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Mike has been continuously active in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship since earning his engineering degree. He went on to earn his MBA degree with distinction at Yale. He began his career in Silicon Valley and has spent his entire career as a practitioner in the world's leading innovation clusters of Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and Tel Aviv. He is a successful serial VC-backed C-level tech entrepreneur, award-winning professor, innovation consultant, angel investor, board member, hackathon leader, keynote speaker, and startup mentor.

Kendra is a first generation Afro-Latina and is committed to building resilience in communities and capacity in organizations to better center the leadership of those most impacted by structural inequities. A deep spiritual practice, capoeira angola, and snarky humor keep her grounded in the work. She's your local radical negra.

Gary Dorrien teaches social ethics, theology, and philosophy of religion as the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University. He was previously the Parfet Distinguished Professor at Kalamazoo College, where he taught for 18 years and also served as Dean of Stetson Chapel and Director of the Liberal Arts Colloquium.

**Gary Lawson** came to Boston University in January 2000; he was named the Philip S. Beck Professor of Law in 2012. He has authored six editions of a textbook on administrative law, co-authored two books on aspects of constitutional history, and authored or co-authored more than seventy scholarly articles. He is a founding member, and serves on the Board of Directors, of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Heritage Guide to The Constitution, a reference tool for legal scholars.

**Kate Shaw** is a Professor of Law and the Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Before joining Cardozo, Professor Shaw worked in the White House Counsel’s Office as a Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President. She clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Richard A. Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Karen Christians is a jewelry educator, maker, and writer in the metal arts. Karen teaches and lectures nationally, and is published in many professional and technical magazines. She is the author of two books Making the Most of Your Flex-Shaft, and recently, Jewelry of Burning Man.

Corey has served since 2017 as the Director of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth, a government agency that is the only such commission in the nation. Corey has worked in government and public policy since 2004, at the local, state, and federal level. Highlights include serving as an advisor to the largest LGBTQ public health campaign in U.S. history and leading an LGBTQ health education campaign that was tweeted to 1.5 million followers. Corey earned their undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from Georgetown University and their Master in Public Health degree from Harvard University, where they also served as a fellow at the Center for Public Leadership and as a visiting scientist at the Women & Health Initiative.

Jonathan Cohen received a bachelor’s degree in Religion from Colgate University, a Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management from the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. He spent 24 years in camping and youth work, including three-and-a-half years as Director of the North American Federation of Temple Youth, and fourteen-and-a-half years as Director of the Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, Mississippi. After moving to Worcester five years ago, he spent a year as a project director at Brandeis University before joining the staff of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. Jonathan’s work revolves around the Foundation’s community impact priorities, with special emphasis on arts & creativity (the Creative Worcester Initiative), and healthcare. He manages multiple grant cycles, represents the Foundation at numerous meetings and gatherings, and more. Jonathan grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, and still can’t believe he now lives in New England. He is married to Valerie Cohen, who serves as Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanuel Sinai in Worcester. They have two children, two dogs, two cats, and three snow shovels.

Ms. Setsuko Thurlow was 13 years old when she witnessed the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Nine members of her family and close relatives, and many of her classmates, were among the 70,000 who were killed within the first minute. Three days later, Nagasaki was destroyed by a second atomic weapon. By the end of 1945, the bombings killed more than a quarter of a million people. Setsuko has spent the last 65 years speaking out about the horrors of nuclear war in an effort to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again. She is one of the remaining Hibakusha—the survivors of the atomic explosions—who bear witness to the catastrophic humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons. Through their personal stories and great courage, the Hibakusha have inspired generations of people around the world to take action, helping to pressure governments to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons. Setsuko became an early advocate in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which IPPNW founded in 2007. Her powerful testimony played a critical role in the campaign’s successful effort to persuade United Nations Member States to negotiate and approve the landmark Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 2017. Later that year, Setsuko joined ICAN executive director Beatrice Finn in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of ICAN. With an academic background in sociology and social work, Setsuko also spent her career in service to others at numerous educational, medical, and social service organizations, including the founding of Japanese Family Services.

**Ellen Bredenkoetter** serves as the RNC’s Data Director for the 2020 presidential cycle after serving in the same role during the 2018 midterm cycle. Previously, Ellen served as Chief Data officer for Data Trust, a data platform which provides political data to conservative organizations. [Follow Ellen Bredenkoetter on Twitter.](https://twitter.com/ebredenkoetter)

**Tom Serres** is a seasoned entrepreneur, public speaker, and technology executive. He is Co-Founder of Animal Ventures, a venture studio and consultancy focused on building startups, educating executives, and designing comprehensive strategies to help large companies, governments, and SMEs take advantage some of the most advanced technology companies coming into the market. Animal Ventures focuses on tech companies operating in verticals such as Blockchain, Digital Media, Artificial and Augmented Intelligence, and Internet of Things.

Heinrich was among the first players on the U.S. women's national soccer team. She is also the former national team coach and former director of the women's youth national teams for U.S. soccer.