Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Benjamin Freakley

Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley serves as the Professor of Practice of Leadership for Arizona State University and as a Special Advisor to ASU President Michael Crow for Leadership Initiatives. Additionally, he serves at The McCain Institute for International Leadership. He recently retired from the U.S. Army after more than 36 years of active military […]
Elisa Massimino

Elisa Massimino is President and CEO of Human Rights First, one of the nation’s leading human rights advocacy organizations. Established in 1978, Human Rights First works in the United States and abroad to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law. Grounded in a belief that American global leadership on human rights is […]
Christopher Jurgens

Chris Jurgens leads the Global Partnerships Team at the U.S. Global Development Lab, which champions the Agency’s efforts to engage the private sector to advance development outcomes. His office manages the Global Development Alliance – the Agency’s flagship model for building shared value partnerships with global corporations, local businesses, investors, and philanthropic partners – and […]
Gen. David. H. Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)

General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) (New York) joined KKR in 2013. He is a Partner at KKR, Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, and Chairman of KKR Middle East. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and OneStream, a Strategic Advisor for Sempra and Advanced Navigation, a personal […]
Jamie McAuliffe

Jamie McAuliffe is a Senior Fellow with the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions at the Aspen Institute, with a focus on global youth employment programming. Previously, Jamie was President & CEO of Education For Employment (EFE) where he led the organization during a period of dramatic growth to provide job opportunities for tens of thousands […]
Dr. Sheldon Himelfarb

Sheldon is the President and CEO of the PeaceTech Lab. The Lab was created by the U.S. Institute of Peace as a separate entity to further advance USIP’s work at the intersection of technology, media, and data to help reduce violent conflict around the world. Sheldon Himelfarb joined USIP from The Corporate Executive Board, where […]
Professor Spyridon Flogaitis, Ph.D.

Professor Spyridon Flogaitis is the Director of the EPLO and President of its Board of Directors. He is Professor of Administrative Law at the Law School of the University of Athens, Attorney at Law at the High Court and the Council of State of Greece, former President of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and former […]
Gregory M. Gunn

Greg Gunn co-founded Wireless Generation, a leading educational software company now serving more than 3 million children with groundbreaking assessment and instruction products. As President, Greg created and led the product development team, shipping the award-winning mCLASS® handheld formative assessment platform. As Chief Scientist, he designed highly effective professional development techniques and created the companys […]
Broderick Johnson

Broderick Johnson is Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary. He is also Chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force. Johnson has held positions in both the public and private sectors. During the Clinton administration, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. He also worked in the Congress, including as […]
Nancy Lublin

As CEO of DoSomething.org, the largest organization for teens and social change in the world, Nancy Lublin is able to name all 5 members of One Direction without a smidge of sarcasm. An expert on youth, social media, and pop culture, brands like Pepsi and Chase and several tech start-ups have sought her advice and […]
Thomas K. Wright

Tom Wright is president of Regional Plan Association. He has steered many of the organization’s key initiatives, including the Draft Vision Plan for the City of Newark (2006) and A Region at Risk: The Third Regional Plan for the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Area (1996). Mr. Wright oversees the day-to-day operations of RPA and coordinates […]