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Sal Khan founded the Khan Academy with the mission of providing a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Today, more than 18 million people visit the platform every month from all over the globe.

In addition to being an Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi is the founder of the Always Dream Foundation, supporting early childhood education.

Sylvia Acevedo wears many hats: rocket scientist, author, entrepreneur, and more. In addition to serving as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, she is also a Commissioner on the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

Komal Ahmad is the founder and CEO of Copia, an excess food management solution that is responsible for recovering 900,000 pounds of food and feeding up to 2 million people a year.

Nikole Collins-Puri is a social justice visionary, strategist, advocate & mentor. She is committed to unleashing the potential of untapped communities, empowering girls to pursue STEM careers and achieve economic mobility & financial security.

Vijay Advani is Executive Chairman of Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA. Before joining Nuveen, he was Co-President of Franklin Templeton Investments, where he had a 20-year career. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at the World Bank.

Atul Tandon has spent his career successfully leading some of the world’s largest, best-known and most impactful for- and non-profit enterprises. His work spans several industries, from banking and e-commerce to humanitarian relief and development.

Prior to co-founding Acrew Capital, Theresia Gouw was a founding partner at Aspect Ventures and a Managing General Partner at Accel. She has with many successful companies through IPOs or acquisitions, including Trulia, Hotel Tonight, and LearnVest.

La June Montgomery Tabron is president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. As the first woman and African American CEO, Tabron leads the Kellogg Foundation to support thriving children, working families and equitable communities.

Lisa Lambert is the CTIO of National Grid, and Founder & President of National Grid Partners, a division of National Grid. Lisa is responsible for leading innovation, incubation, corporate venture capital, BD, and culture acceleration.

Daniela V. Fernandez is the founder of Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) and has built SOA into a global organization that is cultivating and accelerating innovative solutions to protect and sustain the health of the ocean.

Tarang has more than 25 years of consumer products experience building brands, leading innovation, and assembling high performance teams. His leadership experience prior to e.l.f. Cosmetics, includes Schiff Nutrition, Clorox, and Procter & Gamble.

Shellye is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high performance teams, and organizations. She currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta.

Kevin was the first African American to lead the YMCA of the USA. He spent 43 years of his career at the organization, increasing diversity & engagement throughout the organization & implementing important initiatives to benefit children and families.

Since founding the company, David has led Equilar to become one of the most trusted names in the corporate governance community. He is recognized as a thought leader on corporate governance and board diversity matters.

Prior to Ancestry.com, Deb held key leadership positions at Facebook and eBay. She is passionate about promoting diversity in the tech industry, co-founding the Women in Product nonprofit.

Prior to Meta (previously Facebook), Eric held leadership roles at Stitch Fix, Gap Inc, Airbnb, Snapchat & Nike. His work has been awarded by Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, amongst others for combining purpose, creativity, and business results.

Andrew Chau and his partner developed Boba Guys after their favorite tea shop in San Francisco suddenly closed. Within months, they learned everything they could about the popular drinks. Boba Guys launched in 2011 and now has more than a dozen locations.

Manish Chandra is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Poshmark, where he also serves on the company’s board of directors. Prior to Poshmark, Manish co-founded Kaboodle, an online shopping website where he served as CEO.

Rodrigo Liang is CEO and co-founder of SambaNova Systems. Prior to joining SambaNova, Rodrigo was responsible for SPARC Processor ASIC at Oracle.

Jan Kang leads operations and legal at Stairwell Inc. With over 25 years in the legal field, Jan has held positions in organizations focused on revolutionizing the industries and being on the cutting edge of fighting cybercrime.

Trier Bryant is the co-founder and CEO of Just Work. She is a strategic executive with distinctive tech, Wall Street, and military experience spanning over 15 years.

Tekedra Mawakana is the co-CEO of Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going

The proud daughter of a real estate agent, Neda is focused on bringing Compass' mission to life across the United States. Prior to Compass, Neda was the Director of Urban Systems at Sidewalk Labs, the division of Google focused on building smart cities.