2015 Speakers & Performers
Watch the videos of our 2015 speakers and performers:
Lashon works at YouthBuild USA as the Program Associate of Education and Youth Leadership... Read More >>
YouthBuild USA
@Lashon_YB
Human Rights Campaign
Former President
@BirchElizabeth
The IF Project,Co-Founder; Seattle Police Dept. Detective
@kimbo5273
Mayor of Louisville, KY
@LouisvilleMayor
of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington D.C.
Elizabeth Birch has had an extensive career that spans the corporate...
Detective Kim Bogucki is the co-founder of The IF Project...
Communities in Schools President
@DanCardinali
Dan Cardinali is president of Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation’s largest... Read More >>
Vocal Duo
@CaShandraJ & @earleIII
Born and bred out of love and music, CaSh and Earle are a vocal duo that revive old-school... Read More >>
Newseum, Vice Chair;
LA Times, Former Editor
Shelby Coffey III is currently Vice Chairman of the Newseum. He was Editor and Executive... Read More >>
Mayor of Oklahoma City, OK
@MickCornett
The son of postal worker and school teacher, Mick Cornett was born and raised in Oklahoma... Read More >>
U.S. Representative (MD-6)
@RepJohnDelaney
Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) is the only former CEO of a publicly traded company... Read More >>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ford Professor of Economics;
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) North America, Co-Scientific Director
Amy Finkelstein is the Ford Professor of Economics at the... Read More >>
OCEARCH, Founding Chairman & Expedition Leader
@ChrisOCEARCH
Brother of Mayor Greg Fischer, OCEARCH Founding Chairman Chris Fischer is an ocean... Read More >>
Brother of OCEARCH founder Chris Fischer, Greg Fischer is committed to growing jobs and... Read More >>
Washington Post, Opinion Writer;
G.W. Bush Administration, Former Assistant to the President for Policy & Strategic Planning;
ONE, Senior Advisor
@MJGerson
Michael J. Gerson joined ONE in August 2010 as Senior Advisor. He is a nationally syndicated... Read More >>
President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities, Executive Director
@rgoslins
Rachel was appointed by President Obama to manage the President's Committee on the... Read More >>
NPR's Latino USA, Executive Producer & Host
@Maria_Hinojosa
For 25 years, Maria Hinojosa has helped tell America’s untold stories and brought to light unsung...Read More >>
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation
Tom Kalil is the Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation for the White House Office... Read More>>
Annie E. Casey Foundation,
President & CEO
A respected clinician and public sector leader, Patrick McCarthy joined the Annie E. Casey... Read More >>
The Rock Creek Singers is a 32-voice, dynamic, chamber ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chorus... Read More >>
Philanthropist;
The Carlyle Group,
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
David Rubenstein is a Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, founded in 1987... Read More >>
Council on Foreign Relations, Co-Chair; Former U.S. Treasury Secretary
Robert E. Rubin served as our nation's 70th Secretary of the Treasury from January 10, 1995... Read More >>
U.S. Representative (WI-1);
House Ways & Means Committee Chairman;
Former Republican Vice Presidential Nominee
@RepPaulRyan
Born and raised in the community of Janesville, Paul Ryan is a fifth-generation Wisconsin... Read More >>
U.S. Representative (CA-46)
@LorettaSanchez
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is proud to represent California's 46th Congressional District...Read More >>
United States Agency for International Development, Former Administrator
@RajShah
Dr. Rajiv Shah has been a tireless and dedicated leader, committed to advancing the... Read More >>
Urban Alliance, CEO
@esmith_UA
Eshauna Smith is a social entrepreneur who is currently the CEO of Urban Alliance... Read More >>
and the Common Good
@justintrawick
Sounding somewhere between Bob Schneider, The Tallest Man on Earth, G. Love, Old Crow... Read More >>