Richard Buery
Born and raised in East New York Brooklyn and the son of Panamanian American immigrants, Richard R. Buery, Jr. is CEO of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizations. Robin Hood builds, fuels, and advocates for the most impactful organizations and strategies elevating people from poverty in New York City. Richard has extensive […]
Brian Hook
Brian Hook is the Former U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State. Prior to this appointment, he served as Director of the Policy Planning Staff from 2017-2018. From 2009-2017, he managed an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington, DC. He held a number of senior positions in […]
Wendy Woods
Wendy Woods is a Vice Chair and Managing Director & Senior Partner with Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Wendy has responsibility for BCG’s work in sustainability, diversity, equity & inclusion & total societal impact, sustainable & innovative finance, global health & development, education, climate & environment and humanitarian response. She works with businesses, investors, governments, and social […]
Richard Edelman
Richard Edelman is the president and CEO of Edelman, a leading communications marketing firm. The firm was named “PR Agency of the Decade” by both Advertising Age and The Holmes Report. Richard has extensive experience in marketing and reputation management, having led assignments with major corporations, NGOs and family businesses in over 25 industries around the world. Richard topped […]
Gustau Alegret
Gustau Alegret is an internationally acclaimed journalist, honored with multiple Capital Emmy Awards and a Napolitan Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, among other accolades. Recognized as a “media leader” by the World Economic Forum, he is based in Washington, D.C. With over 25 years of professional experience, Alegret has worked across various media outlets […]
Christine Squires
Americares President and CEO Christine Squires leads a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. By supporting over 4,000 health centers worldwide with transformative health programs and donations of medicine and medical supplies, Americares improves the health of millions of people in need. Americares […]
H.E. António Guterres
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, in refugee camps and in war zones, the Secretary-General is determined to make human dignity the core of his work, and to serve as a peace broker, a bridge-builder […]
Congressman French Hill
A ninth generation Arkansan, French Hill is the 22nd Member of Congress to represent central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and began his first congressional term in the 114th Congress on January 3, 2015. He won reelection to serve in the 115th and 116th sessions of […]
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah is the President of The Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution with a mission to promote the well-being of humanity around the world. For more than two decades, Raj has worked to find fresh innovations, forge partnerships, and fiercely track data to make the big bets needed for a better, brighter 21st […]
Taryn Barclay
Taryn Barclay has over 20 years of corporate experience and has been with Cargill since 2007. Taryn works to advance Cargill’s food security, nutrition and sustainability strategies and partners with Cargill businesses on stakeholder engagement, NGO partnership development, issues management, communications and employee engagement. Prior to Cargill, Taryn was appointed IPC Media’s (formerly part of […]
Lord Dr. Michael Hastings CBE
Michael began his career as a teacher moving into government service in 1986 on policy to bring employment and development to Britain’s inner cities working directly with No.10. In that period onward, he became a Commissioner with the Commission for Racial Equality (serving 9 years); a Member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (4 years) […]