Jason Matthew Payne
Jason Payne leads the Philanthropy Engineering Team at Palantir Technologies and manages the implementation of Palantir’s philanthropic endeavors. He has extensive experience with counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency missions, as well as rule of law and counter corruption e orts. Prior to Palantir, he was building financial software and designing cell phone chips. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Jacob Lief
Jacob Lief is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ubuntu Education Fund, a non-profit organization that takes vulnerable children in the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa from cradle to career. Nuancing traditional development models, Ubuntu redefined the theory of “going to scale” as they focus on the depth rather than breadth of their programs within […]
Lieutenant General Harry D. Raduege
General Raduege served 35 years in the U.S. military. He worked in the areas of technology, including telecommunications, space, information, and network operations. He served more than 17 years in joint duty assignments and four times as a Federal activity CIO. As the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, he led DOD global network […]
Gregory B. Fairchild
Gregory Fairchild is the E. Thayer Bigelow Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Fairchild serves as an academic director for Darden’s Institute for Business in Society (IBIS). He teaches strategic management, entrepreneurship and ethics in Darden’s MBA and Executive Education programs. Fairchild’s research work on underserved markets […]
Gabriele Zedlmayer
Gabi Zedlmayer drives sustainability and social innovation programs aligned with HP’s business strategy. She leads a global team of experts focused on solving social issues in collaboration with non-profit organizations, governments, customers and partners. Her goal is to create sustainable solutions that address societal challenges in the areas of education, healthcare, and the environment. Zedlmayer […]
Edward W. Scott
Mr. Scott is Chairman of the Center for Global Development and Executive Chairman of Tyton BioEnergy Systems. He is an experienced business executive, former executive in the US Government, and an active supporter of a number of philanthropic initiatives. Mr. Scott was formerly a co-founder and President of BEA Systems and a major individual investor […]
Dikembe Mutombo
NBA Hall of Famer DIKEMBE MUTOMBO was born in the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mutombo is the seventh of ten children born to the late Samuel and Biamba Marie Mutombo. He arrived in the United States in 1987 on an academic scholarship to attend Georgetown University in Washington, […]
Deepali Khanna
Deepali is a skilled development practitioner with over 25 years of experience in planning and executing successful youth empowerment and education programs. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was a member of Plan International’s senior management team as the Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa. In this position, Deepali managed Plan’s programming in twelve countries and strategically […]
Daniel Gross
Daniel Gross is a columnist and global business editor at Newsweek Daily Beast.
Cindy McCain
Cindy Hensley McCain has dedicated her life to improving the lives of those less fortunate both in the United States and around the world. Cindy is a founding member of the Eastern Congo Initiative. She’s travelled to the region five times in the last three years and is committed to raising awareness on the travesties […]
Carlos Dominguez
Carlos Dominguez is a Senior Vice President in Cisco’s Office of the Chairman of the Board and CEO and a technology evangelist, speaking to and motivating audiences worldwide about how technology is changing how we communicate, collaborate, and especially how we work. Carlos gives humorous, highly-animated presentations full of deep insight into how technology, and the […]