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