Drew Sullivan oversees one of the world’s largest investigative journalism organizations. By developing and equipping a global network of investigative journalists and publishing their stories, OCCRP exposes crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. OCCRP’s investigations have contributed to more than $7.3 billion in fines levied and monies seized—illicitly acquired funds..

Tyler Mathisen co-anchors CNBC’s “Power Lunch” and is also VP, Events Strategy for CNBC. Previously, Mathisen was co-anchor of “Nightly Business Report,” managing editor of “CNBC Business News,” responsible for directing the network’s daily content and coverage, and co-anchor of CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” Mathisen graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia. Tyler ..

Robert Langer is a scientific co-founder of Moderna and one of the founding researchers behind the pharmaceutical company’s COVID-19 vaccine. One of eleven Institute Professors at MIT and founder and director of The Langer Lab, Robert Langer has been awarded 34 honorary degrees, founded and co-founded 41 companies and authored more than 1,250 articles in high-profile journals. He has nearly 1,30..

Dr. Penny Heaton is CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI). The mission of Gates MRI is to develop products to fight malaria, tuberculosis and diarrheal diseases and improve outcomes in maternal and newborn health—major causes of mortality, poverty and inequality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). The Institute shares what they learn with their partners t..

Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia is a biological engineer and the John J. and Dorothy Wilson Professor at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). She applies ideas from computer technology and engineering to the design of miniaturized biomedical tools for the study and treatment of diseases. Dr. Bhatia holds a number of patents for both ..

Bioengineer James Collins is the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT. His Covid-19 research projects include developing a face mask that could detect whether the person wearing it has the coronavirus. One of the founders of the emerging field of synthetic biology, Collins has made multiple breakthroughs in biotechnology and biomedicine,..

Admiral John Richardson will offer a current assessment of U.S. Navy Cyberwarfare Strategy: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges. A Four-Star Admiral, 31st Chief of Naval Operations and Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff until his recent retirement in late 2019, Admiral Richardson was

in charge of the following:

• All Naval operations
• The U.S. Flee..

An economist whose research focuses on college access and success, Bridget Terry Long is the 12th Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Saris Professor of Education and Economics. She is a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of the National Academy of Education. Ms. Long earned her A.B. in Economics from Princeton University and ..

Retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general John Rutherford Allen assumed the presidency of the Brookings Institution in November 2017. The co-author of the book Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence along with Darrell M. West (Brookings Press, 2020), General Allen is the first Marine to command a theater of war. He commanded 150,000 U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan ..

The 13th President of the World Bank Group as of April 2019, David Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs for the United States. He also served as chief economist of Bear Stearns. Previously, Mr. Malpass served as the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Developing Nations and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American Econ..

Appointed executive and diplomatic editor of The Economist in 2018, Daniel Franklin had been executive editor since 2006, and also editor of The Economist‘s annual publication, “The World in…,” which focuses on the year ahead, since 2003. Additionally, Franklin published Megatech: Technology in 2050 and his book on long-term trends, Megachange: The World in 2050. He has also held posi..

“One evening in NY one person lost $100 million dollars at the poker table—and showed up the next morning to pay off his debt.” Molly Bloom is an American entrepreneur, speaker, and author of the 2014 memoir, Molly’s Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World! A film adaptation of her book starring Jessica..

Dr. Eleanor Green held the Carl B. King deanship at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP). Dr. Green has served as president of four national organizations and was the first woman to hold the position at three of them: ..

In addition to her role at Lever for Change, Cecilia Ann Conrad is a Managing Director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Dr. Conrad oversees the MacArthur Fellows program and MacArthur’s 100&Change, the Foundation’s competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve a critical problem of our time. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, the Poe..

Before joining the Institute in May 2020, David Cole served as the executive director of the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. Prior to his tenure at Hagley, Cole held positions as a vice president of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as the director of strategic initiatives for the Harvard Art Museums. Cole has been a Henry Luce Foun..

“A gifted virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle), Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner at 24 holds multiple degrees from Juilliard and Yale; was named Gilmore Young Artist, an honor awarded to the most promising American pianists of the new generation; performed at the White House and Kennedy Center for President Obama. His multi-faceted artistry has been featured on NPR, PBS, CNN International, the Wall Str..

Sean B. Carroll, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized scientist, award-winning author, and an Emmy-winning executive producer. Carroll is the head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Vice President of HHMI’s Science & Educational Media Department...

Marcia McNutt, Ph.D., is CEO of the National Academy of Sciences, a society of distinguished scholars and Nobel laureates advising the nation on public policy decisions in science and technology. McNutt served as Director of the Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering, a cooperative effort of MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. ..

Ellen Stofan, PH.D., is Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution and first woman Director of the National Air and Space Museum. Her focus is the Smithsonian’s scientific initiatives, prioritizing biodiversity, global health, climate change, species conservation, astrophysics, and search for life outside Earth’s solar system. ..

France A. Córdova, Ph.D., is president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, a community of funders who collaborate to inspire philanthropists to dedicate financial support to basic science. Dr. Córdova is an American astrophysicist and was the youngest person and first woman to serve as NASA’s chief scientist. ..