Ryan Green is an innovative digital artist and video game developer best known as the creator of the award-winning game That Dragon, Cancer, a powerful, interactive memoir that shares his family’s personal journey of hope and grief highlighting games as a profound medium for art and empathy.
Partho Sengupta is a leading cardiologist and professor who is a pioneer in using advanced and innovative imaging technologies like echocardiography and holograms to improve early heart disease detection and make advanced cardiovascular care more accessible globally.
James Gordon is a psychiatrist, author, and mind-body medicine expert who, as the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, teaches that self-care is true primary care by using simple techniques like meditation to help people around the world heal from trauma, stress, and psychological challenges.
Sue Klebold is best known as the mother of Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold who has become a dedicated advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha became nationally recognized in 2015 for her bravery and research in exposing the dangerously high levels of lead in the drinking water of Flint, Michigan, and continues to advocate for public health.
Emtithal “Emi” Mahmoud is an award-winning poet from Darfur, Sudan, who uses her powerful poetry, like her book Sahar, and her role as a UNHCR High Profile Supporter to passionately advocate for refugees and human rights on the global stage.
Dan Visconti is an innovative composer who advocates for music as a cultural service, working to make contemporary music engaging and relevant by infusing his classical compositions with American musical styles like jazz, rock, and blues.
Bruce Schneier is a world-renowned security technologist who writes and speaks about the complex interplay of technology, privacy, and security, working to empower people to better protect themselves in the digital world.
Caitlin Doughty leads the death-positive movement by empowering families through her non-profit funeral home, Undertaking LA, and by honestly and humorously demystifying death through her popular “Ask a Mortician” videos.
Sam Maher became an internet sensation by busking with the handpan—a rare, saucer-shaped percussion instrument—in the New York City subway, which launched a global career of performing and sharing the instrument’s peaceful sound with millions online and in over 22 countries.