Ambassador William J. Burns

Hailed as an “American diplomatic legend” by Secretary of State John Kerry, William J. Burns played a central role in over three decades of international politics, from the end of...

Mark Leibovich

As the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, Mark Leibovich has firsthand experience navigating the nexus of big politics, big money, big media, and big vanity that...

Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride is a progressive activist and currently the National Press Secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. In 2016, Sarah made history when...

Allen Gannett

A rising star who has been on both the Inc. and Forbes “30 Under 30” lists, big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett is a leader of data-driven marketing. As the founder...

Franklin Foer

Widely respected in contemporary journalism, Franklin Foer has made a name for himself as one of America’s premiere reporters. Foer offers refreshing takes on some of our most pressing topics, covering...

Elisabeth Rosenthal

Elisabeth Rosenthal, M.D. spent 22 years as a reporter, correspondent and senior writer at The New York Times. The capstone of her journalistic career was an award-winning 2-year-long series about...

Robin Koval

Robin Koval is the CEO and President of Truth Initiative, the national public health organization dedicated to achieving a culture where all youth and young adults reject tobacco. A leader...

James Bamford

 James Bamford is a columnist for Foreign Policy Magazine as well as a bestselling author, journalist, and documentary producer for PBS.  He is widely noted for his writing about the United States intelligence...

Hanna Rosin

Hanna Rosin is a senior editor at the Atlantic magazine and a founder and co-editor of DoubleX, Slate‘s women’s section. She covered politics and religion for the Washington Post for...