Mariane Pearl
Mariane Pearl is an award-winning journalist and writer who works in English, French and Spanish. She was most recently the managing editor of CHIME FOR CHANGE, and is the author of the books A Mighty Heart and In Search of Hope.
Emily Oberman
Emily Oberman is a partner at the design firm Pentagram and an award-winning multidisciplinary designer whose work encompasses strategy, brand identity, motion graphics, packaging and advertising. Her clients include Warner Bros., Saturday Night Live and Fisher-Price.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist and policy expert who builds community around climate solutions. Co-founder of the nonprofits Urban Ocean Lab and The All We Can Save Project, she co-hosts the podcast “How to Save a Planet.”
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the only female director to have received two Academy Awards by age 37. She has made over two dozen award-winning films in over 16 countries, including Student Athlete, Girl in the River, Song of Lahore and Saving Face.
Paola Mendoza
Paola Mendoza is a director, activist, author and artist whose work focuses on human rights. A co-founder of The Women’s March, she served as its artistic director. Paola’s most recent book is the YA novel Sanctuary.
Emily Ladau
Emily Ladau is a disability-rights activist, writer, and speaker. She is the editor in chief of Rooted in Rights, co-host of “The Accessible Stall podcast,” and author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times and HuffPost.
Rebecca Carroll
Rebecca Carroll is a writer, cultural critic, host of the podcast “Come Through with Rebecca Carroll” (WNYC Studios) and The Meteor's Editor-at-Large. Her memoir, Surviving the White Gaze, has been optioned by MGM/TV and Killer Films, with Rebecca attached to adapt for a limited scripted series.
Jennifer Boylan
Jennifer Boylan is the Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at Barnard College. A contributing writer for The New York Times and trustee of PEN America, she is the author of 16 books, including She’s Not There, the first bestselling work by a transgender American.
Drew Broussard
Drew Broussard is a curator and producer. He has programmed for The Public Theater, Selected Shorts, the Onassis Foundation, The Bellwether, Literary Hub and more. He's also a writer, musician and podcaster.
Cindi Leive
Cindi Leive is an award-winning journalist and media leader. The former editor-in-chief of Glamour and Self and author of best-selling books including Together We Rise, she is a senior fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.