New York AG Tish James
Letitia James is the 67th Attorney General for the State of New York. She is an experienced attorney and public servant with a long record of accomplishments. She is the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York and the first woman to be elected Attorney General. James was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Lehman College and earned her JD from Howard University School of Law. James began her career as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society.
Arizona AG Kris Mayes
Mayes began her career as a journalist focused on holding the powerful accountable. She served a senior role in Governor Janet Napolitano’s administration and later was elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission where she served as chair. There Mayes helped create thousands of good-paying jobs, saved consumers billions and authored Arizona’s first renewable energy standard. Today, Mayes serves as Arizona’s 27th Attorney General and is continuing to protect the people of her state. She’s standing up for our democracy, shutting down scams, prosecuting fraud, and going after criminals who put families at risk.
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald
Karen McDonald grew up in a working-class Michigan family that taught her the value of hard work and standing up for others — lessons that shaped her career as a teacher, attorney, judge, and now Oakland County Prosecutor. From the classroom to the courtroom, she’s fought for kids, families, and justice with compassion and common sense. In the wake of the Oxford High School tragedy, Karen made history by securing landmark convictions, but it was not enough. Karen’s actions sent a clear message: as a state and a country, we can do more to prevent gun violence. A mother of five, she’s dedicated to building a safer, fairer future for every Michigan family — and she’s just getting started.”
Founder of Worthy Strategy Group Gretchen Barton
Gretchen Barton is the founder of Worthy Strategy Group and former Research Director at Future Majority. A deep-listening researcher and strategist, she has led studies on how Americans think about poverty, the youth vote, immigration, gender, political parties, presidential leadership, and truth itself. Her work spans swing-state deep dives in Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia, and the rural Midwest, as well as national studies on foreign policy and support for Ukraine. She has advised campaigns from the presidential to the local level and now leads the American Leadership Project, expanding the stories we tell about women in society. She also advises Johns Hopkins’ History Wars initiative, exploring how to build unity around a shared future, and has recently served as a guiding voice on efforts to reduce antisemitism nationwide. A graduate of Cornell University, Barton has published in leading journals and co-authored The Science of Winning with Stories. She is also the author of Making Americans the Hero of the Story, a guide to crafting narratives that inspire action.
Center for American Women and Politics Director Debbie Walsh
Debbie Walsh is director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. CAWP is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about women’s political participation in the United States. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about the role of women in American politics, enhance women’s influence in public life, and expand the diversity of women in politics and government. Walsh joined the Center staff in 1981 and became director in 2001.
Philanthropist Meg Robinson
Meg is an experienced executive-level leader of complex non-profit and political organizations. She currently works as an advisor to both philanthropists and organizations to design and implement robust programmatic, staffing, and development plans to meet their strategic objectives. Her previous professional experiences include serving as the founding executive director of Georgia Alliance for Progress; as a donor advisor and social impact director in the private sector; as chief of staff and general counsel to former Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter and senior adviser to his 2014 campaign for governor; practicing law in the DeKalb County, Ga. District Attorney’s office where she oversaw juvenile court diversion programs; and as the first full-time executive director of the League of Women Voters of Georgia.
Catalist Chief Analytics Officer Hillary Anderson
Hillary Anderson is an experienced progressive data professional. As the Chief Analytics Officer at Catalist, she shapes and manages an ambitious research and development agenda. Prior to joining Catalist, she worked as a Regional Targeting Director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee where she guided voter contact and polling for congressional races in the Midwest and as a voter file manager for the Indiana Democratic Party. Hillary is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School where she earned a Master’s degree in Public Policy and was Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership.
Viginia Del. Briana Sewell
A lifelong resident of Prince William County, Delegate Briana Sewell represents Virginia’s 25th House District. After earning a Bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Public Administration from American University, Briana launched her career as District Director for Congressman Gerry Connolly. She went on to help found the Virginia Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, where she championed access to quality care throughout every stage of life. Later, she served as Chief of Staff to the Chair At-Large of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. In 2021, Briana made history as one of the youngest women elected to the Virginia General Assembly. She secured reelection in 2023 and has since earned national recognition as a rising leader committed to service and results. Now in her fourth year of service, Briana continues to press for real solutions. She is driving efforts to establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program, expand affordable housing, strengthen public schools, protect reproductive freedom, and grow good-paying jobs. Her leadership style is direct and grounded: listen, lead, deliver. Delegate Sewell serves on the Education, Transportation, Appropriations, and Counties, Cities, and Towns Committees in the Virginia House of Delegates.
US Rep. Brittany Pettersen
Brittany Pettersen grew up in Jefferson County, the community she now represents as the U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. The daughter of a construction worker and a hairdresser, her family changed forever when her mom was over-prescribed opioids after an injury. Despite challenges at home, because of access to great public schools, Brittany was first in her family to graduate from high school and college. After serving in the Colorado legislature for 10 years, Brittany ran for Congress, and is the first woman to hold the seat. This year, Brittany became the 13th Member of Congress to give birth while serving.
Founder, Donors of Color Network
In 2025, Hali Lee was named to the inaugural Time100 Philanthropy in recognition of her work building collective giving. In 2021, she was named to Forbes’ 50 Over 50: Impact in recognition of her work as a founder of the Donors of Color Network, the first-ever national network of wealthy folks of color, Philanthropy Together, a national collective giving support organization, and the Asian Women Giving Circle. Today, she leads a boutique consulting practice, Radiant Strategies, whose clients include Fidelity Charitable, the Bill Gates Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Hali is a frequent public speaker, who in the last year has made appearances at more than thirty conferences and events. Her work has been covered by the Washington Post, New York Times, and Good Housekeeping, who called her “The Mindful Giver” and one of “10 Women Over 50 Who Prove It’s Never Too Late to Change the World.” She lives in Brooklyn with her family, a big love of a dog, and rooftop honey bees.