Michael 'Killer Mike' Render

• Grammy Award-Winning Rapper, Entrepreneur, Activist, and Advocate

Amna Nawaz

• PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor; NBC News & MSNBC Political Contributor; 4x Peabody & Emmy Award-Winner

Michael Nutter

• Former Mayor of Philadelphia, Senior Fellow with Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Urban Policy Innovation Advocate

David Miliband

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

Julian Castro

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

Tiffany D. Cross

• Journalist and Former Host of MSNBC's 'The Cross Connection', Bestselling Author of 'Say it Louder', and Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics

Jay Caspian Kang

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

Aja Brown

• Mayor of Compton (2013-2021), Non-profit Co-Founder and Community Leader, and Advocate for Equity & Justice

Ron Finley

• The Gangster Gardener and Urban Renewal & Anti-Food Deserts Activist

Lara Spencer

• Co-Anchor of ABC's 'Good Morning America, Host of HGTV's 'Everything But the House', and New York Times Bestselling Author

William J. Bratton

• Former Commissioner of New York City & Boston Police Department; Former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department

Charles Blow

• NYT Op-Ed Columnist & MSNBC Analyst; NYT Bestselling Author: 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' & 'The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto'

Eric Garcetti

• 26th U.S. Ambassador to India (2023-2025, Biden Administration), 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles (2013 2022), Rhodes Scholar

Keechant Sewell

• SVP of Security & Guest Experience for The Mets and 45th NYPD Police Commissioner

Sam Anderson

• Award-Winning Journalist and Author of 'Boom Town'

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)

Deval Patrick

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

Andrew Young

• Civil Rights Activist, Former Ambassador to the UN, Congressman, Mayor of Atlanta, and Author of 'An Easy Burden'

Wendy Davis

• Texas State Senator (2009-2015); Founder of Deeds Not Words, non-profit for women's empowerment

Nikolas Badminton

• World-Leading Futurist, Researcher, and Author

Marshall Shepherd

• Leading International Expert on Weather, Climate and Atmospheric Related Sciences

Jonathan F. P. Rose

• Renowned Urban Development Thought Leader

Barbara Boxer

• U.S. Senator (D-CA) (1993-2017)

John Hope Bryant

• Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE

Andrew M. Davis

• Best-Selling Author of Brandscaping and Town INC

Sam Roberts

• Urban Affairs Correspondent

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

• Former Lt. Governor, Maryland

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson

• NBA Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Josh Linkner

• Serial Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Venture Capital Investor

Souad Mekhennet

• Renowned Reporter on Radical Islamic Movements

Nick Jankel

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

Arnold Schwarzenegger

• Governor of California (2003-2011) and Climate Change Activist