Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, five-time author, international speaker, strategist, and advocate for maternal & infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly is a leading voice on the racial and socio-cultural complexities of birth, breastfeeding, and motherhood. She is the founder of Irth, a new “Yelp-like” […]
Nick Such
Nick Such is a co-founder of Awesome Inc where his team connects kids and adults with software development education and employment opportunities. He has been involved in several different entrepreneurial ventures, ranging from indoor mapping software to early multitouch display technology. Nick enjoys engaging with the local startup community through events such as 5 Across […]
Ali Rogin
Ali Rogin is a producer/reporter with the PBS NewsHour. She is the author of Beat Breast Cancer Like A Boss: 30 Powerful Stories (2020/Diversion Books). During her senior year at New York University, she discovered she had the BRCA1 genetic mutation and decided to have a prophylactic mastectomy and reconstructive surgery before her graduation in 2009. A New Jersey […]
Courtney Hesselbacher
In her role at Gallup, Courtney Hesselbacher architects and delivers solutions the drive clients’ business results and deliver on mission by harnessing the power of their people. She leads Gallup’s partnership to deliver Hologic’s Global Women’s Health Index, a first-of-its-kind global measure to track the holistic state of women’s health around the world.
Dr. Susan Harvey
Dr. Susan Harvey is currently the Vice President of Worldwide Medical Affairs at Hologic Inc., a medical technology innovator focused primarily on women’s health. She joined the organization in April 2019, and her current goal is to help elevate women’s health and wellbeing worldwide. That includes her leadership role with the Hologic Global Women’s Health […]
Caroline Yarborough
Caroline Yarborough is a Strategy & Syndications officer at Calvert Impact Capital, a nonprofit investment firm that has enabled thousands of individuals and institutions to channel over $2 billion in impact investments throughout the U.S. and around the world. She works to accelerate capital flows into communities through private loan syndications. Caroline focuses on helping […]
Tonitrice Wicks
Tonitrice Wicks, senior program officer with Winrock International’s U.S. Programs unit, has more than seven years of experience in entrepreneurial education and grants management. She currently manages and coordinates all aspects of the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund’s Technical Assistance Project, including building relationships with supporting organizations in the target region and managing sub-agreements, […]
Robert Meloche
Robert Meloche is the Head of Programs for the Visa Foundation, overseeing an international portfolio of grants and investments designed to support inclusive small businesses and to increase the supply of capital managed by diverse investment teams. Since joining Visa in 2012, Robert has led a variety of the company’s partnerships with international and civil […]
Esther Pan Sloane
Esther Pan Sloane, a U.S. national, joined UNCDF as the Head of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications in October 2016. Prior to joining UNCDF, Esther was a U.S. diplomat for 10 years. As Adviser at the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations in New York, she was on the U.S. team […]
Julie McCarthy
Julie McCarthy has spent most of career traveling the world for NPR. She’s covered wars, prime ministers, presidents and paupers. But her favorite stories “are about the common man or woman doing uncommon things,” she says. One of NPR’s most experienced international correspondents, McCarthy opened the network’s Tokyo bureau, “and never looked back.” She has […]
Stuart Thomson
Stuart has an extensive career working within the Not-for-profit sector holding senior leadership positions with organisations such as World Vision, Oxfam and East Timor Hearts Fund. Stuart also played a leadership role in the establishment of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Stuart has lived and worked in remote developing communities, and has been an […]