Advisory Council Members

Professor Danielle Allen
James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Cambridge, MA More Professor Danielle Allen
Donnel Baird
Entrepreneur, Founder BlocPower; New York, NY More Donnel Baird
Greg Behrman
Founder & CEO, NationSwell; Strategic Advisor, Gen. David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen; fmr. Policy Staff, U.S. State Dept.; New York, NY More Greg Behrman
Dave Black
Former President/CEO, Harrisburg PA Chamber of Commerce More Dave Black
Yael Bromberg
Yael Bromberg, Esq. Bromberg Law LLC, Former Georgetown University Law Center; New York, NY More Yael Bromberg
Bill Cortese
Senior Advisor to Republican Leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives More Bill Cortese
Matthew Cox
US Navy, Nuclear Submarine Operations Officer (2008-2014); VP, Global Data Consortium; Raleigh, NC More Matthew Cox
Elizabeth Doty
Founder, Leadership Momentum; San Francisco, CA More Elizabeth Doty
Mike Dukakis
Fmr. Governor of Massachusetts, Democratic Nominee for President; Boston, MA More Mike Dukakis
Joe Kearns Goodwin
US Army Veteran (Iraq, Afghanistan), Businessperson, National Service Now Executive Director; Boston, MA More Joe Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Presidential Historian, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author; Concord, MA More Doris Kearns Goodwin
Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson
President, Auburn Theological Seminary; New York, NY More Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson
Rebecca Henderson
John & Natty McArthur Professor, Harvard Business School; Cambridge, MA More Rebecca Henderson
Reverend Mitchell Hescox
President & CEO, Evangelical Environmental Network
MaryAnne Howland
Founder & CEO, Ibis Communications and Global Diversity Leadership Exchange; Gallatin, TN More MaryAnne Howland
Kevin Johnson
CEO, Liberty Global Partners; Waban, MA More Kevin Johnson
Maureen Kline
VP, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America More Maureen Kline
Lawrence Lessig
Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Author, Democracy Reform Leader; Cambridge, MA More Lawrence Lessig
Lisa Lewin
CEO, General Assembly; Steering Committee, Leadership Now; New York City, NY More Lisa Lewin
Dr. Charles Lewis
Director of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP).
Ella McGrail
College Student; Portsmouth, NH More Ella McGrail
Bob Monks
Executive, Author; Cape Elizabeth, ME More Bob Monks
Greg Moore
Executive Director, NAACP National Voter Fund; Washington, DC More Greg Moore
James Nelson
Justice, Montana Supreme Court (Ret).; Helena, MT More James Nelson
Admiral William Owens
Admiral (Ret.) U.S. Navy; fmr. Vice-Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff; fmr. CEO, Nortel & Chair, AEA Investors More Admiral William Owens
ZZ Packer
Award-winning author; Senior Fellow, International & Public Affairs, Watson Institute, Brown University; Houston, TX More ZZ Packer
Deval Patrick
Former Governor Massachusetts, 2007-2015; Boston, MA More Deval Patrick
Matt Patsky
CEO, Trillium Asset Management; Boston, MA More Matt Patsky
Tamara Piety
Professor of Law; Tulsa, OK More Tamara Piety
Trevor Potter
President, Campaign Legal Center, Former FEC Chair, Former Campaign Counsel to Sen. John McCain; Washington, D.C. More Trevor Potter
John Pudner
Executive Director, Take Back Our Republic; Auburn, AL More John Pudner
Professor Robert Putnam
Research Professor, Harvard Kennedy School More Professor Robert Putnam
Ann Ravel
Former Commissioner & Chair, Federal Election Commission More Ann Ravel
Alex Renard
Managing Director, Renard Ventures; Founder, Cedar Ridge Outdoors; Republican candidate, State Senate 2018 More Alex Renard
Neal Simon
Former CEO, Independent US Senate candidate; Potomac, MD More Neal Simon
Alan Simpson
Former Senator, (R-Wyoming); Cody, WY More Alan Simpson
Olympia Snowe
Former Senator, (R-Maine); Lewiston, ME More Olympia Snowe
David Trahan
Executive Director, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, fmr. Maine Rep., fmr. Maine Senator; Waldoboro, ME More David Trahan
Nina Turner
Former Ohio State Senator, Professor of History; Cleveland, OH More Nina Turner
David Walker
United States Comptroller General (1998-2008), U.S. Naval Academy, Crowe Chair; Alexandria, VA More David Walker
Marnie Walsh
Assistant Teacher, Advocate; Boston, MA More Marnie Walsh
Judy Wicks
Entrepreneur, Author; Philadelphia, PA More Judy Wicks
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
US Army (Ret.)-fmr. Chief of Staff, US Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell; Williamsburg, VA More Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
Andrew Yang
2020 candidate for President; Forward Party More Andrew Yang
Layla Zaidane
President & CEO, Millennial Action Project More Layla ZaidaneFriends of American Promise
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