Bridging Divides

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Amanda Ripley is the NY Times Bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World, The Unthinkable & High Conflict, and the Co-Host of the Slate podcast, How-To  LEARN MORE »

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Global Director of Research for More in Common, overseeing studies on the psychology of political division in nine countries

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Former White House Social Secretary Author of Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life

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 Award-winning journalist & author of Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention, and 2023's Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure

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• Former White House Social Secretary

• Author of Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life.

• Former White House Social Secretary

• Author of Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life.

•  Award-winning author of the acclaimed book, Triumph of the Heart: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World

• Inspirational speaker, journalist-turned marketer on using compassion to enhance health, productivity and performance. 

• Former Nike exec with 30+ years of Fortune 500 industry experience

• Author of Walk Away to Win: A Playbook to Combat Workplace Bullying

• Author of Better Apart: The Radically Positive Way to Separate and The Secret to Getting Along (2023)

Global Director of Research for More in Common, overseeing studies on the psychology of political division in nine countries

• Award-winning sex educator & healthy relationships advocate for the #MeToo & #TimesUp era

Award-winning journalist

• Author of Distracted and Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure


Author of Fragile Neighborhoods (2023)

• Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University

Author of How Trust Works: The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired (2023)

• Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business

• Motivational speaker on inclusive leadership & the mindset for success

• NY Times Bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World, The Unthinkable, and High Conflict

• Co-Host of the Slate podcast, How-To


• Author of Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages 

• A champion of peace, sharing his extraordinary story of resilience and redemption


• Associate Professor of Psychology, NYU

• Author, Jerks at Work