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Gayatri Agnew
Senior Director and Head of Accessibility Center of Excellence
Walmart Inc.
Gayatri Agnew comes to Walmart having worked in the public sector both in government and non-profits...
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Chike Aguh
Former Chief Innovation Officer
U.S. Department of Labor
On January 20, 2021, Chike Aguh (Chee-kay Ah-Goo) was sworn in as Chief Innovation Officer (CInO) at...
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Aileen Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
Diversified Search Group
Aileen K. Alexander is the Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-fo...
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John Bailey
Fellow, AEI; Advisor, Walton Family Foundation
Advisor, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; AI expert
John Bailey is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on...
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Phaedra Boinodiris
Global Leader for Responsible AI, IBM Consulting; Focal, IBM AI Ethics Board RSA Fellow; Co-founder
Future World Alliance
A fellow with the London-based Royal Society of Arts, Boinodiris has focused on inclusion in technol...
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Marcus Bullock
Founder/CEO
Flikshop, Inc.
Marcus Bullock is an entrepreneur, justice reform advocate, and TED speaker. Following his 2004 rele...
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Kari Byron
Co-Founder, EXPLR
Co-Director, National STEM Festival
For nearly two decades Kari Byron has been a strong presence in the world of science television. She...
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Carolyn Cawley
President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Carolyn Cawley is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and senior vice president of ...
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Debra Chromy, Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Trellis Company
Dr. Chromy is President and Chief Executive Officer, bringing a new vision to the organization: “Tre...
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Ryan Craig
Managing Director
Achieve Partners
Ryan is a Managing Director at Achieve Partners and was formerly an MD at University Ventures. Ryan’...
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Joseph Davis
Director, Communications
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Joseph Davis is communications director for the Center for Education and Workforce at the U.S. Chamb...
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Ryan Davis
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National Association of REALTORS®
Ryan Davis is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the National Association of ...
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Tom Downs, DCR
Principal and Director, Diversity Talent Acquisition and Talent Pipeline Programs
Booz Allen Hamilton
Tom Downs is the Head of Diversity Talent Acquisition and Talent Pipeline Programs at Booz Allen Ham...
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Jordan Duray
Data Analyst, SteerBridge
Career Forward Fellow, Hiring Our Heroes
Jordan Duray is a data analyst at SteerBridge with a unique journey that led me from marine science ...
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Jean Eddy
President and CEO
American Student Assistance (ASA)
Jean Eddy is the President and CEO of American Student Assistance (ASA), where she develops and driv...
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Vicki Greene
CEO and President
GED Testing Service, Pearson
Vicki Greene is the President and CEO of GED Testing Service. She works with the GED team, adult edu...
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Alex Grover
President
i2M
Alex Grover is President of i2M, a leading US-based manufacturer of flexible and printed polymer fil...
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Michael E. Hansen
Chief Executive Officer
Cengage Group
Michael E. Hansen became Chief Executive Officer of Cengage Group in September of 2012 and has been ...
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Alex Krulic
Senior Vice President
Guild Education
Dane Linn
Senior Vice President
Business Roundtable
Dane Linn is Senior Vice President of Corporate Initiatives at Business Roundtable. In this role, Li...
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Clay Lord
Director, Foundation Programs
SHRM
Clayton Lord (Clay, he/him) oversees strategy, planning, program delivery, and program evaluation fo...
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David S. Marriott
Chairman of the Board
Marriott International, Inc.
David S. Marriott is Chairman of the Board of Marriott International, Inc., the world’s largest hosp...
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Maya Martin Cadogan
Founder and Executive Director
PAVE
Maya is a proud 6th-generation Washingtonian who serves as the Executive Director of PAVE (Parents A...
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André Martin, Ph.D.
Author and Founder
Shift Space, LLC
How do we make work, less work? We are in the midst of a crisis of commitment in the workplace—organ...
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Matthew T. McGuire, Ph.D.
Chief Business Officer
OneTen
Matthew is currently the Chief Business Officer at OneTen (oneten.org), and he has extensive experie...
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Sara McLeod
Director, Global Executive Compensation
Whirlpool Corporation
Eleanor Mueller
Economics Reporter
POLITICO & POLITICOPro
Eleanor Mueller is a reporter covering Congress for POLITICO's economic policy teams. A graduate ...
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Cheryl Oldham
Senior Vice President, Education and Workforce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Cheryl A. Oldham is vice president of education and workforce policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
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Michael J. Petrilli
President
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Mike Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, research fellow at Stanford Universit...
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Steven C. Preston
President and CEO
Goodwill Industries International
Steven C. Preston is the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, which provides serv...
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Bharani Rajakumar, M.B.A.
Founder and CEO
Transfr Inc.
Bharani Rajakumar is an accomplished entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Transfr Inc., a cutting...
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Michelle Rhee
Co-Founder
BuildWithin
Michelle Rhee is Co-Founder of BuildWithin, which believes in the potential of all people. Anyone gi...
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Adam Rocke
Senior Director, Engagements
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Hiring Our Heroes
Adam Rocke is a retired Army Colonel and career Infantryman who was a Special Assistant to the Army ...
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Fernando Rodriguez-Villa
Co-Founder & CEO
AdeptID
Fernando is a veteran of machine learning ventures whose passion for improving job mobility comes fr...
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Mohammad Roshan Safi
Afghanistan - National Security Council Senior Enlisted Advisor (A-NSC SEA)
Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), Ret.
Sergeant Major of the Afghan National Army (Ret) Roshan Safi was born in 1974 in the village of Hamz...
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Beth Rudden
CEO & Chairwomen
Bast AI
Global executive leader with 20+ years of IT and data science experience. Previously, in her roles a...
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Debra Sanchez
Senior Vice President, Educational Media and Learning Experiences
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Debra Sanchez is Senior Vice President, Educational Media and Learning Experiences at the Corporatio...
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Lisa Schumacher
Director of Education Strategies
McDonald's Corporation
Lisa Schumacher is the Director of Education Strategies and Workforce Policy at McDonald’s Corporati...
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Manish Sharma
Chief Executive Officer - North America
Accenture
Manish Sharma is CEO of Accenture North America. Known for his expertise in and passion for reinvent...
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Andy Tonsing
Vice President of Postsecondary Education
Stand Together
Andy Tonsing is Vice President of Postsecondary Education at Stand Together. He is an experienced ph...
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Jason Tyszko
Senior Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Jason A. Tyszko is senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, helping drive t...
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Ben Wallerstein
CEO and Co-Founder
Whiteboard Advisors
Ben Wallerstein is the CEO and co-founder of Whiteboard Advisors, a unique strategic, consulting, an...
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Celeste Warren
Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence
Merck
Celeste Warren is Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence. As the leade...
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Hugh Welsh
President
DSM Firmenich North America
Mr. Hugh C. Welsh is the President & General Counsel of DSM North America. Mr. Welsh currently serve...
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Matt Zieger
Sr. Program Officer
Gitlab Foundation
Matt is Senior Program Officer of the GitLab Foundation where he leads global grantmaking and partne...
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