For more than ten years, Melissa Berton, a passionate supporter of women and girls, has been an English teacher at Oakwood Secondary School in Los Angeles. She is the faculty advisor for Girls Learn International, a program of The Feminist Majority Foundation that promotes equal access to education for both sexes. She has represented the largest student delegation from a... read full bio
Jessica Chen is a speaker, author, and global communication expert who has won an Emmy. More than two million people have learned from her how to become better communicators at work. Jessica has given speeches at some of the best companies, such as Google, Microsoft, Citibank, and the UN, to help their teams learn how to communicate and make an impression... read full bio
The first woman in American history to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to head the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is Dr. Colleen J. Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. Colleen, a renowned author and political scientist, has a strong commitment to civics education and has made it a... read full bio
Mariano Sigman is a world-renowned neuroscientist who is praised for his innovative contributions to our knowledge of the human brain and how it relates to different fields of culture and technology. With more than 150 scientific articles, he has worked with professionals in disciplines including gastronomy, music, athletics, and magic to apply neuroscience in novel ways. Bestsellers like "The Power... read full bio
The captain and standout quarterback for Mexico's gold-medal Women's Flag Football National Team is Diana Flores. She is an Emmy-winning commercial sensation and a global spokesperson for the NFL and the International Federation of American Football. Flores mentors prospective athletes and actively promotes young women in sports while pursuing her playing career.... read full bio
Mike Bechtel, an inventor, investor, futurist, and educator, transforms the art of the conceivable into the art of the profitable, assisting his customers in reaching their ideal futures just a bit earlier than expected. Mike has been at the forefront of technological innovation for more than 25 years. He has served as the Global Chief Futurist at Deloitte, the Global... read full bio
At the MIT Sloan School of Management, Gary Gensler teaches finance and the Practice of Global Economics and Management. He teaches and conducts research in the fields of public policy, finance, financial technology, and artificial intelligence. During the Biden Administration, Gensler most recently held the position of 33rd Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In order to improve the effectiveness,... read full bio
Jeri Ryan, a popular television actress with a bombshell physique and a dominating personality, was frequently portrayed as strong, forceful women. A global-raised Army brat, she competed in beauty pageants to fund her tuition at Northwestern University. As Miss Illinois, she placed fourth in the Miss America pageant in 1990. Ryan found stability with a part on the UFO conspiracy... read full bio
Emily Ziff Griffin lives in Los Angeles, where she writes, produces, teaches, and takes care of her two small children. She wrote the highly praised novel LIGHT YEARS, which she turned into a TV show with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. The New Yorker, the LA Times, the Yale Review, Self, Culture Trip, Rookie, Refinery29, and other places have published Emily's pieces. She... read full bio
Cole Bennett is in charge of making music videos and running record labels. He started Lyrical Lemonade. He is best recognized for making music videos with Juice Wrld, like "Lucid Dreams," "Robbery," "Bandit," "Armed and Dangerous," and "Tell Me U Luv Me." He has also directed music videos for songs like "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" by YG Marley, "Poland"... read full bio
David Cohen is the former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. During his time working in the CIA, Cohen was second-in-command and he helped manage domestic as well as worldwide operations. He also worked on modern strategy, and led the five core missions of the CIA which include foreign intelligence collection, all-source analysis, covert action, counter-intelligence, and foreign liaison... read full bio
Karren Brady is a British businesswoman, journalist, politician, broadcaster, media personality, and author from Edmonton, London. Brady is currently the Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal where she has taken the title of Baroness Brady. Brady began her career working as a trainee at Saatchi & Saatchi, an advertising agency. From there, she went on to begin working... read full bio
Cindy Parlow Cone is the first woman to be President of U.S. Soccer, the second person to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame while still in office, and the first person to occupy the position who played for a senior U.S. National Team. Cone's top aims are to improve U.S. Soccer's attempts to make real progress in the... read full bio
Rod Thill has swiftly become the voice of the millennial generation and a leader in the pop culture movement. He is well renowned for connecting the algorithm to real life and has been highlighted throughout the world as a top expert on workplace culture, health, and environment. As a well-known leader in the corporate-millennial TikTok genre, he has found a unique... read full bio
Can Yaman is a well-known Turkish actor who is known for his great performances in a number of TV series. He started his acting career with the show "Gönül İşleri," and people instantly praised his charm and talent. "Dolunay," a romantic drama, was his big break. It led to a string of successful films that cemented his place as a... read full bio
People recognize Yerin Ha from her performances in the Paramount+ show Halo, the Stan miniseries Bad Behaviour, the Netflix show The Survivors, and the fourth season of the historical drama Bridgerton as Sophie Baek. Ha had wanted to be an actress since she was a child, but she thought it would be hard to do it in Australia because there weren't... read full bio
William J. Burns is a highly esteemed and seasoned expert in foreign policy, with a career encompassing nearly four decades in diplomacy, intelligence, and global security planning. Burns has held the positions of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2021 to 2025, Deputy Secretary of State from 2011 to 2014, and has served as a career diplomat in... read full bio
Justin Trudeau's administration as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister occurred during an era of unparalleled global challenges and transformations. Following his leadership of the third-place Liberal Party of Canada to a historic majority government in 2015, Trudeau commenced the implementation of an ambitious agenda that encompassed the appointment of Canada’s inaugural gender-balanced cabinet, the elevation of over 435,000 children from poverty via... read full bio
Jennifer Welch has grown from her Oklahoma and Texas roots to become a digital media juggernaut, gaining hundreds of millions of views with her political straight talk and social humor. As a co-host of the I've Had It podcast, she talks directly to the post-2024 political scene and has amassed a sizable (and important) following by challenging our leaders. Journalist... read full bio
Jake Sullivan most recently worked as the 28th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. He is now the first Kissinger Professor of Statecraft and World Order at Harvard Kennedy School. Sullivan helped led US national security during a period of momentous geopolitical change and difficulty, establishing long-term strategic advantages for the US. During the Obama-Biden administration, he was Vice... read full bio
