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USA Today bestselling author
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Pulitzer and Kirkus Prize-winning Author and Speaker on Latino Culture and Race
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Robert Chesnut
General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb Inc. 
Mark Divine
Former Navy SEAL, Founder of SEALFIT
Nolan Gasser
Musician, Entertainment Tech Disrupter
Dashka Slater
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Kim Scott

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Eric Davis
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Gene Luen Yang
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Mariko Tamaki
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Julie Lythcott-Haims
NYT Bestselling Author of Your Turn, How to Raise an Adult and Real American
Doyin Richards
Champion of Mental Health, Diversity & Inclusion, and Healthy Masculinity
Joshua Davis

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W. Bruce Cameron
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Nick Pope
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Gregg Hurwitz
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Francis Fukuyama
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