The Hon. Pat Ryan
Congressman Pat Ryan is a fifth-generation Hudson Valley native, proud Kingston High School alum, and the first West Point graduate to represent the Academy in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ryan served two combat tours in Iraq, earning two Bronze Stars. Prior to his 2022 election to Congress, Ryan served the community that raised him […]
Daniel Russel
Daniel Russel is Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). Previously he served as a Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow with ASPI for a one year term. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service at the U.S. Department of State, he most recently served as the […]
Sasha Rubel
Sasha Rubel is public policy lead for artificial intelligence / machine learning in Europe, Middle East, and Africa for Amazon Web Services. Previously from 2018 – October 2021, Sasha lead coordinated UNESCO’s work on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and internet governance. From 2013-2018, Sasha was liaison officer to the African Union and Economic Commission for […]
Shannon Thyme Klinger
As Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Shannon Thyme Klinger leads Moderna’s legal, governance and corporate compliance efforts. Ms. Klinger joined Moderna from Novartis (NYSE: NVS), where she served as Chief Legal Officer and a member of the Novartis Executive Committee since 2018. Previously, she served as Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer. During her […]
David Rohde
David Rohde is the senior executive editor for national security at NBC News.
Ry Rivard
Ry Rivard covers energy, the environment and transportation in New Jersey. He joined POLITICO in 2021 from the Adirondack Explorer in New York, where he was an investigative reporter and wrote about pollution in one of America’s most protected wilderness areas. His reporting, in partnership with the Times Union of Albany, was a finalist for […]
Alejandro Rincon
Journalist with over a decade of experience in the Television Industry. From field producing for live broadcast shows to daily news reporting, Mr. Rincón has performed in most of the positions inside a busy news operation with excellence and guided by a strong commitment to delivering the best results. Mr. Rincón has a strong background […]
H.E. Teresa Ribera
Teresa Ribera is Deputy Prime Minister of the Spanish Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. Prior to that, Ms Ribera was Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) from 2014 to 2018, and enabled the Institute to play a key role in the negotiation of the Paris […]
Blake Resnick
Blake is the CEO/Founder of BRINC. He started taking college courses at the age of 14, and then attended Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering. Before launching his sUAS start-up, he worked at McLaren Automotive, Tesla Motors, and DJI Inc. He is also a member of the Thiel Fellowship’s class of 2020. Blake has the innate […]
Mark Reading
Mark is the Head of Foundation at Atlassian and Chair of the Pledge 1% Advisory Board. He brings a combination of extensive commercial and philanthropic experience. He joined Atlassian in 2016 following a 33-year career with PwC, including more than 20 years as a Partner. Mark was PwC Australia’s Corporate Responsibility Partner and a member […]
Dr. Sheetal Rao
Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD is a practicing, board-certified internal medicine physician whose work explores the impact of climate change on health. As co-founder and chief Health Officer of the Illinois non-profit Nordson Green Earth Foundation (NGEF), Dr. Rao works to improve tree canopy in the Chicago region through community engagement. Dr. Rao cares for patients […]