Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Mosbacher Director of FSI’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and Director of the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy.  He is also a professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. 

Brian Hooks is chairman and CEO of Stand Together, a philanthropic community comprised of more than 700 business leaders and philanthropists and thousands of social entrepreneurs working together to help break barriers that prevent people from realizing their potential. The Stand Together community supports more than 300 universities, tens of thousands of K-12 teachers, more than 180 organizations addressing persistent poverty, and millions of grassroots activists in all 50 states.

Safiya U. Noble is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Department of Information Studies where she serves as the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2). She holds appointments in African American Studies and Gender Studies

Stacy Palmer has served as a top editor since The Chronicle of Philanthropy was founded in 1988 and has overseen the development of its website, Philanthropy.com. She plays a hands-on role in many Chronicle services, such as its Philanthropy Today daily newsletter and its webinar series offering professional development for people involved in fundraising, grant seeking, advocacy, marketing and social media.