Public Service

After a storied 34-year career in the U.S. Army, General Stanley McChrystal founded the McChrystal Group to deliver innovative leadership solutions to American businesses and help them transform and succeed in challenging, dynamic environments.

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.

During his tenure as NASA's longest-serving Administrator, Dan Goldin transformed America's aeronautics and space program. His “faster, better, cheaper” approach enabled NASA to deliver high-value programs without sacrificing safety.

Michael Brown co-founded City Year intending to mobilize idealistic young people for a year of service in systematically under resourced schools. He believes in the concept of voluntary national service as means of building a stronger democracy.

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.

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.

Kim Breier has more than 20 years of experience in foreign policy. Most recently, she served as Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State under the Trump Administration.

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.

Todd Sears is the Founder and CEO of Out Leadership, a strategic advisory firm that works to extend equality for LGBT people worldwide, and served as head of diversity at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse.

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.

Prior to becoming President & CEO of the American Red Cross, Gail held top management positions at AT&T Corporation and Fidelity Investments. She also serves on John Hopkins University's board of trustees and DTE Energy's board of directors.

Prior to Goodwill, Jim served as CEO of National Industries for the Blind, transforming the nonprofit into a results-oriented social enterprise. Notably, he was also appointed to the White House Council for Community Solutions by President Obama.

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.

Kate Renwick-Espinosa serves as president of VSP Vision Care. VSP is a vision benefits organization and the nation’s largest healthcare organization by membership.

Chris Toth is the CEO of Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company. He joined Varian as an intern and has held multiple positions during his two decades with the company.

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.

Cindy is BetterUp’s Chief Brand Officer. Leading a team of passionate and creative storytellers, communicators, and craftspeople, Cindy is responsible for sharing the unique value BetterUp can offer to people and companies around the world.