For more than 25 years, activist and advocate Tarana J. Burke has worked at the intersection of racial justice and sexual violence.

Zubaida Bai innovates health and livelihood solutions for underserved women and girls around the world.

Muhammed Idris wants to improve social services delivery through collective and artificial intelligence.

William A. "Sandy" Darity Jr. is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University.

Franklin Leonard is a film producer, cultural commentator, professor, activist and entrepreneur.

Dr. Laura Robinson's scientific mission is to document and understand the processes that govern climate.

Duarte Geraldino is working on a multi-year project that chronicles the lives of citizens who lose people to deportation.

Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Sarah Parcak uses satellite images to locate lost ancient sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize, her wish is to protect the world’s shared cultural heritage.

Pearl Arredondo helped establish a pilot middle school that teaches students to be good communicators in the 21st century.

Judith Heumann is a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people.

Niels van Namen leads the global CEVA Healthcare team as the Executive Vice President for Healthcare in BD.

Nina Fedoroff writes and lectures about the history and science of genetically modified organisms.

Health + development specialist

Mobile health entrepreneur

Infrastructure Development Consultant

Post-conflict reconstruction educator

MBA student / Stanford University

Appropriate technologist

Global women empowerment activist

Kathleen "Katie" McGinty is vice president and chief sustainability and external relations officer for Johnson Controls, a global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings technology. Johnson Controls signed The Climate Pledge in 2021, joining hundreds of leading global companies with a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040.

Gary Kovacs is a technologist and the former CEO of the Mozilla Corporation, where he directed the development of Firefox.

Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro is globally recognized for her leadership of organizations and initiatives that advance health, development, human rights and philanthropy for communities, specifically for women and girls.

Open manufacturing evangelist

Health care innovator

Mobile marketplace innovator

Rural infrastructure innovator

Robert Neuwirth’s writings on the street-level reality of the developing world have opened a new dialogue on development and economics.

Organic industry entrepreneur

In 1994, Esta Soler was among the key advocates for a US law to combat the devastating effects of violence against women. Today, her mission is global.

Sara Jones creates global diversity and inclusion strategies to elevate inclusive work cultures.