Kristen Bell is an actor, producer and activist. As Global Advocate for the Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), she advocates on behalf of women working on the front lines of conflict and crises to create a more peaceful and gender-equal world. A committed humanitarian and fierce advocate for women’s rights, Kristen’s prolific career spans movies and critically acclaimed television shows like Veronica Mars, Frozen, Bad Moms, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Good Place. Bell is a recipient of the Critics’ Choice #SeeHer Award, which recognizes women who push boundaries on changing stereotypes and highlight the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. She’s also been recognized by the Jefferson Awards being given the S. Roger Horchow Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Private Citizen.
Kristen Bell is an actor, producer and activist. As Global Advocate for the Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), she advocates on behalf of women working on the front lines of conflict and crises to create a more peaceful and gender-equal world. A committed humanitarian and fierce advocate for women’s rights, Kristen’s prolific career spans movies and critically acclaimed television shows like Veronica Mars, Frozen, Bad Moms, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Good Place. Bell is a recipient of the Critics’ Choice #SeeHer Award, which recognizes women who push boundaries on changing stereotypes and highlight the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. She’s also been recognized by the Jefferson Awards being given the S. Roger Horchow Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Private Citizen.
Johanna Burton is The Maurice Marciano Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). She was previously the Executive Director of the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, where she concentrated on developing and expanding initiatives actively engaged with the most pressing cultural issues of our times, in addition to overseeing an expansion of the center’s exhibition, education, outreach, and public programs. Burton’s past posts also include Keith Haring Director & Curator of Education and Public Engagement at the New Museum, New York; Director of the Graduate Program at Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS), New York; and Associate Director & Senior FacultyMember at the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program (ISP), New York
Johanna Burton is The Maurice Marciano Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). She was previously the Executive Director of the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, where she concentrated on developing and expanding initiatives actively engaged with the most pressing cultural issues of our times, in addition to overseeing an expansion of the center’s exhibition, education, outreach, and public programs. Burton’s past posts also include Keith Haring Director & Curator of Education and Public Engagement at the New Museum, New York; Director of the Graduate Program at Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS), New York; and Associate Director & Senior FacultyMember at the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program (ISP), New York
As Executive Director, Sarah is responsible for building strategy and scale around WMM’s mission for greater impact in gender equality. For more than two decades, Sarah has been building, guiding, and leading non-profit organizations in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York dedicated to expanding civil rights, promoting civic education, reforming the criminal justice system, and ending sexual violence. Previously, Sarah served as Managing Director of the Joyful Heart Foundation, where she led the campaign to eliminate the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in the U.S. Sarah brings extensive experience in financial and operational management, strategy, fundraising, and external affairs to WMM. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a Masters in Positive Organizational Development from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Sarah served as a founding advisory board member for Hive Gender Climate Justice Fund; current co-chair of Impact Finance Center’s National Women’s Impact Investing Landscape Scan Steering Committee; and is a 2021 Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow and member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
As Executive Director, Sarah is responsible for building strategy and scale around WMM’s mission for greater impact in gender equality. For more than two decades, Sarah has been building, guiding, and leading non-profit organizations in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York dedicated to expanding civil rights, promoting civic education, reforming the criminal justice system, and ending sexual violence. Previously, Sarah served as Managing Director of the Joyful Heart Foundation, where she led the campaign to eliminate the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in the U.S. Sarah brings extensive experience in financial and operational management, strategy, fundraising, and external affairs to WMM. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a Masters in Positive Organizational Development from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Sarah served as a founding advisory board member for Hive Gender Climate Justice Fund; current co-chair of Impact Finance Center’s National Women’s Impact Investing Landscape Scan Steering Committee; and is a 2021 Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow and member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Born in Mexico City, she has a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derechoand two master’s degrees, one in diplomatic studies from the Instituto Matías Romero (IMR) and the other in defense and national security from the Colegio de la Defensa Nacional of the Mexican Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA). She continued her academic training at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies of theUniversity of California,San Diego (UCSD) and was the first Mexican Foreign Service diplomat in residence at the AmericanUniversity (AU) in Washington, D.C.
In the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she has served as Director of Nationality and Naturalization, a position from which she helped promote and enhance the recognition of dual nationality. These efforts culminated in the constitutional reform of 1997 and the issuance of the new Nationality Law of 1998.
In 1999, she entered the Mexican Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Attaché andover the years ascended through the diplomatic ranks.
Subsequently, she was appointed Director of Protection Policies, a position in which she contributed to the implementation of the border liaison and interior consultation mechanisms betweenMexico and the UnitedStates.
In 2000, she was appointed Director for the United States of America at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. In 2000 and 2001, she taughtPublic International Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA). She has conducted research and written about topics related to dual nationality and citizenship, national security and integration of North America, and cross-border diplomacy. She speaks English fluently and has knowledge of French, Italian, and Hebrew.
Outside of Mexico, from 2002 to 2006, she was assigned to the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C., as Chief of Staff. In September of 2006, she was detailed in the Ministry of the Interiorto serve as Deputy Director General responsible for the North America region.
From 2009 to 2012, she served asDeputy Chief of MissioninIsrael and as advisor for Economic Affairs,Trade and Cooperation. In 2012, she was appointed Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy ofMexico to the Kingdom of Belgium and theMexican Mission to the European Union. From 2013 to 2016, she was accredited as Deputy Consul at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York.
On June 15, 2016, Marcela Celorio took office as Consul General of Mexico in San Diego, California. While at the head of that representation, she coined the concept of cross-border diplomacy.
As an alumni of the Escuela Libre de Derechoshe is the first woman appointed as an Ambassador (on April28, 2017). Proposed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as Consul General of Mexico in LosAngeles, she was ratified by the Senate of the Mexican Republic and took office as Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles on June 24, 2019. Her diplomatic work has been characterized by her commitment to achieving a dialogue between cultures. In this regard, since being appointed to Los Angeles, she has fostered an intergenerational and intercultural understanding between Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, and Anglos
Born in Mexico City, she has a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derechoand two master’s degrees, one in diplomatic studies from the Instituto Matías Romero (IMR) and the other in defense and national security from the Colegio de la Defensa Nacional of the Mexican Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA). She continued her academic training at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies of theUniversity of California,San Diego (UCSD) and was the first Mexican Foreign Service diplomat in residence at the AmericanUniversity (AU) in Washington, D.C.
In the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she has served as Director of Nationality and Naturalization, a position from which she helped promote and enhance the recognition of dual nationality. These efforts culminated in the constitutional reform of 1997 and the issuance of the new Nationality Law of 1998.
In 1999, she entered the Mexican Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Attaché andover the years ascended through the diplomatic ranks.
Subsequently, she was appointed Director of Protection Policies, a position in which she contributed to the implementation of the border liaison and interior consultation mechanisms betweenMexico and the UnitedStates.
In 2000, she was appointed Director for the United States of America at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. In 2000 and 2001, she taughtPublic International Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA). She has conducted research and written about topics related to dual nationality and citizenship, national security and integration of North America, and cross-border diplomacy. She speaks English fluently and has knowledge of French, Italian, and Hebrew.
Outside of Mexico, from 2002 to 2006, she was assigned to the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C., as Chief of Staff. In September of 2006, she was detailed in the Ministry of the Interiorto serve as Deputy Director General responsible for the North America region.
From 2009 to 2012, she served asDeputy Chief of MissioninIsrael and as advisor for Economic Affairs,Trade and Cooperation. In 2012, she was appointed Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy ofMexico to the Kingdom of Belgium and theMexican Mission to the European Union. From 2013 to 2016, she was accredited as Deputy Consul at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York.
On June 15, 2016, Marcela Celorio took office as Consul General of Mexico in San Diego, California. While at the head of that representation, she coined the concept of cross-border diplomacy.
As an alumni of the Escuela Libre de Derechoshe is the first woman appointed as an Ambassador (on April28, 2017). Proposed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as Consul General of Mexico in LosAngeles, she was ratified by the Senate of the Mexican Republic and took office as Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles on June 24, 2019. Her diplomatic work has been characterized by her commitment to achieving a dialogue between cultures. In this regard, since being appointed to Los Angeles, she has fostered an intergenerational and intercultural understanding between Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, and Anglos
Cindy Crawford is known to the world as one of the original supermodels who defined that pivotal moment when fashion models became stars in their own right. Cindy used her fame as a springboard to launch a career that has spanned more than three decades and resulted in an exceedingly successful and trusted brand representing beauty, fashion, fitness and home. The DeKalb, Illinois native’s staying power in a notoriously fickle industry can be credited to her consummate professionalism, keen business savvy and dedicated approach to every endeavor. These attributes, combined with her timeless beauty, earned her long-term, global contracts with the likes of Revlon, Omega and Pepsi.
Crawford went on to create, produce and star in best selling exercise videos with personal trainer Radu, and, with Sonia Kashuk, co-wrote “Cindy Crawford’s Basic Face,” a successful instructional make-upbook. These projects honed Crawford’s entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to enter into a series of strategic partnerships which have proven to be extremely successful.
The first among them, Meaningful Beauty, created with Parisian cosmetic surgeon Jean-Louis Sebagh. With the help of Guthy-Renker, Meaningful Beauty quickly became one of the company’s best-selling beauty lines.
Crawford has also expanded her Cindy Crawford Home collection which originated as a partnership with Rooms To Go and is now carried at retailers across the US and Canada.
Crawford became a New York Times best selling author in 2015 with her book “Becoming”. The book chronicles her life through essays accompanied by some of her most iconic photographs.Cindy lives in Malibu with her husband Rande Gerber and their children, Presley and Kaia.
Cindy Crawford is known to the world as one of the original supermodels who defined that pivotal moment when fashion models became stars in their own right. Cindy used her fame as a springboard to launch a career that has spanned more than three decades and resulted in an exceedingly successful and trusted brand representing beauty, fashion, fitness and home. The DeKalb, Illinois native’s staying power in a notoriously fickle industry can be credited to her consummate professionalism, keen business savvy and dedicated approach to every endeavor. These attributes, combined with her timeless beauty, earned her long-term, global contracts with the likes of Revlon, Omega and Pepsi.
Crawford went on to create, produce and star in best selling exercise videos with personal trainer Radu, and, with Sonia Kashuk, co-wrote “Cindy Crawford’s Basic Face,” a successful instructional make-upbook. These projects honed Crawford’s entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to enter into a series of strategic partnerships which have proven to be extremely successful.
The first among them, Meaningful Beauty, created with Parisian cosmetic surgeon Jean-Louis Sebagh. With the help of Guthy-Renker, Meaningful Beauty quickly became one of the company’s best-selling beauty lines.
Crawford has also expanded her Cindy Crawford Home collection which originated as a partnership with Rooms To Go and is now carried at retailers across the US and Canada.
Crawford became a New York Times best selling author in 2015 with her book “Becoming”. The book chronicles her life through essays accompanied by some of her most iconic photographs.Cindy lives in Malibu with her husband Rande Gerber and their children, Presley and Kaia.
Ghita El Khyari heads the Secretariat of the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, a United Nations and Civil Society Partnership that supports women to build peace and respond to crises. Prior to joining the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, she acted as the Deputy Representative of UN Women in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. Before joining UN Women in 2012, Ghita served at different positions within the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, including as an Advisor to the Minister and as the Chief of Staff of the Secretary General. She also worked with the Terrorism Prevention Team of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Vienna) and with the Regional Council of Ile-de-France (Paris) where she established the Gender Equality Committee of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). Ghita holds two Masters Degrees in International Relations (Sorbonne University – Paris) and in Economic History and Economic Development (London School of Economics – LSE).
Ghita El Khyari heads the Secretariat of the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, a United Nations and Civil Society Partnership that supports women to build peace and respond to crises. Prior to joining the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, she acted as the Deputy Representative of UN Women in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. Before joining UN Women in 2012, Ghita served at different positions within the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, including as an Advisor to the Minister and as the Chief of Staff of the Secretary General. She also worked with the Terrorism Prevention Team of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Vienna) and with the Regional Council of Ile-de-France (Paris) where she established the Gender Equality Committee of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). Ghita holds two Masters Degrees in International Relations (Sorbonne University – Paris) and in Economic History and Economic Development (London School of Economics – LSE).
Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy winning journalist, a visiting professor at New York University, and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO, Apne Aap, that has helped thousands of girls exit systems of prostitution. She has successfully advocated for the creation of the Trafficking Fund for Survivors at the UnitedNations, testified to the US Senate for the passage of the first US law on Trafficking-the TraffickingVictim Protection Act and has led survivors after the 16 Dec bus rape for the Indian anti-trafficking law-Section 370 I.P.C.
Her dream is to create a world in which no human being is bought or sold.
She has edited two anthologies, River of Flesh and The Essential Gloria Steinem Reader.She has been awarded the French Ordre national du Mérite, the Clinton Global Citizen Award, and the UN NGO CSWWoman of Distinction
Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy winning journalist, a visiting professor at New York University, and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO, Apne Aap, that has helped thousands of girls exit systems of prostitution. She has successfully advocated for the creation of the Trafficking Fund for Survivors at the UnitedNations, testified to the US Senate for the passage of the first US law on Trafficking-the TraffickingVictim Protection Act and has led survivors after the 16 Dec bus rape for the Indian anti-trafficking law-Section 370 I.P.C.
Her dream is to create a world in which no human being is bought or sold.
She has edited two anthologies, River of Flesh and The Essential Gloria Steinem Reader.She has been awarded the French Ordre national du Mérite, the Clinton Global Citizen Award, and the UN NGO CSWWoman of Distinction
Marchell Hilliard is a Senior Vice President and Market Executive in the Commercial Real Estate Banking Group at Bank of America. In this role, Marchell is responsible for marketing and business development for major real estate clients based in Southern California. She leads a team of relationship managers overseeing several billion dollars in real estate loans to developers, REITs and private commercial real estate investment funds.
Throughout her 25 year career at Bank of America, Marchell has been a strong champion of diversity and inclusion. She is currently the chair of Bank of America’s Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Council in greater Los Angeles and has been on the company’s national Diversity and Inclusion Council.
Marchell is currently a Board member for Chrysalis, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating job opportunities for homeless and low-income individuals. She is also on the sustaining Board for the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Center, a joint center of UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law, focused on real estate issues and topics.
Marchell graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with Honors and holds Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses.
Marchell Hilliard is a Senior Vice President and Market Executive in the Commercial Real Estate Banking Group at Bank of America. In this role, Marchell is responsible for marketing and business development for major real estate clients based in Southern California. She leads a team of relationship managers overseeing several billion dollars in real estate loans to developers, REITs and private commercial real estate investment funds.
Throughout her 25 year career at Bank of America, Marchell has been a strong champion of diversity and inclusion. She is currently the chair of Bank of America’s Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Council in greater Los Angeles and has been on the company’s national Diversity and Inclusion Council.
Marchell is currently a Board member for Chrysalis, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating job opportunities for homeless and low-income individuals. She is also on the sustaining Board for the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Center, a joint center of UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law, focused on real estate issues and topics.
Marchell graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with Honors and holds Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses.
Niloofar Razi Howe has been an investor, executive and entrepreneur in the technology industry for the past 25 years, with a focus on Cybersecurity for the past 15. Ms. Howe is a Senior Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners, a VC fund investing in companies shaping the energy landscape of the future. She serves on the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley Private Bank, NA and Morgan Stanley Bank, NA (Risk Committee, Operations and Technology Committee), Pondurance (as Executive Chair), Tenable (NASDAQ: TENB, Comp Committee), Composecure (NASDAQ: CMPO, Audit Committee), Recorded Future, Swimlane and on the Board of Advisors of Dragos, Enveil, RangeForce, Noetic Cyber, and Picnic Threat. She is a life member at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Senior Fellow, International Security Program at New America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Her non-profit work includes serving as Board Chair of IREX, an international development and education organization working in over 120 countries focused on promoting social justice and lasting change, and as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. Ms. Howe serves on a number of US government advisory boards including on the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency’s Advisory Council.
Previously, Ms. Howe served as Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Strategy and Operations at RSA, a global cybersecurity company where she led corporate strategy, corporate development and planning, business development, global program management, business operations, security operations and Federal business development. Prior to RSA, Ms. Howe served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Endgame, Inc., a leading enterprise software security company, where she was responsible for driving market and product strategy, as well as leading marketing, product management, corporate development and planning. Prior to her operating roles, Ms. Howe spent twelve years leading deal teams in private equity and venture capital; first as a Principal at Zone Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles, and then as Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, a Washington DC based private equity fund focused on investing in next generation security companies. Ms. Howe started her professional career as a lawyer with O’Melveny & Myers and as a consultant with McKinsey & Co.
Ms. Howe’s previous board roles include serving on the Board Directors of Initiate Systems (acquired by IBM), Courion Corporation (acquired by K1 Investment), Command Information (acquired by Salient), Safeview (acquired by L-3), Neven Vision (acquired by Google), Global Rights, an international human rights organization, as Chair, Sibley Memorial Hospital (a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine), as chair of its Investment Committee, and Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation, as Vice Chair. Ms. Howe graduated with honors from Columbia College and holds a JD cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Ms. Howe speaks regularly on national security, cybersecurity, technology, innovation, corporate governance and corporate culture. She also created a TEDx talk entitled “The Gift of Exile” about the long-term opportunities that can arise from the most difficult challenges encountered in childhood for both the individuals who suffer the adversity and the communities that can accept and integrate such individuals. She is a regular judge at innovation competitions including the RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Competition, the RSA Conference Launchpad Competition, and SINET16 Innovation Competition.
Niloofar Razi Howe has been an investor, executive and entrepreneur in the technology industry for the past 25 years, with a focus on Cybersecurity for the past 15. Ms. Howe is a Senior Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners, a VC fund investing in companies shaping the energy landscape of the future. She serves on the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley Private Bank, NA and Morgan Stanley Bank, NA (Risk Committee, Operations and Technology Committee), Pondurance (as Executive Chair), Tenable (NASDAQ: TENB, Comp Committee), Composecure (NASDAQ: CMPO, Audit Committee), Recorded Future, Swimlane and on the Board of Advisors of Dragos, Enveil, RangeForce, Noetic Cyber, and Picnic Threat. She is a life member at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Senior Fellow, International Security Program at New America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Her non-profit work includes serving as Board Chair of IREX, an international development and education organization working in over 120 countries focused on promoting social justice and lasting change, and as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. Ms. Howe serves on a number of US government advisory boards including on the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency’s Advisory Council.
Previously, Ms. Howe served as Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Strategy and Operations at RSA, a global cybersecurity company where she led corporate strategy, corporate development and planning, business development, global program management, business operations, security operations and Federal business development. Prior to RSA, Ms. Howe served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Endgame, Inc., a leading enterprise software security company, where she was responsible for driving market and product strategy, as well as leading marketing, product management, corporate development and planning. Prior to her operating roles, Ms. Howe spent twelve years leading deal teams in private equity and venture capital; first as a Principal at Zone Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles, and then as Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, a Washington DC based private equity fund focused on investing in next generation security companies. Ms. Howe started her professional career as a lawyer with O’Melveny & Myers and as a consultant with McKinsey & Co.
Ms. Howe’s previous board roles include serving on the Board Directors of Initiate Systems (acquired by IBM), Courion Corporation (acquired by K1 Investment), Command Information (acquired by Salient), Safeview (acquired by L-3), Neven Vision (acquired by Google), Global Rights, an international human rights organization, as Chair, Sibley Memorial Hospital (a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine), as chair of its Investment Committee, and Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation, as Vice Chair. Ms. Howe graduated with honors from Columbia College and holds a JD cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Ms. Howe speaks regularly on national security, cybersecurity, technology, innovation, corporate governance and corporate culture. She also created a TEDx talk entitled “The Gift of Exile” about the long-term opportunities that can arise from the most difficult challenges encountered in childhood for both the individuals who suffer the adversity and the communities that can accept and integrate such individuals. She is a regular judge at innovation competitions including the RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Competition, the RSA Conference Launchpad Competition, and SINET16 Innovation Competition.
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a leading behavior change tech company with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success.
She has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.
She serves on numerous boards, including Onex and The B Team.
Her last two books, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time, both became instant international bestsellers. Most recently, she wrote the foreword to Thrive Global’s first book Your Time to Thrive: End Burnout, Increase Well-being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps.
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a leading behavior change tech company with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success.
She has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.
She serves on numerous boards, including Onex and The B Team.
Her last two books, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time, both became instant international bestsellers. Most recently, she wrote the foreword to Thrive Global’s first book Your Time to Thrive: End Burnout, Increase Well-being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps.
Golden Globe nominee Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Meredith Grey on GREY’S ANATOMY. With Pompeo at the helm, the hit show continues to be ABC’s highest-rated television drama, which premiered its 18th season this fall.
Ellen Pompeo received a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama” at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for her work on GREY’S ANATOMY. Along with her fellow cast members, she also received the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Drama.”
In 2011, Pompeo created her own production company, Calamity Jane. Calamity Jane has developed several television dramas for ABC. It was announced earlier this year that the company will produce new ABC limited series WINTER IN PARADISE. The project is still under development, but the series is an adaptation of author Elin Hilderbrand’s novel trilogy, “Paradise.”
Pompeo just launched new podcast show, “Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo” with Cadence13. The podcast studio is part of renowned radio and streaming-audio company, Audacy. The weekly podcast has Pompeo discussing a wide variety of topics with her guests.
Pompeo made her major studio film debut in Brad Silberling’s 2002 MOONLIGHT MILE, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon. She went on to star opposite Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell in the wildly successful OLD SCHOOL, and in Steven Spielberg’s CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
Golden Globe nominee Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Meredith Grey on GREY’S ANATOMY. With Pompeo at the helm, the hit show continues to be ABC’s highest-rated television drama, which premiered its 18th season this fall.
Ellen Pompeo received a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama” at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for her work on GREY’S ANATOMY. Along with her fellow cast members, she also received the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Drama.”
In 2011, Pompeo created her own production company, Calamity Jane. Calamity Jane has developed several television dramas for ABC. It was announced earlier this year that the company will produce new ABC limited series WINTER IN PARADISE. The project is still under development, but the series is an adaptation of author Elin Hilderbrand’s novel trilogy, “Paradise.”
Pompeo just launched new podcast show, “Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo” with Cadence13. The podcast studio is part of renowned radio and streaming-audio company, Audacy. The weekly podcast has Pompeo discussing a wide variety of topics with her guests.
Pompeo made her major studio film debut in Brad Silberling’s 2002 MOONLIGHT MILE, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon. She went on to star opposite Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell in the wildly successful OLD SCHOOL, and in Steven Spielberg’s CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
Dr. Laurie Santos is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Dr. Santos is an expert on human cognition and the cognitive biases that impede better choices. Her new course, Psychology and the Good Life, teaches students how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. Her course recently became Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one of our four students at Yale enrolled. Her course has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, GQ Magazine, Slate and O! Magazine. A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, she was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds, and was named in Time Magazine as a “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, has over 65 million downloads.
Dr. Laurie Santos is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Dr. Santos is an expert on human cognition and the cognitive biases that impede better choices. Her new course, Psychology and the Good Life, teaches students how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. Her course recently became Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one of our four students at Yale enrolled. Her course has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, GQ Magazine, Slate and O! Magazine. A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, she was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds, and was named in Time Magazine as a “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, has over 65 million downloads.
Four-time Emmy winning correspondent Mara Schiavocampo is the Senior Investigative Correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show. Mara is also one of the top podcasters in the country, as the Executive Producer and Host of iHeart Media’s The Trend Reporter podcast (iTunes #1Fashion and Beauty), and the news and social justice podcast Run Tell This. Mara has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more.
Four-time Emmy winning correspondent Mara Schiavocampo is the Senior Investigative Correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show. Mara is also one of the top podcasters in the country, as the Executive Producer and Host of iHeart Media’s The Trend Reporter podcast (iTunes #1Fashion and Beauty), and the news and social justice podcast Run Tell This. Mara has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more.
Nina L. Shaw is a founding partner of Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano. She specializes in the television, motion picture, and live stage areas. A native New Yorker, Nina was born and raised in Harlem and The Bronx, educated in the New York City public school system and is a graduate of Barnard College and Columbia Law School. Among her clients are successful and award-winning actors, writers, producers and directors as well as entrepreneurs and entertainment executives. She began her legal career in the Entertainment Department of the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers.
Nina is a Variety Dealmaker Impact honoree and has been named repeatedly to The Hollywood Reporter’s “Women in Entertainment Power 100” list. She is a recipient of the WIF Crystal Award, and in 2013 was named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Essence Magazine awarded Nina with its 2016 Black Women in Hollywood Power Award, and in 2016 she was also profiled in the New York Times: “She’s the Hollywood Power Behind Those Seeking a Voice.” In recognition of Nina’s professional, social and educational activists’ contributions, her alma mater Columbia Law School in 2019 awarded her their prestigious Medal for Excellence Award; later that year she was awarded with the Athena Award at the Athena Film Festival and the NAACP LDF National Equal Justice Award. As a notable voice for minority representation in the entertainment community, Nina’s more recent accomplishments include successfully representing Nikole Hannah-Jones in the adaptation of her New York Times Magazine, Pulitzer Prize winning 1619 Project as well as the overall and first look deals for her clients Ava DuVernay, John Legend, Lena Waithe, and Gina-Prince Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood. Nina has also successfully negotiated and closed talent deals for her clients Andra Day, Golden Globe winner for The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Lupita Nyong’o for Black Panther – Wakanda Forever, and Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett, the creator and star, respectively, for Lovecraft Country. Most recently, Nina was featured in Harper’s Bazaar August 2020 issue among changemakers who are reshaping the way we think about art, identity, and progress.
Nina has a long-standing commitment to the education of children and in particular is an advocate for the education of girls and women. She is currently Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs and is a board member of the MPTF.
Nina L. Shaw is a founding partner of Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano. She specializes in the television, motion picture, and live stage areas. A native New Yorker, Nina was born and raised in Harlem and The Bronx, educated in the New York City public school system and is a graduate of Barnard College and Columbia Law School. Among her clients are successful and award-winning actors, writers, producers and directors as well as entrepreneurs and entertainment executives. She began her legal career in the Entertainment Department of the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers.
Nina is a Variety Dealmaker Impact honoree and has been named repeatedly to The Hollywood Reporter’s “Women in Entertainment Power 100” list. She is a recipient of the WIF Crystal Award, and in 2013 was named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Essence Magazine awarded Nina with its 2016 Black Women in Hollywood Power Award, and in 2016 she was also profiled in the New York Times: “She’s the Hollywood Power Behind Those Seeking a Voice.” In recognition of Nina’s professional, social and educational activists’ contributions, her alma mater Columbia Law School in 2019 awarded her their prestigious Medal for Excellence Award; later that year she was awarded with the Athena Award at the Athena Film Festival and the NAACP LDF National Equal Justice Award. As a notable voice for minority representation in the entertainment community, Nina’s more recent accomplishments include successfully representing Nikole Hannah-Jones in the adaptation of her New York Times Magazine, Pulitzer Prize winning 1619 Project as well as the overall and first look deals for her clients Ava DuVernay, John Legend, Lena Waithe, and Gina-Prince Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood. Nina has also successfully negotiated and closed talent deals for her clients Andra Day, Golden Globe winner for The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Lupita Nyong’o for Black Panther – Wakanda Forever, and Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett, the creator and star, respectively, for Lovecraft Country. Most recently, Nina was featured in Harper’s Bazaar August 2020 issue among changemakers who are reshaping the way we think about art, identity, and progress.
Nina has a long-standing commitment to the education of children and in particular is an advocate for the education of girls and women. She is currently Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs and is a board member of the MPTF.
Maria Shriver is a mother of four, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, a seven-time New York Times best-selling author, an NBC News Special Anchor, the founder of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement and Shriver Media, and co-founder of the mission-driven brain health and wellness brand, MOSH.
A trailblazer for empowering women, Shriver uses her voice and her platforms to advance some of our nation’s most pressing issues affecting women and women’s health. In 2010, she broke new ground when, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s reported for the first time ever that women are at an increased risk for the disease. She also worked tirelessly on behalf of women and families, particularly those living on the brink of poverty, during her time as First Lady of California from 2003-
2010.
Shriver’s life and career are driven by her fervent belief that everyone has the ability to be an “Architect of Change” and make the world a better place. Her media company Shriver Media, and its newsletter The Sunday Paper, seek to inspire hearts and minds and elevate the voices of others who are moving humanity forward as well. Shriver’s latest books, New York Times bestseller I’ve Been Thinking and its companion I’ve Been Thinking…The Journal offer wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration for those seeking to create a meaningful life of their own.
Maria Shriver is a mother of four, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, a seven-time New York Times best-selling author, an NBC News Special Anchor, the founder of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement and Shriver Media, and co-founder of the mission-driven brain health and wellness brand, MOSH.
A trailblazer for empowering women, Shriver uses her voice and her platforms to advance some of our nation’s most pressing issues affecting women and women’s health. In 2010, she broke new ground when, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s reported for the first time ever that women are at an increased risk for the disease. She also worked tirelessly on behalf of women and families, particularly those living on the brink of poverty, during her time as First Lady of California from 2003-
2010.
Shriver’s life and career are driven by her fervent belief that everyone has the ability to be an “Architect of Change” and make the world a better place. Her media company Shriver Media, and its newsletter The Sunday Paper, seek to inspire hearts and minds and elevate the voices of others who are moving humanity forward as well. Shriver’s latest books, New York Times bestseller I’ve Been Thinking and its companion I’ve Been Thinking…The Journal offer wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration for those seeking to create a meaningful life of their own.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is the CEO of New America and the Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009-2011 she served as the director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Prior to her government service, Dr. Slaughter was the Dean of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (formerly the Woodrow Wilson School) from 2002–2009 and the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School from 1994-2002. She has written or edited seven books, including “The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World”, “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family”, and “The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World. She is also a frequent contributor to a number of publications, including The Atlantic, the Financial Times, and Project Syndicate. In 2012, she published “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” in The Atlantic, which quickly became one of the most read articles in the history of the magazine and helped spark a renewed national debate on the continued obstacles to genuine full male-female equality. She is married to Professor Andrew Moravcsik; they have two sons.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is the CEO of New America and the Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009-2011 she served as the director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Prior to her government service, Dr. Slaughter was the Dean of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (formerly the Woodrow Wilson School) from 2002–2009 and the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School from 1994-2002. She has written or edited seven books, including “The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World”, “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family”, and “The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World. She is also a frequent contributor to a number of publications, including The Atlantic, the Financial Times, and Project Syndicate. In 2012, she published “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” in The Atlantic, which quickly became one of the most read articles in the history of the magazine and helped spark a renewed national debate on the continued obstacles to genuine full male-female equality. She is married to Professor Andrew Moravcsik; they have two sons.
Krista Smith is Editor and Chief of Queue, Netflix’s awards and marketing journal with content in print and digital formats, and multiple languages, focusing on awards and prestige programming on Netflix. She is also the host and producer of Present Company with Krista Smith, a podcast featuring conversations with actors, directors and writers.
For over two decades, Smith was the Executive West Coast Editor for Vanity Fair, were she was responsible for all aspects of entertainment coverage in the magazine and for the brand, including coordination of the annual Hollywood Issue and Oscar party. She contributed over 350 bylines, established a video series, In Conversation with…, highlighting talent featured in and outside the magazine, and developed and produced the popular Secret Talent Theater series, and covered filmmakers and actors at the Telluride, Toronto, New York, Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals.
In 2016 she helped to produce ABC Road to the Oscars with Robin Givens and was a co-host on the 2011, ’17 and ’18 ABC Official Oscar pre-show. Additionally, produced and hosted an Oscar special for CNN, where she was a regular contributor and correspondent, and a primetime interview special for NBC.
Throughout her career, she has mentored many young entrepreneurs and serves as an advisory board member for several news, entertainment and lifestyle startups: TheSkimm, SeriesFest, and HappyNotPerfect.
Krista Smith is Editor and Chief of Queue, Netflix’s awards and marketing journal with content in print and digital formats, and multiple languages, focusing on awards and prestige programming on Netflix. She is also the host and producer of Present Company with Krista Smith, a podcast featuring conversations with actors, directors and writers.
For over two decades, Smith was the Executive West Coast Editor for Vanity Fair, were she was responsible for all aspects of entertainment coverage in the magazine and for the brand, including coordination of the annual Hollywood Issue and Oscar party. She contributed over 350 bylines, established a video series, In Conversation with…, highlighting talent featured in and outside the magazine, and developed and produced the popular Secret Talent Theater series, and covered filmmakers and actors at the Telluride, Toronto, New York, Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals.
In 2016 she helped to produce ABC Road to the Oscars with Robin Givens and was a co-host on the 2011, ’17 and ’18 ABC Official Oscar pre-show. Additionally, produced and hosted an Oscar special for CNN, where she was a regular contributor and correspondent, and a primetime interview special for NBC.
Throughout her career, she has mentored many young entrepreneurs and serves as an advisory board member for several news, entertainment and lifestyle startups: TheSkimm, SeriesFest, and HappyNotPerfect.
AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world.In one of her first books, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her latest book, Wake Up to theJoy of You: 52Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life, she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her two books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses, were turned into PBS specials.
In her newest book, SPEAKING WITH SPIRIT: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You (On Sale1/11; Harmony Books Hardcover), Agapi presents a non-denominational guide to harnessing this power of prayer in your life and using it to find connection, peace, and gratitude.She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations at many organizations and companies including L’Oreal, Accenture, SAP, LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Global Citizen Company, Museum of Modern Art, ABC Carpet & Home, Women’s Health Magazine, Paul Mitchell, NYU, Gympass, and Hearst Communications amongst many others. She brings home the importance of self-care, practicing gratitude, generosity and self-love to enhance performance and productivity so we can experience happiness and fulfillment. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised inAthens, Greece
AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world.In one of her first books, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her latest book, Wake Up to theJoy of You: 52Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life, she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her two books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses, were turned into PBS specials.
In her newest book, SPEAKING WITH SPIRIT: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You (On Sale1/11; Harmony Books Hardcover), Agapi presents a non-denominational guide to harnessing this power of prayer in your life and using it to find connection, peace, and gratitude.She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations at many organizations and companies including L’Oreal, Accenture, SAP, LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Global Citizen Company, Museum of Modern Art, ABC Carpet & Home, Women’s Health Magazine, Paul Mitchell, NYU, Gympass, and Hearst Communications amongst many others. She brings home the importance of self-care, practicing gratitude, generosity and self-love to enhance performance and productivity so we can experience happiness and fulfillment. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised inAthens, Greece
Sharon Stone is an internationally recognized actress, producer, humanitarian and New York Times bestselling author of her recent book The Beauty of Living Twice. Her film and television credits include Basic Instinct and Casino, for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in 1996 and an Academy Award nomination for her leading role opposite Robert de Niro in Martin Scorsese’s crime drama. Stone received two more Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in The Mighty (1998) and The Muse (1999). Other film credits include Sliver (1993), The Specialist (1994), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Last Dance (1996), Sphere (1998), Broken Flowers (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Bobby (2006), and Lovelace (2013) among others. Stone’s television credits include roles in limited series such as Netflix’s Ratched (2020), HBO’s Mosaic (2017), The New Pope (2019), as well as The Practice (2004), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Stone has been honored with a Nobel Peace Summit Award, a Harvard Humanitarian Award, a Human Rights Campaign Humanitarian Award and an Einstein Spirit of Achievement Award, among other accolades. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her three sons.
Sharon Stone is an internationally recognized actress, producer, humanitarian and New York Times bestselling author of her recent book The Beauty of Living Twice. Her film and television credits include Basic Instinct and Casino, for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in 1996 and an Academy Award nomination for her leading role opposite Robert de Niro in Martin Scorsese’s crime drama. Stone received two more Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in The Mighty (1998) and The Muse (1999). Other film credits include Sliver (1993), The Specialist (1994), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Last Dance (1996), Sphere (1998), Broken Flowers (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Bobby (2006), and Lovelace (2013) among others. Stone’s television credits include roles in limited series such as Netflix’s Ratched (2020), HBO’s Mosaic (2017), The New Pope (2019), as well as The Practice (2004), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Stone has been honored with a Nobel Peace Summit Award, a Harvard Humanitarian Award, a Human Rights Campaign Humanitarian Award and an Einstein Spirit of Achievement Award, among other accolades. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her three sons.
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