Speakers

 

Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Employers. Philanthropists. Activists. Entrepreneurs.

At the Horizons summit, presented by JFF, we amplify voices from the private, nonprofit, and public sectorsbipartisan leaders, entrepreneurial innovators, established partnersand learners and workers themselves.

2023 Horizons Speakers 

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Abigail Disney

Emmy-winning Documentary Filmmaker, Activist, and Philanthropist
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Adrian K. Haugabrook

Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Social Impact Collective, Southern New Hampshire University
Adrian Vega

Adrian Vega

Executive Director, Education Partnership of the Permian Basin
Ahva Sadeghi

Ahva Sadeghi

Co-Founder and CEO, Symba
Aisha Johnson

Aisha Johnson

Executive Director, Families Helping Families NOLA
Alex Avila

Alex Avila

Co-Founder of Black Brown Collective
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Alex Edgar

Student at UC Berkeley and Director, UC Student Association Civic Engagement 
Alex Sanville

Alex Sanville

Senior Director of Enterprise Talent, Best Buy Co.
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Alexia Korberg

Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Alisha Hines

Alisha Hines

Director of Research, Center for Scholars & Storytellers UCLA
Allison Gerber

Allison Gerber

Director of Employment, Education, and Training, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Amber Roth

Amber Roth

Executive Director, Worker Education & Resource Center
Amy Jones

Amy Jones

Director for Education and Human Services Policy, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Ana Luz Gonzalez Vasquez

Ana Luz Gonzalez Vasquez

Project Director, UCLA
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Andre Perry

Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro
Andrea Mainelli

Andrea Mainelli

Senior Advisor, Tyton Partners
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Andrés Tapia

Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry
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Andy Tonsing

Director of Postsecondary Education, Stand Together
Aneesh Raman

Aneesh Raman

VP and Head of the Opportunity Project, LinkedIn
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Ángel García Donjuán

Student Advisory Council Member, Young Invincibles
Ann Marr

Ann Marr

Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources, World Wide Technology
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Annalisa Holcombe

Senior Vice President of Advancement, Western Governors University
Anne Kress

Anne Kress

President, Northern Virginia Community College
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Antony Bugg-Levine

Co-Head of Community Impact, Lafayette Square
April Chou

April Chou

Chief Strategic Growth Officer, OneTen
Ashley Black

Ashley Black

Managing Director of Global Equity Strategies, Delta Airlines Inc.
Ashley Hemmy

Ashley Hemmy

Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, American Student Assistance
Barbara Pender

Barbara Pender

Global AI Deputy Delivery Lead, Accenture
Barry Mamadou

Barry Mamadou

Fellow, Powderhouse Studio
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Brandon Nicholson

CEO, The Hidden Genius Project
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Brian Dixon

Managing Partner, Kapor Capital
Brian Gonzalez

Brian Gonzalez

Executive Director of Government Partnerships and Initiatives, Intel
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Caitlyn Brazill

Chief Development Officer, Per Scholas
Candice Dixon

Candice Dixon

Executive Director, NPower’s Command Shift Coalition
Caroline Treschitta

Caroline Treschitta

Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition
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Chantae Recasner

Equity Research Manager of the Advanced Analytics Team, Western Governors University
Charlotte Clymer

Charlotte Clymer

Writer, Communications Consultant, Transgender Activist, & Military Veteran
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Chasten Buttigieg

Teacher, Bestselling Author, & LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Cheryl Oldham

Vice President of Education and Workforce Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce & Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Clare Bertrand

Clare Bertrand

Advisor, JFFLabs
Corey Mohn

Corey Mohn

President and CEO, CAPS Network
Cortni Grange

Cortni Grange

Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, Salsify
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Dalila Wilson-Scott

Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation & President, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation 
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Daniel Cervantes

Senior Vice President of National Expansion & Strategic Initiatives, Skills for America's Future
David Soo

David Soo

Vice President of Strategic Engagements, Jobs for the Future
Dayanna Torres

Dayanna Torres

Founder & CEO, Evolucionada Consulting, LLC
Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Deshaun Mars

Deshaun Mars

Vice President of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase
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Devon Miner

Director of Solutions Design & Delivery, Jobs for the Future
Diamond Spratling

Diamond Spratling

Founder and Executive Director, Girl + Environment
Don Graves

Don Graves

Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce
Drew Magliozzi

Drew Magliozzi

CEO, Mainstay
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Dwana Franklin-Davis

CEO, Reboot Representation
Efrem Bycer

Efrem Bycer

Senior Lead Manager of Public Policy and Economic Graph, LinkedIn
Eleni Papadakis

Eleni Papadakis

Executive Director, Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Ellie Bertani

Ellie Bertani

President and CEO, GitLab Foundation
Eloy Oakley

Eloy Ortiz Oakley

President and CEO, College Futures Foundation
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Emily Rusca

Managing Director of Policy & Programs, Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University
Emmanuel Owusu

Emmanuel Owusu

Executive Director, African Bridge Network
Emmeca Strother

Emmeca Strother

IT System Administrator, Opportunity@Work
Erica Bouris

Erica Bouris

Director of Economic Empowerment, International Rescue Committee
Erik Brynjolfsson

Erik Brynjolfsson

Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab & Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
Ethan Pollack

Ethan Pollack

Director of Financing the Future, Jobs for the Future
Eugene So

Eugene So

Managing Director of Lifelong Learning, JFFLabs
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Fernando Rodriguez-Villa

Co-Founder and CEO, AdeptID
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Gayatri Jane Agnew

Senior Director and Head of Accessibility Center of Excellence, Walmart
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Geneva Wiki

Director of Belonging, Meaning, Well-being, and Purpose, Aspen Institute
Greg Cheney

Greg Cheney

State Representative, Washington
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Hilary Pennington

Executive Vice President of Programs, Ford Foundation
Jacqueline Olliges

Jacqueline Olliges

Head of Partnerships, Amazon Future Engineer
James Rhee

James Rhee

Founder, red helicopter and former CEO, Ashley Stewart
James Turnage-Lannan

James Turnage-Lannan

Senior Program Manager of Inclusive Economic Opportunity, Unity
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Jason A Tyszko

Vice President, Center for Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Jason Whyte

Jason Whyte

Founder and Chairman, The National Reentry Workforce Collaborative
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Jaylen Smith

Mayor, City of Earle, Arkansas
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Jean Eddy

President and CEO, American Student Assistance
Jeff Bulanda

Jeff Bulanda

Senior Manager of Career Choice, Amazon
Jennifer Kozicki

Jennifer Kozicki

Partner and Co-Head of Global Liquid Credit
Jennifer Stredler

Jennifer Stredler

Former Vice President of Workforce Development, Salesforce
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Jina Krause-Vilmar

President and CEO, Upwardly Global
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Joel Vargas

Vice President of Programs, Jobs for the Future
Jocelyn Caldwell

Jocelyn Caldwell

Vice President of Workforce Strategy and Organizational Growth, Walmart
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John L.S. Simpkins

President and CEO, MDC
Jonathan Johnson

Jonathan Johnson

Founder and CEO, Rooted School Foundation
Judy Morse

Judy Morse

CEO, Urban League of Louisiana
Julie Clark

Julie Clark

Program Manager, Tyson Upward Academy
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Julie Lammers

Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Corporate Social Responsibility, American Student Assistance
Julio Bermudez

Julio Bermudez

Logistics Coordinator, Son of a Saint
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Karin Kimbrough

Chief Economist, LinkedIn Corporation
Karishma Merchant

Karishma Merchant

Associate Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Jobs for the Future
Kassandra Pierre

Kassandra Pierre

AVP of Global Functions Technology Talent Development, Citi
Katie Brown

Katie Brown

Founder and Chief Education Officer, EnGen
Katy Knight

Katy Knight

Executive Director and President, Siegel Family Endowment
Kelly Mitchell

Kelly Mitchell

Founder and Principal Consultant, Inclusive Design Group
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Kimberly Merritt

Vice President of Learning Enterprise, Arizona State Universtiy
Kirsten Lundgren

Kirsten Lundgren

Director of Economic and Workforce Initiatives, Kapor Center
Kristina Francis

Kristina Francis

Executive Director, JFFLabs
Kristine Reeves

Kristine Reeves

State Representative, Washington
Kristy Drutman

Kristy Drutman

Founder, Brown Girl Green & Co-Founder, Green Jobs Board
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Larry Hogan

Former Governor, Maryland
Laura Ward

Laura Ward

Senior Director of Workforce Solutions, Merit
Leslie Payne

Leslie Payne

Initiative Director, The Irvine Foundation
Libuse Binder

Libuse Binder

Strategy Consultant, Jobs for the Future
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Linsey Davis

Anchor, ABC News and Author
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Lisa Christensen

Director, McKinsey and Company’s Learning Design Center of Excellence
Livia Lam

Livia Lam

Program Officer of Future of Work(ers), Ford Foundation
Liz Kufour

Liz Kufour

Southern Program Coordinator, Young Invincibles
Lucretia Murphy

Lucretia Murphy

Vice President of the Center for Justice and Economic Advancement, Jobs for the Future
Marcus Brown

Marcus Brown

Deputy Director for Academic Affairs & Student Success, Illinois Community College
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Marjorie D. Parker

President and CEO, JobsFirstNYC
Marshaun Hymon

Marshaun Hymon

Senior Director of Learning and Advisory Services, Grads of Life
Marty Alvarado

Marty Alvarado

Vice President of Postsecondary Education & Training, Education, Jobs for the Future
Matt Sigelman Heashot

Matt Sigelman

President, Burning Glass Institute
Megan Leonhardt

Megan Leonhardt

Senior Writer, Fortune
Megan O'Connor

Megan O'Connor

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Chegg Skills
Megha Bansal Rizoli

Megha Bansal Rizoli

Director of Organizational Strategy, Jobs for the Future
Michael Grossman

Michael Grossman

Managing Director, Social Finance
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Michelle Armstrong

Managing Director and Head of Philanthropy, Ares Foundation
Michelle Rafferty

Michelle Rafferty

Chief Program Officer, National Fund for Workforce Solutions
Michelle Wilson

Michelle Wilson

Director of Evaluation and Learning, The National Fund
Misti Ruthven

Misti Ruthven

Director of Education and Training Innovation, State of Colorado, Governor's Office
Molly Bashay

Molly Bashay

Policy Advisor of Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor
Monica Munn

Monica Munn

Chief Social Impact Officer, World Education Services
Muhsinah Morris

Muhsinah Morris

CEO, Metaversity
Natalia Lyckowski

Natalia Lyckowski

Global Neurodiversity Advancement Leader, IBM
Natalie Longmire

Natalie Longmire

Assistant Professor of Management, Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business
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Nikole Hannah-Jones

Pulitzer Prize-Winner, 1619 Project & Staff Writer, The New York Times Magazine
Noelle Russell

Noelle Russell

Global AI Solutions Lead - Cloud First, Data & AI Enterprise LLM & Generative AI CoE Industry Lead, Accenture
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Paul Fain

Journalist
Philip McAdoo

Philip McAdoo

Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Philip McAdoo Diversity and Inclusion Consulting, LLC
Portia Wu

Portia Wu

Secretary, Maryland Department of Labor
Priyanka Sharma

Priyanka Sharma

Vice President, World Education
Rachel Lipson

Rachel Lipson

Senior Policy Advisor, CHIPS Program Office at the Department of Commerce
Rachel Korberg

Rachel Korberg

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Families and Workers Fund
Raymond Pitts

Raymond Pitts

Infrastructure Group Manager, Enterprise Operations & Technology
Rebecca Dahl

Rebecca Dahl

Education Partner Relations, EdAssist by Bright Horizons
Re'kal Hooker

Re'kal Hooker

Living School
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Richard Reeves

Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
Rob Magliaro

Rob Magliaro

Education Lead, Grow with Google
Roberto Rodriguez

Roberto Rodriguez

Assistant Secretary of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education
Rusty Greiff

Rusty Greiff

Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Jobs for the Future
Sabari Raja

Sabari Raja

Managing Partner, JFFVentures
Saket Soni

Saket Soni

Activist, Community Organizer, & Executive Director and Co-Founder, Resilience Force
Sarah Cacicio

Sarah Cacicio

Director, Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network
Scott Cheney

Scott Cheney

CEO, Credential Engine
Serena Holthe

Serena Holthe

Senior Director of Programs and Strategy, American Youth Policy Forum
Shawn Avery

Shawn Avery

President and CEO, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
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Sophia Kianni

Climate and Environmental Activist
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Sophie Ruddock

Chief Operating Officer, Multiverse
Stephanie Reisner

Stephanie Reisner

President and CEO, GPS Education Partners
Stephen Yadzinski

Stephen Yadzinski

Senior Innovation Officer, Jobs for the Future
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Steve Hatfield

Global Future of Work Leader, Deloitte
Steve Lohr

Steve Lohr

Reporter on Technology and Economics, New York Times
Susanne Tedrick

Susanne Tedrick

Co-Author, Innovating for Diversity & Author, Women of Color in Tech
Tammy Thieman

Tammy Thieman

Director of Career Choice, Amazon
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Taylor Shead

CEO and Founder, Stemuli Studios
Taylor Sprague

Taylor Sprague

Senior Program Manager, Jobs for the Future
Taylor Stockton

Taylor Stockton

Chief Operating Officer, FutureFitAI
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Terrell Blount

Executive Director, Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (FICGN)
Terrence Cummings

Terrence Cummings

Chief Opportunity Officer, Guild Education
Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor

Co-Founder and President, America Succeeds
Tom Vander Ark

Tom Vander Ark

CEO, Getting Smart
Topeka Sam

Topeka Sam

Founder and CEO, The Ladies of Hope Ministries, Inc.
Tyra Mariani

Tyra Mariani

President, Schultz Family Foundation
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Valerie Jarrett

CEO, the Barack Obama Foundation
 Vicki Christophersen

Vicki Christophersen

Executive Director and Lobbyist, Washington Cannabusiness Association
Willie Wittezehler

Willie Wittezehler

Author, Filmmaker, and Creative Director, Roadtrip Nation
Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell

Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell

Senior Advisor for Strategic Partnerships and Acting Strategic Advisor for Native American Affairs, AmeriCorps
Zakiya Scott

Zakiya Scott

Strategist, Wonder: Strategies for Good
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Zenetta Zepeda

Student at University of Colorado Denver & Advisor, The Aspen Institute