Dr. Toyin Ajayi is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cityblock Health, the first value-based comprehensive healthcare provider and technology platform that serves low-income Medicaid populations with complex needs. Prior to Cityblock Health, Dr. Ajayi served as Chief Medical Officer of Commonwealth Care Alliance, a nationally renowned integrated health plan and care delivery system for individuals dually-eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. In this role, she led clinical operations; spearheaded care delivery innovations; and oversaw multi-disciplinary teams of clinicians, community health workers, and administrators serving more than 20,000 beneficiaries across the state of Massachusetts.

Dr. Ajayi received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University; an MPhil from the University of Cambridge; and her medical degree, with Distinction in Clinical Practice, from King’s College London School of Medicine.

Peter A. Boyce II is the Founder & Managing Partner of Stellation Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Brooklyn.

Prior to Stellation, Peter spent eight years as a Partner at General Catalyst. In addition to his work at GC, he also co-founded & advises Rough Draft Ventures, a program to support technology entrepreneurship on college campuses.

Peter is a graduate of Harvard University, earning a B.A. in Applied Mathematics and a Secondary in Computer Science, with a focus on Behavioral Economics & Network Theory. He grew up in New York City, where he graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He is also proud to be a Ron Brown Scholar.

Outside of his time investing, Peter is proud to serve as a nonprofit board member to support communities about which he is passionate: The Shed, The Studio Museum in Harlem, The New Museum, NEW INC, Code Nation, and the Harvard College Fund – Executive Committee.

Todd Fisher had a 30-year career in the finance and investment industries, including nearly 25 years at KKR & Co. Inc., a global New York Stock Exchange-listed investment firm, where he was a private equity investor, a founding member of both KKR’s real estate investment business and European private equity franchise, Chief Administrative Officer, and chaired the Management Committee and Risk Committee. In 2017, Fisher left KKR to serve as a fellow in Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative and then joined Year Up, a workforce-oriented nonprofit, where he was managing director of scalable solutions from 2019-2021. He joined the Department of Commerce in 2021, becoming the program director for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds at the Economic Development Administration (EDA) where he was responsible for all aspects of the implementation of the EDA’s $3 billion ARP programs, including the Build Back Better Regional Challenge and the Good Jobs Challenge. Following the successful completion of these competitive grant programs, Fisher joined the CHIPS Program Office. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Brown University, a master’s degree in international affairs from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and an MBA in finance from the Wharton School.   

Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization that offers free lessons in math, science, and humanities, as well as tools for parents, teachers, and districts to track student progress. Khan Academy is piloting an AI guide called Khanmigo that is a tutor and teaching assistant. The organization partners with more than 500 public school districts and schools across the United States. Worldwide, Khan Academy has more than 150 million registered users in 190 countries, with free lessons available in more than 50 languages.

After graduating from Yale University in 1992, Dave Levin joined Teach For America, where he taught fifth grade in Houston, Texas. In 1994, Dave won Teacher of the Year honors from his school in Houston, the Jefferson Award for outstanding community service in the city of Houston, and an outstanding teaching award from Teach For America.

Dave co-founded the Knowledge is Power Program in 1994 and, the following year, founded KIPP Academy in the South Bronx. Dave served as Superintendent of KIPP NYC until 2012. Currently, Dave works at the KIPP Foundation with KIPP leaders on instructional innovation, leadership development, and teacher training.

Dave’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors including: the Presidential Citizen’s Medal, our nation’s second highest presidential award for a private citizen; the National Jefferson Award for Distinguished Public Service by a Private Citizen; the Charles Bronfman Prize; the Ashoka Fellowship; and the National Community Service Award from Spelman College.

Dave holds an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from both Yale University and Duke University. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University. Outside of KIPP, Dave helped co-found five organizations: the Relay Graduate School of Education, the Character Lab, Zearn, nXu, and Array Education, where he currently serves as a partner. Dave lives in New York City with his wife, two sons, and three dogs.

Jens Ludwig is the Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, the Pritzker director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and the co-director of the University of Chicago Education Lab, which he helped found 15 years ago to work closely with the public sector to help solve social problems. His work has informed the federal government’s response to pandemic learning loss, helped change pre-trial detention practices in New Jersey and New York City, led to new government investments in evidence-based social programs for teens in Chicago, and supported the consent decree between the Illinois Attorney General and Chicago Police Department. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and NPR. He holds a PhD in economics from Duke University and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. 

Alexis Ohanian is a tech founder and venture capitalist. He wrote a national bestselling book, Without Their Permission, and co-founded Reddit, one of the largest websites in the U.S., currently valued at more than $10B. In 2020, he founded Seven Seven Six, a new firm built like a technology company that deploys venture capital with over $750M assets under management. In 2022, he launched the 776 Foundation to support marginalized individuals and announced a $20M commitment to climate action through his new 776 Fellowship Program. Ohanian is also an advocate for paid family leave and is the lead founding investor in Angel City Football Club.

Zachariah leads Ro, the direct-to-patient healthcare company, in its mission to build a patient-centric healthcare system. Since Ro’s founding in 2017, Zachariah has guided Ro’s growth from a telehealth platform treating a single condition to the only company in the country to seamlessly integrate nationwide telemedicine, pharmacy, diagnostics, and lab services. Under Zachariah’s leadership, Ro continues to expand to help patients achieve more of their health goals by delivering the most effective and convenient care possible. 

Zachariah has been named Fortune’s “40 Under 40,” Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30,” Forbes’ “30 Under 30” and Business Insider’s “30 Under 40 in Healthcare.” Prior to co-founding Ro, Zachariah was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Prehype, a leading venture studio in New York City, and co-founded Shout, a marketplace platform. He earned a B.A. in Economics and Creative Writing from Columbia University. 

Stephanie Ruhle is the host of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle and appears across all NBC News and MSNBC platforms as NBC News’s Senior Business Analyst, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, TODAY, NBCNews.com, and TODAY.com’s On The Money with Stephanie Ruhle. She is also the host of the podcast Modern Ruhles: Compelling Conversations During Culturally Complicated Times. Ruhle is known for her business acumen, hard-hitting style, original reporting, and for bringing humanity to her news coverage and daily “Good News Ruhles” segments. 

Reshma Saujani, a leading activist, is the founder of Girls Who Code and the founder and CEO of Moms First (formerly Marshall Plan for moms). She is the author of the instant bestseller PAY UP: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think). Reshma has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for women and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector and, most recently, advocating for policies to support moms impacted by the pandemic. Reshma is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect, and her influential TED talk, “Teach girls, bravery not perfection,” has more than five million views globally. Reshma began her career as an attorney and Democratic organizer. In 2010, she surged onto the political scene as the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress. Reshma lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their sons, Shaan and Sai, and their bulldog, Stanley.

New York’s Senator Chuck Schumer serves as United States Senate Majority Leader. In 2021, Chuck became the first New Yorker to serve as Senate Majority Leader. In this role, Chuck has led the Senate through one the most productive periods in its history, ushering landmark legislation including the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the American Rescue Plan, and much more. These accomplishments are delivering meaningful results for families, businesses, and communities across New York State and around the country. In 2022, Chuck was re-elected by the people of New York to an unprecedented fifth term. As Senator, Chuck has made it a hallmark of his career to protect the middle class and those working to reach it. He continues that mission every day as leader of the Senate Democratic Majority.