Chris Gould

Chris D. Gould was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of California Resources Corporation in June 2021. For the past decade, Mr. Gould has served as Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer of a Fortune 100 energy company. In this role he built and led the company’s overall […]
Chris Adamo

Chris Adamo is Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Policy & Partnerships at Danone North America, assisting one of the world’s largest B Corps with strengthening the role of business in driving social and environmental impact. He helps Danone North America navigate a confluence of issues related to public policy and partnerships to help Danone sustainably […]
Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author and true childrenʼs advocate. She created The Goldie Hawn Foundation, a public charity with a mission to equip children with the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier, happier and ultimately more productive lives. Alarmed by increases in school violence, […]
Dr. Zabina Bhasin

Dr. Zabina Bhasin, M.D. – The Global Champion for Youth Voices and Mental Well-being Dr. Zabina Bhasin, affectionately known as Dr. Zee, is not just an expert—she’s a movement. A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, youth advocate, and global thought leader, she is redefining how we uplift and empower the next generation. As the visionary founder […]
Daniel Rowland

After receiving his undergraduate degree from Yale, Rowland studied history at Oxford University on a Marshall Scholarship, and returned to Yale for his Ph.D. He taught at the University of Kentucky from 1974 to 2012, and served as Director of the Gaines Center for the Humanities from 1997 to 2007. His teaching and research have […]
Natalie Liu

Natalie Liu is an award-winning journalist at Voice of America, based in Washington. Natalie researches and publishes in both English and Chinese, with an emphasis on diplomacy, geostrategic culture, and democratization. Prior to VOA, Natalie worked as CBS News’s Beijing Bureau Producer.
Dr. Kenneth M. Tyler

Kenneth Maurice Tyler is Professor of Educational Psychology, Department Chair of Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology, & Associate Dean of Inclusion & Internationalization in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.
Dr. Robert Farley

Dr. Robert Farley has taught security and diplomacy courses at the Patterson School since 2005. He received his BS from the University of Oregon in 1997, and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2004. Dr. Farley is the author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force (University Press of Kentucky, 2014), the Battleship Book (Wildside, […]
Ryan Cooper

Ryan M. Cooper, LEED GA, joined the Rubicon team as the Organics Recycling expert in October, 2015. Prior to implementing and managing organics recycling programs at Rubicon, Ryan worked at GreenBlue, where he was a Project Associate for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). In this role, he administered an EPA sustainable materials management grant project […]
Aaron Thompson

Dr. Aaron Thompson is a passionate advocate for higher education. As a first-generation college student from rural Clay County, Kentucky, he experienced first-hand the transformative power of a college credential. As President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, he works to ensure all Kentuckians have an equal opportunity to improve their lives through postsecondary […]
Nancy Santiago

Nancy is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the areas of education, economic development, federal policy, and philanthropy. She served for two terms in the Obama Administration and has been instrumental in the design and execution of key public policy and federal programs. Focused on aligning capital with justice, her leadership […]