Social Commentary speakers
Beth Macy is the bestselling author of the books Factory Man, Truevine and Dopesick
Author of several bestselling books including One Person, No Vote and the critically-acclaimed White Rage
Author of the NY Times Bestseller A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
Forensic psychologist, professor of criminology and author of The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
• Bestselling author of White Rage & One Person, No Vote
• Human and civil rights advocate
• Expert on African American history & 20th century politics
• Columnist & author of several books, including The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town
• The founder of Shared_Studios and Portals
• Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication
• Author of the acclaimed book The Talk
• Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The New Yorker and other publications
• Professor of criminal justice and author of The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
• Author of The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community
• Award-winning author of several novels and the essay collection, The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion
• Senior Managing Director at Teneo
• Former Director of external affairs for Google and former Editor at Fortune
• Author of The End of Suburbs & The Airbnb Story
• Pulitzer Finalist, Peabody & duPont Award-winning journalist
• Author of several books, including Homewreckers
• Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution & contributing writer at The Atlantic
• Author of Islamic Exceptionalism & creator of the podcast / website, "Wisdom of Crowds"
• 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
• NY Times Bestselling author of several books including, The Age of American Unreason
• Author of Fragile Neighborhoods (2023)
• Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University
• NYT Bestselling Author of Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD
• First Millennial Statewide Elected Official
• Creator of the social justice oriented service-learning program “Books Behind Bars”
• Educational innovator at the University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence
• Author of the NY Times Bestseller A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
• Advocate for mental health
• Humanitarian futures and strategic foresight expert
• Acclaimed historian of India & author of Empress
• Journalist who specializes in outsiders and underdogs
• Bestselling author of the books Factory Man, Truevine, and Dopesick
• Policing & Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
• Author of Criminal (In)Justice
• Founder of the Moving Up Media Lab & Host of the PBS podcast, Attribution
• Author of the best-seller, Three Little Engines
• Expert on social mobility and the American Dream
• From homelessness to H.S. valedictorian to full ride at Georgetown
• Founder and CEO of Pain Into PURPOSE, a Black Woman Owned Business that helps to motivate others
• Journalist & author of The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
• Peabody award-winning journalist
• Radio/podcast senior producer & interviewer for the national public radio show "To the Best of Our Knowledge"
• Author of Lithium Jesus: A Memoir of Mania
• Author of There Goes the Neighborhood and Crossing Borders.
• President & CEO of the National Immigration Forum
• Human Rights Activist, Community Organizer, and Author
• Editor-in-Chief of Inc. Business Media
• Forensic psychologist, professor of criminology and author of The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
• Bipolar-Autistic law professor & award-winning author of A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education (and many other books)
• Expert in managing mental health and neurodiversity in higher education and the workplace
• Inspirational speaker on living with bipolar disorder and autism and overcoming adversity.
• Renowned journalist
• Bestselling author on global issues, taxes and healthcare
• Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter
• Author of ten books, including Katrina: After the Flood and Saving Main Street
• Musician with a message: Dream in 3D
• Award-winning New York Times editor
• Adjunct professor at NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts
• His work is in the permanent collection at MoMA
• Professor at the College for Public Health and Social Justice at St. Louis University
• Worldwide leading expert on veganism and coveted speaker on body positivity and social justice issues
• Author of the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough and The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan
• Author of Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages
• Prize-winning author of The Newcomers, Soldier Girls, & Just Like Us
• Speaks with compassion about the journeys of refugees who have been invited to resettle in the US
• Edward R. Murrow recipient and 7-time Emmy Award-winning CBS News National Correspondent
• Energy professor at UT Austin and CTO of Energy Impact Partners
• Speaks on the convergence of engineering, policy & commercialization
• Senior National Correspondent for NPR News giving a veteran's take on today's news