Suliman Baldo
Suliman Baldo’s areas of interest and expertise include humanitarian concerns, economic development, conflict resolution, and justice and human rights in Africa. Serving currently as Senior Policy Advisor for the Enough Project on these areas, Baldo recently directed Sudan Democracy First Group, a Sudan-focused think tank aiming to help bring about faster democratization and peace to […]
Evan Franca
Evan is a restaurateur, advisor, and investor in food and beverage concepts with a focus on health and sustainability. He is currently working with FoodFutureCo to help mission based companies scale and is especially excited about reducing food waste and improving peoples’ access to better foods.
John Fisk
John Fisk, Ph.D. is the Director of the Wallace Center at Winrock International. He has over 25 years of experience in sustainable food and agricultural systems development, with training and application in research, program design, project management, philanthropy, and evaluation. Under John’s leadership, the Wallace Center has emerged as an innovative and national force in sustainable […]
Gigi Lee Chang
Gigi Lee Chang is passionate about food and children. She is an advisor on food, health, wellness, and sustainability to early stage companies and non-profits. Gigi is the Founder of Plum Organics, and was most recently the CEO of the children’s national non-profit, Healthy Child Healthy World. Prior to founding Plum Organics, Gigi was the Director […]
Amb. Dwight Bush Sr.
Ambassador (ret) Dwight L Bush is a highly accomplished executive with 40 years of experience in banking & finance, corporate management, diplomacy and corporate and not for profit governance. Ambassador Bush is Chief Executive Officer of DL Bush & Associates, a Washington DC based strategy and business advisory firm. Ambassador Bush is currently advising several […]
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud
Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud is the Secretary General and member of the Board of Trustees at Alwaleed Philanthropies. She is the daughter of Prince Majed bin Saud, the son of King Saud bin Abdulaziz AlSaud. For over 38 years, Alwaleed Philanthropies has supported and initiated projects in over 164 countries […]
Juan Manuel Barrientos
Juan Manuel Barrientos is a Colombian chef, businessman, and advocate for peace, and has been named one of the 50 best chefs of Latin America. He is the founder of El Cielo Restaurant, and was awarded the Revelation Chef Award by Madrid Fusion. His company has been praised and studied by some of the best […]
Bryan Bender
Bryan Bender is the defense editor for POLITICO Pro. He was previously a D.C.-based reporter for the Boston Globe and Jane’s Defence Weekly, where he covered U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the Balkans. He also writes about terrorism, the international arms trade, and government secrecy. He is author You […]
Susan B. Glasser
Susan Glasser is POLITICO’s chief international affairs columnist and host of its new weekly podcast, The Global Politico. Glasser, who served as founding editor of the award-winning POLITICO Magazine and went on to become editor of POLITICO throughout the 2016 election cycle, has reported everywhere from the halls of Congress to the battle of Tora […]
Finn Brunton
Finn Brunton is an assistant professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU. He is the author of Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet, co-author (with Helen Nissenbaum) of Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest, and author of the forthcoming Digital Cash (in press), as well as numerous articles […]
Byron Auguste
Byron was inspired by a diverse set of experiences to conceive and co-found Opportunity@Work. From his large extended family to a diverse range of friends in his “hometowns” of Detroit, Michigan and Phoenix, Arizona, he knows so many people who found themselves stuck, unable to contribute their full talents, nor to be rewarded for them. […]