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Morra Aarons-Mele
Founder
MHL Partners
Cristiano Amon
President and CEO
Qualcomm
Alex Amouyel
President and CEO
Newman’s Own Foundation
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director
Obvious
Priscilla Sims Brown
President and CEO
Amalgamated Bank
Paul Dillinger
Head of Global Design Innovation
Levi Strauss & Co.
Johanna Faries
President
Blizzard Entertainment
Holly Fraser
Editor-in-Chief of WePresent, VP of Content
WeTransfer
Piera Gelardi
Cofounder and CEO; Cofounder
NoomaLooma; Refinery29, 29Rooms
Michael Huppe
President and CEO
SoundExchange
Mike Intrator
CEO
CoreWeave
Adeela Johnson
CEO
Béis
Brian Kelly
Founder
The Points Guy
Simon Kim
Founder and CEO
Gracious Hospitality Management
Chet Kittleson
Cofounder and CEO
Tin Can
Rachel Kornafel
Chief Brand Officer
Union Square Hospitality Group
Jason LaRose
CEO
Bombas
Art Levy
Chief Business Officer
Brex
Yih-Han Ma
Cofounder and CEO
Hint
Jeff Marootian
President and CEO
UL Standards & Engagement
Phil McCartney
Chief Innovation, Design, and Product Officer
Nike
Shirley Meng
Director of Energy Transition Network
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
Alison Moore
CEO
Chief
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Vocalist, Songwriter, Author, and Actor
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman
ESPN
Sharon Prince
Founder and CEO
Grace Farms Foundation
Scott Pulsipher
President
WGU
Laura Rutledge
"Monday Night Football" Reporter, NFL/College Football Host
ESPN
Reshma Saujani
Founder and CEO
Moms First
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
Khozema Shipchandler
CEO
Twilio
Lindsay Shumlas
CEO
Cotopaxi
Suzan Song
Psychiatrist, Adviser, Author
Global Collective Institute
Hillary Sterling
Executive Chef
Ci Siamo
Martha Stewart
Cofounder, Entrepreneur, and Author
Hint
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
Everette Taylor
CEO
Kickstarter
Libby Wadle
CEO
J.Crew Group
Neil Waller
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Whalar Group
Morgan Wiley Howland
VP of Digital Innovation
Union Square Hospitality Group
Alicia Yoon
Founder and CEO
Peach & Lily