Ethics & Values

In an increasingly complicated world, we’re faced with challenging questions about building a life and a business on a strong moral foundation. When it comes to exploring ethics and values, creating a shared vision as an organization, and making an impact, we turn to the experts. Our ethics and values speakers include faith leaders, philanthropists, business philosophers, environmentalists, and ESG and social impact investing advocates who spark compelling conversations and inspire values-driven decision-making for audiences of all kinds.

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Ronan Farrow

  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter; Fmr. State Department Diplomat; #1 NYT Bestselling Author: 'Catch & Kill
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Andrew Zimmern

  • Chef, Food Writer, & Food Equity Activist; Host of Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods'
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Elizabeth Nyamayaro

  • Fmr. UN Sr. Advisor on Gender Equality; Founder: HeForShe Movement; Author: 'I Am a Girl From Africa'
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Val Demings

  • Former U.S. Representative (D-FL, 2017-2023) and First Female Police Chief for Orlando
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Stephen A. Smith

  • Legendary Sportscaster; Host, ESPN's 'First Take' &'SportsCenter; Podcaster, 'Know Mercy'; Author of NYT Bestselling Memoir: 'Straight Shooter'
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Lynne Cheney

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

  • Multiple Bestselling Author, Peabody-Winning Host of 'Studio 360', and Groundbreaking Media Entrepreneur
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Rick Santorum

  • U.S. Senator and Member of the Armed Services Committee, Republican Presidential Candidate, and Advocate for Conservative Values
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The Minimalists

  • Lifestyle Pioneers; Hosts, 'The Minimalists Podcast'; NYT Bestselling Authors of 'Everything That Remains', 'Minimalism', & 'Essential'
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Martin Sheen

  • Award-Winning Actor and Advocate for Human Rights
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Lucy Kalanithi

  • Physician; Patient Advocate; Presenter of #1 NYT Bestseller 'When Breath Becomes Air'
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Joseph Telushkin

  • Widely Acclaimed Authority on Judaism & Ethics, Award-Winning Author of 'Words That Hurt, Words That Heal'
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John Della Volpe

  • Harvard's Director of Polling; MSNBC Contributor; Author of 'Fight' on Generational Politics
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Mika Brzezinski

  • Celebrated Commentator and Co-Host of 'Morning Joe', Founder of Know Your Value, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Ann Curry

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

  • Harvard Philosophy Professor; "Rock Star" Philosopher; Bestselling Author: 'The Tyranny of Merit', 'Justice', &'Democracy's Discontent'
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Laura Blumenfeld

  • Prize-Winning Middle East Correspondent, NYT Bestselling Author, and Former Policy Advisor
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Sully Sullenberger

  • Miracle on the Hudson' Captain; Fmr. UN Aviation Ambassador; #1 NYT Bestselling Author: 'Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters'
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Daniel Markovits

  • Legal Expert and Author of 'The Meritocracy Trap'
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Whoopi Goldberg

  • EGOT Award-Winning Actress & Comedian; Moderator, ABC's 'The View'; U.N. Goodwill Ambassador
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Deval Patrick

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

  • Sportswriter; President, The Institute for Sport & Social Justice; Director, Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sport
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Charli Turner Thorne

  • Legendary Basketball Coach and Winningest Coach in ASU History
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Natan Sharansky

  • Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Prominent Human Rights Advocate, and Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Alan Dershowitz

  • Renowned Defense Attorney, Bestselling Author, and Prominent Scholar on U.S. Constitutional & Criminal Law
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Edward Norton

  • Award-Winning Actor, Humanitarian, and Entrepreneur
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Ban Ki-moon

  • Secretary-General of the UN; President & Chair of Global Green Growth Institute; & Founder of Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens

Justin Dillon

  • Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Author; CEO & Founder, FRDM

Amaryllis Fox

  • Former CIA Clandestine Service Officer, New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Life Undercover', and Peace Activist

Brenda Feigen

  • Iconic Women's Rights Lawyer, Film Producer, Co-Founder Ms. Magazine

Angela Davis

  • Legendary Human Rights Activist

Peter Thum

  • Founder Ethos and Co-Founder Fonderie 47

Arjun S. Sethi

  • Internationally Recognized Human and Civil Rights Lawyer, Writer, and Professor

Chad Sanders

  • Creator, Screenwriter, Author, and Entrepreneur

Cassie Kozyrkov

  • CEO of Kozyr, AI Luminary, Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google, and Pioneer of Decision Intelligence

Alex Sheen

  • Founder of Because I Said I Would

John Hope Bryant

  • Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE

Michael Steele

  • Former Chair of the Republican National Committee

Jason Ma

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

Dov Seidman

  • Expert on Leadership, Principled Performance, & Business Ethics; Author, and Founder of LRN

Mallory Brown

  • Social Entrepreneur, Adventure Traveler, Humanitarian

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

  • Child Welfare Activist

Mickey Edwards

  • Conservative Author and Commentator, Former Vice President Aspen Institute

Liz Murray

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

Tina Tchen

  • EVP and Chief Strategy and Policy Officer for the Obama Foundation, Former President & CEO of Time's Up

Steve Largent

  • Former Seattle Seahawks Receiver

Ryan McCarty

  • Co-Founder Culture of Good LLC

Rachel Cargle

  • Public Academic, Author, Entrepreneur, Philanthropic Innovator and Founder of The Loveland Foundation

Ethan Zohn

  • Co-founder Grassroot Soccer

Martin Luther King, III

  • Civil Rights Activist & Global Humanitarian

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson

  • NBA Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist