison Group & BioSentient Corp; Stem Equity Advocate

Steven Van Zandt

• Founding Member of the E Street Band; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

David Miliband

• CEO of the International Rescue Committee, Former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (UK)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

• Harvard University Director of African-American Research; Host, PBS's 'Finding Your Roots'; NYT Bestselling Author of 30+ Books, including 'Stony the Road' & 'The Black Church'

Julian Castro

• Political Analyst, NBC News & MSNBC; Fmr. Mayor of San Antonio; Fmr. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

Joel Bervell

• Award-Winning Science Communicator; Doctor; 2024 TED Fellow

Jay Caspian Kang

• Author of TIME & NPR "Best Books of the Year" 'The Loneliest Americans', Emmy Award-Nominated Correspondent, and Podcaster

Jacqueline Sanderlin

• Acclaimed Educator and Leadership Guru, Author, Founder and CEO of the Why Not Incubator, and Advocate for Urban School Communities

Dr. Marcia Chatelain

• Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of 'Franchise', Professor of History & African American Studies, and Creator of the #FergusonSyllabus

Antonia Hylton

• Correspondent: NBC News & MSNBC; NYT Bestselling Author: 'Madness'

John Legend

• First African-American Male EGOT Winner; Entrepreneur: Get Lifted Film Co; Philanthropist

Masai Ujiri

• First African Team President in Pro Sports; Vice-Chairman & President, Toronto Raptors; Founder, Giants of Africa

Lawrence Summers

• Fmr. Treasury Secretary; Fmr. White House National Economic Council; OpenAI Board Member

Sharon McMahon

• Social Media Sensation & "America's Government Teacher"

James Conlon

• Renowned International Conductor & Founder of the OREL Foundation

Dr. Jill Biden

• First Lady of the United States (2021-2025), Second Lady of the United States (2009-2017)

Dr. Lisa Damour

• Clinical Psychologist; NYT & CBS Contributor; Podcast Host: 'Ask Lisa'; NYT Bestselling Author: 'The Emotional Lives of Teenagers'

Alie Ward

• Science Communcator, 'Ologies Podcast'; Correspondent, CBS's 'Innovation Nation'

Ann Curry

• Emmy-Winning Journalist, Executive Producer of PBS' 'We'll Meet Again', and Host of 'Chasing the Cure'

Rahm Emanuel

• U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2021-2025), 55th Mayor of Chicago (2011-2019), White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama (2008-2010), U.S. Congressman (D-IL) (2002-2008)

Julia Gillard

• Former Prime Minister of Australia, Author, and Inaugural Chair of Global Institute for Women's Leadership

Jarrett Harper

• Criminal Justice and Foster Care Reform Advocate, and Inspiring Voice for Forgiveness and Hope

Her Majesty Queen Noor

• Global Humanitarian & Activist, Philanthropist, and Founding Member of Global Zero

Deval Patrick

• Governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015), Political Contributor to CBS News, and Leader in Social Impact Investing

Pitbull

• Grammy Award-Winning Artist, Education Advocate, and Entrepreneur

Caroline Randall Williams

• Host, Disney+'s 'Hungry for Answers'; Author: 'Soul Food Love,' 'The Diary of B.B. Bright, Possible Prince,' & More

Kristi Yamaguchi

• Olympic, U.S., & World Hall of Fame Figure Skater; Founder: Always Dream Foundation; Advocate for Early Childhood Literacy

Matthew Lieberman

• Politician; Educator

Steve Brown

• AI expert and former executive at Google DeepMind and Intel

Doug Jones

• First Democrat to win a Senate seat in Alabama in 25 years; Celebrated Civil Rights Prosecutor

John Stossel

• Current Events Commentator with a Libertarian Point of View

Richard Culatta

• Internationally Recognized Learning Innovator and Tech Futurist

Yuval Noah Harari

• Worl Renowned Historian; Bestelling Author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Jon Gordon

• Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker

Katherine Martinko

• Author of 'Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance', Creator of Popular Substack Newsletter 'The Analog Family'

Steve Wozniak

• Co-Founder of Apple Computer & Philanthropist

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee

• Olympic Gold Medalist

Brandon P. Fleming

• Renowned Author, Entrepreneur, and International Speaker

Nicola Benedetti CBE

• Renowned Violinist, Awarded The Grammy, The Queen's Medal for Music, and many more.

Cedric Jennings

• New York Times Bestselling Author of Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

April Rinne

• Global Authority on New Economies, Innovation, and Future of Work, and Author of the Business Bestseller 'Flux'

Adam Braun

• NYT & WSJ Bestselling Author, Founder of Pencils of Promise and MissionU, and Leader of the For-Purpose Industry

Laura Tyson

• First Female Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (1993-1995); Director of the National Economic Council (1995-1996)

Jason Ma

• Founder, CEO and Chief Mentor of ThreeEQ; Leading Member of The B20 for The G20

Michael Steele

• Former Chair of the Republican National Committee

Carlos Curbelo

• U.S. Representative to Florida's 26th District (2015-2019)

Erin Merryn

• Survivor and Sexual Abuse Activist

Liz Murray

• Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Who Went From Homeless to Harvard

Heather E. McGowan

• Future of Work Keynote Speaker, Innovation Thought Leader, Bestselling Author of 'The Adaptation Advantage' and 'The Empathy Advantage'

Bart Banfield

• Author, "Virtual Leadership"

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

• Former Lt. Governor, Maryland

Byron Reese

• Influential Futurist and Technologist

Michael Ventura

• Founder of Sub Rosa; Accomplished Leader, Practitioner, and Educator; Author, 'Applied Empathy'

Susan Cain

• Expert on Leadership and Innovation

George Papandreou

• Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011)

Lisa Wardell

• Chairman and Former CEO of Adtalem Global Education, and Advocate for Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to Education

Nick Jankel

• Thought Leader on Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA)

Kelly Yang

• #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of children’s and adult literature, Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, Social Entrepreneur & Educator

Jennifer Granholm

• 47th Governor of Michigan (2002-2011), Secretary of Energy (2021-2025)

Juan Manuel Santos

• President of Colombia (2010-2018), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2016), and Advocate for ESG Investing & Sustainable Development