David Axelrod
David Axelrod is a veteran of American politics and journalism and the former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama. He currently serves as director of the University of Chicago’s non-partisan Institute of Politics; senior political commentator for CNN; and host of The Axe Files, a top-rated podcast jointly produced by CNN and […]
Tim Phillips
Tim Phillips has served as president of Americans for Prosperity since 2006. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has enjoyed rapid growth, going from nine state chapters in January of 2006 to 35 state chapters with fulltime staff on the ground, with more than 2.4 million grassroots activists in 50 states, who are fighting for free-market principles […]
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo was president of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, from 1999 to 2007. He oversaw his country’s first democratic handover of power and administrative reforms that accelerated economic growth. Mr Obasanjo has played a pivotal role in the regeneration and repositioning of the African Union, including helping to establish the New Partnership for Africa’s […]
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker is the founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, co-founder and chair of the International Institute for Peace, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy Group. Through WPDI, he has developed the Youth Peacemaker Network, a global peacebuilding social […]
Yo-Yo Ma
In 1998, Yo-Yo Ma established Silkroad, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create meaningful change at the intersections of the arts, education, and business. Under his artistic direction, Silkroad presents performances by the acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble and develops new music, cultural partnerships, education programs, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. More than 80 new musical and multimedia […]
Emmett Carson
Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D. is the founding CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. An international thought leader in the field of philanthropy, in 2006 he led the unprecedented merger of two community foundations, creating SVCF. With a growth in assets from $1.7 billion in 2007 to $8.2 billion by the end of 2016, SVCF is […]
Kathleen McLaughlin
Kathleen McLaughlin is executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart Inc. and president of the Walmart Foundation. Kathleen is responsible for programs that help Walmart create economic opportunity through jobs and sourcing; enhance the sustainability of food, apparel and general merchandise supply chains; and strengthen the resilience of local communities. Through business initiatives […]
Scott Price
Scott Price is Executive Vice President for Global Leverage of Walmart International, a fast-growing segment of Walmart’s overall operations with more than 6,200 stores and more than 850,000 associates in 27 countries outside the United States. Based in Bentonville, Scott is leading key strategic initiatives from the International Support Center, including international Real Estate, integration, […]
Andrew Forrest AO
Andrew Forrest is a leading Australian philanthropist and businessman who devotes the majority of his time to improving the lives of the world’s most underprivileged people. In particular, he drives national and global initiatives including the eradication of modern slavery and the creation of parity of circumstance and opportunity for all Australians. In 2003, Andrew […]
Geoff Healy
Geoff joined BHP as Chief Legal Counsel in June 2013. In March 2016, he assumed the role of ChiefExternal Affairs Officer, with global accountability for Functions dealing with all of the Group’s non-financialrisks. In addition to Legal, these include teams responsible for external affairs, compliance, health andsafety, the environment, internal audit and risk. Geoff regularly […]
Natalie Jaresko
Natalie A. Jaresko was designated Executive Director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on March 2017. She has a distinguished international career in public service and private industry, with over 25 years of successful management experience in government and business, where she effectively developed strategy, negotiated and implemented public policy and […]