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

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
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Matthew Cox

US Navy, Nuclear Submarine Operations Officer (2008-2014); VP, Global Data Consortium; Raleigh, NC More Matthew Cox

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
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Rebecca Henderson

John & Natty McArthur Professor, Harvard Business School; Cambridge, MA More Rebecca Henderson

Reverend Mitchell Hescox

President & CEO, Evangelical Environmental Network
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MaryAnne Howland

Founder & CEO, Ibis Communications and Global Diversity Leadership Exchange; Gallatin, TN More MaryAnne Howland

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
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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).

Greg Moore

Executive Director, NAACP National Voter Fund; Washington, DC More Greg Moore

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
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ZZ Packer

Award-winning author; Senior Fellow, International & Public Affairs, Watson Institute, Brown University; Houston, TX More ZZ Packer

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

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

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
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David Walker

United States Comptroller General (1998-2008), U.S. Naval Academy, Crowe Chair; Alexandria, VA More David Walker
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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson

US Army (Ret.)-fmr. Chief of Staff, US Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell; Williamsburg, VA More Col. Lawrence Wilkerson

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