Gina M. Raimondo was the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. As Secretary, she focused on making America more competitive by driving job creation, fostering innovation, and strengthening national security. Under her leadership, the Department of Commerce made historic investments in Internet access, manufacturing, workforce training, and climate readiness through initiatives like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. She oversaw $39 billion in incentives for chip manufacturing, $40 billion in broadband grants, and significant investments in climate resilience and minority business support. Raimondo has also led efforts on AI development, launching the U.S. AI Safety Institute and establishing the international network of AI Safety Institutes. She has been recognized as one of TIME's Most Influential People and is known for her role in advancing national security through technology and international cooperation.
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Previously, she served as the 75th Governor of Rhode Island, where she focused on economic development, infrastructure, and education. Under her leadership, Rhode Island became the first state to offer tuition-free community college for all high school graduates. She also served as Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, significantly boosting fundraising and strategic efforts.

Raimondo was Rhode Island's General Treasurer before becoming governor, where she restructured the state’s pension system to avoid a financial crisis. She is a graduate of Harvard, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar), and Yale Law School. Raimondo is married to Andy Moffit, and they have two children.

Eric J. Holcomb is the Co-Chair of RAISE US - a national, nonpartisan organization partnering with states, employers, training partners, and workers to help Americans make a successful transition to an AI economy. Previously, he served as Indiana's 51st Governor.
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During his two terms as governor, Holcomb focused on economic growth, workforce development, and infrastructure, earning Indiana a AAA credit rating from all three major credit agencies. Under his leadership, Indiana attracted record-breaking capital investment — $28.7 billion in 2023 alone, $20 billion of which came from foreign direct investment. Holcomb cut personal income and corporate taxes, paid down 35% of all state debt, and refunded over $1.5 billion to Indiana taxpayers, while adding $154 billion to the state's GDP.

Holcomb implemented a fully-funded 20-year, $60 billion roads program and completed the largest new commuter rail project in America. He launched the Next Level Jobs program to connect Hoosiers to high-demand, high-wage careers and signed a $1.47 billion increase in K-12 education funding. During President Trump’s first term, Holcomb was appointed to serve on his American Workforce Policy Board. Forbes recognized Indiana as the best state in the U.S. to start a business during his tenure. In 2018, The Hill named him one of ten governors shaping the future of politics.

Prior to serving as governor, Holcomb served as Indiana's Lieutenant Governor. He is a graduate of Hanover College and served six years of active duty in the U.S. Navy. A lifelong Hoosier, Holcomb and his wife, Janet, live in Brownsburg, Indiana.

Cassie was born and raised in Baltimore City and is a current City resident. She joined the CollegeBound Foundation as Executive Director in January 2014.  Prior to joining CollegeBound, Cassie served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Martin O’Malley. She had also served as Deputy Legal Counsel to Governor O’Malley and as the Interim Director of the Governor’s Office for Children.

Cassie graduated from Dartmouth College and Yale Law School. Between college and law school, she taught at a public middle school in the South Bronx, New York through Teach for America. After graduating from law school Cassie practiced law for several years in Washington — prosecuting homicide and domestic violence cases as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and serving as a Deputy Attorney General for the District of Columbia government, representing the city’s child welfare and mental health agencies.

In July 2023, Governor Wes Moore appointed Cassie to be Chair of the Maryland Higher Education Commission. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the University of Maryland Medical System and the Baltimore Lab School. She has previously served on the boards of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, the KIPP Baltimore public charter school, and Baltimore Outreach Services, a shelter and job training program for women and their children in South Baltimore.

Julie Mikuta is Co-President of Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies and leads their K12 Education portfolio. In this capacity, she oversees their strategy and investments in increasing the number of low-income students, especially students of color, who graduate from high school ready for college and the workplace. Julie joined the organization in 2013 to build the Education portfolio and team.
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Prior to joining Schusterman, Julie was a Managing Director at NewSchools Venture Fund, focused on teacher preparation. Previously, she led trainings for school board and superintendent-teams of large urban districts at the Center for Reform of School Systems. Julie also served as an elected member of the D.C. Board of Education from 2001 until 2004. During her time on the School Board, Julie was Vice President of Alumni Affairs for Teach For America. Julie began her career in education teaching high
school science in New Orleans through Teach For America.

Julie graduated from Georgetown University, where she was captain of the women’s asketball team. She also completed a doctorate degree at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Julie is on the boards of Stand for Children and New Meridian, as well as the Yu Ming Charter School.

Kaya Henderson is Executive Vice President and Executive Director of the Center for Rising Generations at the Aspen Institute. She is perhaps best known for serving as Chancellor of DC Public Schools from 2010–2016, during which DCPS earned national recognition for leading the country in improved student performance, with gains in enrollment, graduation rates, student satisfaction, teacher retention, and AP participation. She also expanded career pathways, international travel opportunities, and hands-on life skills programming for students.

Before joining the Aspen Institute, Kaya founded and led Reconstruction, an innovative educational organization dedicated to teaching young people about African-American history, culture, and contributions in a comprehensive and affirming way. Her earlier career included teaching middle school Spanish in the South Bronx through Teach For America, followed by leadership roles at TFA, TNTP, and Teach for All's Global Learning Lab for Community Impact. She is also co-host of Pod Save the People.

A native of Mt. Vernon, NY, Kaya is a graduate of Mt. Vernon Public Schools and holds a Bachelor's in International Relations and a Master of Arts in Leadership from Georgetown University, along with honorary doctorates from Georgetown and Trinity University. She serves on the boards of Georgetown University, Robin Hood NYC, Scholastic, and Teach For America, and is co-founder of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC). She is a former Aspen Institute trustee and a Fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network.


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David joined Greylock Partners in January, 2000. He focuses on Consumer Internet, Social Networking, Media Convergence, Marketplaces, and Games. He presently sits on the boards of Nextdoor (NYSE: KIND), Discord, and JubileeTV. David is a member of the Advisory Board of Northern Light - a leading, early-stage VC firm in China.

David is also a Trustee of Yale University, and of Rockefeller University, a world-renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics and physics. He serves on the Advisory Boards of MLT.org, Questbridge, The McLaren Racing Group, and is a founding investor in BrainMind.org. He and his wife founded Tandem Philanthropies where they are Trustees.

Before joining Greylock, David spent over seven years in product management and development at consumer internet, gaming, and media companies ranging in size from small startups through publicly traded companies. David was employee number 30 and the first consumer product marketing hire at Excite.com in early 1996. He held roles as GM of Excite.com and VP of Content and Programming for the Excite Network and eventually became SVP of Product Strategy at Excite and then Excite@Home until early 2000 when he joined Greylock. Before Excite, David was in product marketing at Electronic Arts and in product development at Crystal Dynamics, a gaming start-up later acquired by Eidos Interactive. He started his career in management consulting with Marakon Associates and The Boston Consulting Group - also spent time at HBO. David holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford University