Dr. Wayne J. Riley
President, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center

Twitter: @DownstateMed

Dr. Hollie Russon Gilman
Senior Fellow, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Georgetown University

Twitter: @hrgilman

Allison Jones
Director of Marketing and Communications, Code2040

Twitter: @ajlovesya 

Strategist, Writer and Community Organizer
Co-founder #BlackLivesMatter

Opal Tometi is a Nigerian-American strategist, writer and community organizer. Ms. Tometi is a co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, a historic political project and network launched to combat structural racism. Ms. Tometi is credited with initiating the project’s online platforms and social media strategy at its inception.

Congressmember Karen Bass was re-elected to her fourth term representing the 37^th Congressional District in November 2016. Congressmember Bass serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where she is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa.