Justin Volpe
Certified Recovery Peer Specialist, NASMHPD
Justin is an international consultant, advocate, and peer specialist based out of Miami, FL. He has presented and trained mental…
Don Steigman
President, Jackson Health System
Don Steigman serves as president of Jackson Health System, a role he assumed in 2021, after a decade as Jackson’s…
Judge Steven Leifman, JD
Associate Administrative Judge, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Judge Steve Leifman is an Associate Administrative Judge of the Miami-Dade County Court. He previously served as Special Advisor on…
Hannah Valantine, MD
Stanford Medicine, Professor of Medicine Former NIH Chief Scientific Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity
Hannah Valantine received her M.B.B.S. degree from London University, cardiology fellowship at Stanford, and Doctor of Medicine from London University.…
Uriridiakoghene “Ulili” Onovakpuri, MBA
Partner, Kapor Capital
Uriridiakoghene “Ulili” Onovakpuri is a partner at Kapor Capital, an early stage, social impact venture capital firm that invests in gap-closing startups…
Rojelio Mejia, MD
Assistant professor of infectious diseases and pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Rojelio Mejia is assistant professor of infectious diseases and pediatrics at the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of…
Harriet A. Washington
Writing fellow, bioethics, Harvard Medical School; fellow, New York Academy of Medicine
Harriet A. Washington is a prolific science writer, editor, and ethicist who has authored six well-received books, including the seminal…
Foluso Fakorede, MD
Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) vascular disease committee
Dr. Foluso Fakorede, physician, entrepreneur and advocate for health care injustice, spent his formative years in Nigeria and immigrated to…
Tad Funahashi, MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Tad Funahashi, MD, is the Chief Innovation Officer for Kaiser Permanente Southern California. In this role, he leads a team…
Richard Bakalar
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, ViTel Net
Dr. Richard Bakalar is Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at ViTel Net, where he advises the CEO and leadership…
Erin M. Simon, EdD
Assistant superintendent of school support services, Long Beach Unified School District
Erin M. Simon leads major reform efforts in school districts. In her current role as the assistant superintendent of school…
Charlene Russell-Tucker, MSM, RDN
Acting commissioner of education, Connecticut State Department of Education
Charlene Russell-Tucker is currently serving as the acting commissioner of education for the Connecticut State Department of Education. Until her…