Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent over five decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. As 67th U.S. Secretary of State, her “smart power” approach to foreign policy repositioned American diplomacy and development for the 21st century. Clinton played a central role in restoring America’s standing in the world, reasserting the United States as a Pacific power, imposing crippling sanctions on Iran and North Korea, responding to the Arab Awakening, and negotiating a ceasefire in the Middle East. Earlier, as First Lady and Senator for New York, she traveled to more than 80 countries as a champion of human rights, democracy, and opportunities for women and girls; she also worked to provide health care to millions of children, create jobs, and support first responders who risked their lives at Ground Zero. In her historic 2016 campaign for President of the United States, Clinton won 66 million votes. She is the author of ten best-selling books, host of the podcast You and Me Both, founder of the global production studio HiddenLight Productions, a producer of the Broadway Musical “Suffs”, Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, and a Professor of Practice at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University where she co-founded the Institute of Global Politics. She and former U.S. President Bill Clinton have one daughter, Chelsea, three grandchildren: Charlotte, Aidan, and Jasper, and reside in New York.

As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton works alongside the Foundation’s leadership and partners to improve lives and inspire emerging leaders across the United States and around the world. This includes the Foundation’s early child initiative Too Small to Fail, which supports families with the resources they need to promote early brain and language development; and the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), a global program that empowers student leaders to turn their ideas into action. A longtime public health advocate, Chelsea also serves as vice chair of the Clinton Health Access Initiative and uses her platform to increase awareness around issues such as vaccine hesitancy, childhood obesity, and health equity.

In addition to her Foundation work, Chelsea teaches at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and has written several books for young readers, including the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World as well as She Persisted Around the World, She Persisted in Sports, She Persisted in Science, Start Now! You Can Make a Difference; Don’t Let Them Disappear; It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going; and Welcome to the Big Kids Club. She is also the co-author of The Book of Gutsy Women and Grandma’s Gardens with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and of Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? with Devi Sridhar. Chelsea’s podcast, In Fact with Chelsea Clinton, premiered in 2021 and she is the co-founder of HiddenLight Productions.

Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford, a Master of Public Health from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, and both a Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. She lives with her husband Marc, and their children Charlotte, Aidan, and Jasper, in New York City.

Ailen Arreaza is Executive Director and Co-Founder of ParentsTogether, the largest mission-driven media organization serving parents in the United States. Through its media network, which includes Motherly and a growing portfolio of media properties, ParentsTogether reaches over 32 million parents annually with trusted, emotionally resonant stories and content.

Ailen is convinced that parental love is one of the most powerful forces in the world, and that together, parents can be an unstoppable force for change. Through storytelling, ParentsTogether is shifting what families believe is possible and building a cross-cutting coalition of parents demanding better for all families.

Ailen is a native of Havana, Cuba, and lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband, two sons, and her mother.

Erika Ayers Badan is a digital innovator, disruptor, and seasoned executive at the forefront of creation, distribution, and monetization of premium and culturally relevant digital content and communities.

Badan was the first-ever CEO of media magnate, Barstool Sports. Badan led the company through explosive growth from 2016 to 2024, expanding the company from a regional blog to a national powerhouse brand and media company.

Badan is the author of the book “Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure is Good, The Great Ones Play Hurt and Other Hard Truths.”

Badan is the founder of Work Like A Girl. Originating as a T-shirt idea at Barstool Sports, Work Like A Girl is a community of professional women seeking to support one another in their career journeys. Mule Media is a community company focused on supporting women and moms and giving women opportunities to serve and support one another and to make an income while doing so.

Badan currently serves on the board of global public safety technology leader Axon Enterprise (AXON). She is also on the board of The Premiere Lacrosse League. Badan also serves on the board of Vice.

Fast Company has named Badan as one of its “Most Creative People in Business.” Forbes and AdWeek have ranked her one of the “Most Powerful Women in U.S. Sports.”

Jason Berkenfeld is the founder of Project Bullhorn, a new strategic media fund and seed-stage incubator dedicated to increasing the volume and reach of pro-democratic content online. In his role as founder and manager of the fund, Jason is responsible for all investment decisions – including sourcing and vetting seed bets and providing ongoing strategic advice to the portfolio.

Prior to launching Project Bullhorn, Jason led political giving and democracy-related investments for former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Concurrently, Jason served as the Head of Strategy and Chair of the Investment Committee for the broader Schmidt philanthropy, Schmidt Futures. In this capacity, Jason helped to set org-wide goals and led the process by which all grants and gifts were diligenced.

Jason caught the political bug knocking on doors in Pennsylvania for then-Senator Barack Obama in the run up to the 2008 election. Thereafter, he spent six election cycles working on campaigns at all levels, all over the country. This included a stint as the Regional GOTV Director for the Obama reelection campaign in southwest Iowa and another as the campaign manager for Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman in his first run for the New York State Senate.

Along the way, Jason also spent three years at Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm, and another three years as the Head of Community at Thumbtack, an online marketplace for local service providers.

Jason earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and is a member of the New York State Bar. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard. He and his husband currently live in San Francisco.

Mark Del Monte, JD, serves as CEO/Executive Vice President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In this capacity, Mark leads a strong chief executive team for the organization, which serves 67,000 pediatrician, pediatric medical subspecialist, and pediatric surgical specialist members.

Prior to joining AAP in 2005, Mark served as Director of Policy and Government Affairs for the AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, a national organization advocating for children and families with HIV/AIDS. Before moving to Washington, DC, Mark worked as a lawyer in his home state of California, providing direct legal services to HIV-positive, low-income children, and families.

Mark holds a law degree from the University of California (Berkeley) and a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University.

Stephanie Dreyer is the Managing Director, Multimedia Strategy and Digital Content. She joined the Foundation in September of 2022. In this role, Stephanie is responsible for communication and marketing efforts across all external and internal digital channels, and leads the Foundation’s content creator strategy to expand its reach and storytelling impact. Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University.

Michele L. Jawando serves as CEO of Omidyar Network. She leads the organization and its key strategic priorities, including partnerships with other philanthropies and investors. She serves as a bridge-builder across sectors — connecting venture capitalists, policymakers, creators and researchers — to shape a more inclusive, humanity-centered tech ecosystem. She seamlessly integrates emergent issues, narrative development, inclusive investment strategies, and policy work across all initiatives of this philanthropic organization, which has committed more than $1.94 billion to organizations that share its vision since its inception.

Drawing on her legal expertise, Michele brings critical perspectives on open-source systems, digital infrastructure, standards development, and internet governance, ensuring that cultural inclusion and digital rights inform the work at every level. Under her guidance, Omidyar Network has built a significant portfolio in responsible technology development and AI governance, supporting more than 100 organizations, including Pop Culture Collaborative, Partnership for AI, Anthropic, Digital Cooperation Fund, and BIA, among others.

Prior to joining Omidyar Network, Michele served as the U.S. Head of Strategic Engagement and Public Policy Partnerships at Google, where she managed cross-departmental strategic relationships with political leaders, nonprofits, and think tanks. She co-led the 2020 Global Election Integrity team and created innovative global digital strategy initiatives. Her extensive public service experience includes roles as Vice President at the Center for American Progress, General Counsel and Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Counsel to Foreign Relations Ranking Member, Congressman Gregory Meeks.

A recognized thought leader in law and technology policy, Michele serves on the Aspen Institute’s AI Elections Initiative Advisory Council. Her board affiliations include Hampton University’s Board of Trustees, the National Partnership for Women and Families, and the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Advisory Board.

As an attorney, author, and futurist, Michele consistently shapes global conversations at the intersection of technology, innovation, and social change. She is a regular commentator for international and US media outlets, bringing her insights on AI and tech policy, law and governance, social impact, democracy, and philanthropy to a global audience.

Michele holds a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.A. from Hampton University.

Senior Vice President and Director of Public Opinion and Survey Research, KFF

Liz Hamel is senior vice president and director of public opinion and survey research at KFF. She oversees the team that is responsible for the KFF Health Tracking Poll, the COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, and ongoing survey partnerships with news organizations such as The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and CNN.

In more than 20 years of public opinion research, she has directed survey projects on a range of topics, including attitudes and experiences regarding COVID-19; views of the ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance; racial and ethnic disparities and discrimination; and health care as an issue in elections.

Hamel serves on the executive council of the American Association for Public Opinion Research and the board of directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College.

Dr. Meera Mani, recently retired from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation where she served as Vice President in charge of strategic direction and national grantmaking for Families and Communities. Over sixteen years Meera served in several leadership roles and led the Foundation’s investments in early childhood, children’s health, and strengthening local communities.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Meera served as the President of The Clayton Foundation in Denver. Under her direction, the foundation focused on operating high-quality child development programs and professional development for the early childhood workforce to showcase best-in-class models of what works. Using Clayton’s onsite programs as a platform Meera led several public private partnerships to inform public policy, increase investments in and improve outcomes for families and children. Between 1999-2001, Meera also co-founded and led Qualistar Early Learning, a statewide initiative that developed a quality rating and improvement system – the state’s first accountability system for child care. Currently she serves as a senior advisor to philanthropy and public early childhood systems at the federal and state level.

As a leader Meera is known for bringing together diverse perspectives and building consensus to co-create solutions for complex social challenges. As a manager she has assembled high functioning teams, created inclusive organizational culture, and worked collaboratively with Trustees, staff, and external stakeholders to achieve success.

Meera has a master’s degree in child development from M.S. University in India and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from Boston University. She is an alum of the Aspen Institute and fellow of the Institute of Educational Leadership. She currently serves on the Boards of Clinton Foundation’s Too Small to Fail, Colorado Education Initiative, Hospice of Metro Denver and The Iliff School of Theology at the University of Denver.

Patti Miller oversees Too Small to Fail, the early childhood education initiative of the Clinton Foundation and its public awareness and action campaign to promote the importance of early brain and language development and support parents with tools to talk, read and sing with their young children starting at birth. Prior to joining the Foundation, Patti served as Vice President of Public Policy at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of “Sesame Street.” Patti also previously served as Vice President of the Children and the Media Program at Children Now, a national child advocacy organization. In that role, she led a broad coalition in advocacy and policy efforts to improve the media environment for children. Patti holds a master’s in education from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University of California at Berkeley. 

Greg Propper is a Partner at Bully Pulpit International (BPI) and the Founder of Propper Daley, a pioneering social impact and culture change agency acquired by BPI in 2025. A leading innovator at the intersection of policy, philanthropy, and culture, Greg has spent more than 25 years helping visionary leaders, global brands, and creative talent drive measurable social change. Most recently, he was a senior advisor to the Harris for President campaign, focused on cultural strategy and engagement.

Greg is also the Founder and Executive Director of A Day of Unreasonable Conversation — an annual convening that brings together top writers, producers, and executives from across the television industry with leading advocates and policymakers to unlock progress through the power of story.

Earlier in his career, Greg served as Exective Director of ServiceNation and Managing Director of Be the Change, Inc., where he led the successful campaign to pass the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act — signed into law during President Obama’s first 100 days, marking the largest expansion of national service since the Great Depression. He was also a national organizer behind the “Save AmeriCorps” campaign, which restored funding for the program in 2003.

He serves on the boards of Lambda Legal, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, LIFT-Los Angeles, and the New Politics Leadership Academy, and is the Founder and President Emeritus of the Social Impact Fund. Greg holds a B.A. with high honors from Tufts University and a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law in New York City.

Latham Thomas is a distinguished women’s health expert, Black maternal health advocate, entrepreneur, Ivy League professor, speaker, and best-selling author. Most notably, she is the visionary founder of Mama Glow and the Mama Glow Foundation. Established in 2011, Mama Glow is a global maternal health and premiere education platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Its global community is home to over 3,000 doulas spread across the entire USA and 6 continents. Mama Glow supports families during the fertility period, pregnancy, birth and postpartum offering hand-holding through their bespoke doula services and works with leading insurance companies and hospital systems to improve the experience of maternal health care.

Four years ago, Latham founded the Mama Glow Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit committed to advancing reproductive justice and birth equity through education, advocacy and the arts, as well as research and scholarship. She serves on the Kate Spade New York Social Impact Council, where she helps to increase access to mental health support for women and girls. Latham serves on the Community Advisory Board for The Maternal OutcoMes (MOMs) Program implemented at Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York state. Through the partnership with Northwell Health and grant funding through the NIH, Mama Glow trains nursing staff in the Mama Glow Professional Doula Training Program and ensures clients needs are being met by hospital administrators.

In fall of 2022, Latham was appointed Visiting Professor of the Practice of Gender and Sexuality Studies for the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. There, the Mama Glow Professional Doula Training program is embedded as a course at Brown, a historic first at an Ivy League University.

The Mama Glow Doula Homeschool Professional Training Program provides education and empowers birth workers around the world through workforce development. Mama Glow launched the inaugural Doula Expo in 2021, celebrated by Good Morning America as the “Coachella for Birth Workers”. The culture-shifting event is a first-of-its-kind festival for birth workers, caregivers and families, centering education, networking, business development and economic empowerment.

Recognized as one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, Latham has served as a doula for celebrity clients including Alicia Keys, Anne Hathaway, Ashley Graham, Karlie Kloss, DJ Khaled, Rebecca Minkoff, Tamera Mowry, and more. A Columbia University alumna, she is the author of book two best-selling books; Own Your Glow: A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living And Crowning The Queen Within and Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy.

With over 20 years of experience in the women’s health advocacy arena, she is a sought-after speaker having recently participated in the esteemed Milken Institute Global Conference and is the recipient of Black Girls Rock 2024 Community Change Agent Award.

Darren Walker is President and CEO of Anonymous Content, a global media company that produces multi-platform premium content with many of the world’s most renowned and innovative directors, writers, and actors. He oversees all aspects of the company, working closely with our existing leadership team across film, television, representation, and branded content businesses, as well as global operations.

He assumed this leadership role in 2026, having had decades of experience leading culture-defining institutions, most recently as the president of the Ford Foundation, a $16 billion international social justice philanthropy. Under his leadership, the Ford Foundation became the first non-profit in US history to issue a $1 billion designated social bond to stabilize non-profit organizations in the wake of COVID-19. Before joining Ford, Darren was vice president at the Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing global and domestic programs. In the 1990s, he was COO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation, Harlem’s largest community development organization. Darren co-founded both the US Impact Investing Alliance and the Presidents’ Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy. He serves on many boards, including the National Gallery of Art, Carnegie Hall, the High Line, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, Committee to Protect Journalists, Block Inc., and Ralph Lauren.

Educated exclusively in public schools, Darren was a member of the first Head Start class in 1965 and received BA, BS, and JD degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been included on numerous leadership lists including Time’s annual 100 Most Influential People and Out magazine’s Power 50. He is the recipient of 16 honorary degrees, Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal and was named the Wall Street Journal’s 2020 Philanthropy Innovator. In 2022, he was awarded commander of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, the nation’s highest cultural honor, for his work as a benefactor of the arts. He was also appointed by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II to the Order of the British Empire for services to UK/US relations.