Policy Speakers

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Award-Winning Author, Entrepreneur, Life Coach, Mentor & Policy Reform Advocate

National Security & Military Analyst for CNN, Retired US Army 3-star General, Leadership Expert

Doctor, Advocate & Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative

Political Scientist & Economist; Professor at Georgetown University

Co-Founder & CEO of Empath Labs; Creates Patient-Centered Healthcare Technology

Keep it in the Ground Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network & Co-Founder of the Indigenous Comedy Group

Clinician, Author, Education Advocate, and Mental Health Authority; President & CEO at Resiliency Inc.

Co-Founder & Executive Director of UrbEd Inc., Advocate for Public Education & Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar

Co-Founder & Executive Director of Amy Poehler's Smart Girls

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Psychiatrist & Director of the African Mental Health Initiative; Founder & CEO of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Chief Advocacy Officer of RAICES & DREAMer

First African-American Woman President of the American Medical Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association & Consultant on Health Service Delivery

Former Chief Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris; Political Strategist & MSNBC Political Commentator

Partner at Venrock; Healthcare IT Expert

Indigenous Climate Activist, Hip-Hop Artist, Author & Youth Director of Earth Guardians

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"