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Elizabeth Banks
Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer
Archer Roose Wines
Martha Stewart
Cofounder, Entrepreneur, and Author
Hint
Leslie Odom Jr.
Vocalist, Songwriter, Author, and Actor
Johanna Faries
President
Blizzard Entertainment
Phil McCartney
Chief Innovation, Design, and Product Officer
Nike
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman
ESPN
Cristiano Amon
President and CEO
Qualcomm
Brian Kelly
Founder
The Points Guy
Everette Taylor
CEO
Kickstarter
Laura Rutledge
"Monday Night Football" Reporter, NFL/College Football Host
ESPN
Libby Wadle
CEO
J.Crew Group
Mike Intrator
CEO
CoreWeave
Jason LaRose
CEO
Bombas
Neil Waller
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Whalar Group
Khozema Shipchandler
CEO
Twilio
Paul Dillinger
Head of Global Design Innovation
Levi Strauss & Co.
Priscilla Sims Brown
President and CEO
Amalgamated Bank
Michael Huppe
President and CEO
SoundExchange
Jeff Marootian
President and CEO
UL Standards & Engagement
Rachel Kornafel
Chief Brand Officer
Union Square Hospitality Group
Holly Fraser
Editor-in-Chief of WePresent, VP of Content
WeTransfer
Morra Aarons-Mele
Founder
MHL Partners
Alex Amouyel
President and CEO
Newman’s Own Foundation
Dan Arellano
SVP, Capital One Business
Capital One
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director
Obvious
Jeff Beer
Senior Staff Editor
Fast Company
Jason Cieslak
Global President
Siegel+Gale
Adrian Davidson
Global Design Lab Lead
JLL
Brooke Ellis
Chief Design Officer
Block
Amy Farley
Executive Editor
Fast Company
Emily Galloway
Senior Director of Product Design
Spotify
Piera Gelardi
Cofounder and CEO; Cofounder
NoomaLooma; Refinery29, 29Rooms
Yih-Han Ma
Cofounder and CEO
Hint
Kc Ifeanyi
Executive Director of Editorial Programming
Fast Company
Adeela Johnson
CEO
Béis
Simon Kim
Founder and CEO
Gracious Hospitality Management
Chet Kittleson
Cofounder and CEO
Tin Can
Art Levy
Chief Business Officer
Brex
Harry McCracken
Global Technology Editor
Fast Company
Peter McGuinness
CEO
Bel North America
Stephanie Mehta
CEO and Chief Content Officer
Mansueto Ventures
Shirley Meng
Director of Energy Transition Network
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
Alison Moore
CEO
Chief
Sharon Prince
Founder and CEO
Grace Farms Foundation
Reshma Saujani
Founder and CEO
Moms First
Deirdre Schifeling
Chief Political and Advocacy Officer
ACLU
Danielle Schmelkin
Chief Information Officer
J.Crew Group
Wes Schroll
Founder and CEO
Fetch
Jason Schupbach
President
Fashion Institute of Technology
Stafford Sheehan
CEO
Project Omega
Lindsay Shumlas
CEO
Cotopaxi
Suzan Song
Psychiatrist, Adviser, Author
Global Collective Institute
Hillary Sterling
Executive Chef
Ci Siamo
Dana Suskind
Author, "Human Raised"; Codirector of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
University of Chicago
Les Szabo
Executive Director and Board Chair
Purpose Pledge
Wilglory Tanjong
Entrepreneur and Creator
Anima Iris
Brendan Vaughan
Editor-in-Chief
Fast Company
Morgan Wiley Howland
VP of Digital Innovation
Union Square Hospitality Group
Alicia Yoon
Founder and CEO
Peach & Lily
Scott Pulsipher
President
WGU