High School Principal at Lake of the Woods School in Minnesota, serving about 230 students with roughly 11 teachers and part of a district educating around 460 students with over 60 total staff.


Mary Merchant
*LinkedIn connection since 11/2/24

Dean of the School of Education & Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, serving about 2,000 students within a public urban research university with a total enrollment of more than 14,000 students.


Marvin Lynn
*LinkedIn connection since 4/23/23

Chairman and CEO of e.l.f. Beauty, a cosmetics company headquartered in Oakland, California, leading a brand with about 500 employees making affordable beauty products.


Tarang Amin
*LinkedIn connection since 9/7/24

Chief of Police of the Castle Rock Police Department in Colorado, leading a department with more than 100 sworn officers and about 35 civilian staff serving a growing community of roughly 81,000 residents.


Jack Cauley
*LinkedIn connection since 1/21/26

Director of Postsecondary Success in the U.S. Program at the Gates Foundation, living in Washington, leading a team of 60+ grant-makers to help U.S. students earn post-high school credentials and close racial and income attainment gaps.


Patrick Methvin
*LinkedIn connection since 4/14/23

High School Principal at Math and Science Academy in Minnesota, leading a charter grades 6–12 program serving about 660 students with more than 30 teachers as part of an independent K–12 academy.


LyTou Lee
*LinkedIn connection since 1/2/24

Dean of the School of Business at the College of Charleston, serving about 3,100 students and 110+ faculty as part of a public university enrolling roughly 11,700 students overall.


Paul Schwager
*LinkedIn connection since 11/3/23

President & CEO of Paramount Health Resources, Inc., a senior living and healthcare company headquartered in Pennsylvania, leading an organization with more than 1,000 employees.


James Cox
*LinkedIn connection since 5/13/22

Chief of Police of the Overland Park Police Department in Kansas, leading a municipal police force of about 330 employees, including approximately 280 sworn officers, serving a city of roughly 200,000 residents.


Doreen Jokerst
*LinkedIn connection since 1/23/26

President of Global Health at the Gates Foundation, leading efforts to develop vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics for major diseases in the developing world, working with grantees and partners in an organization with over 2,000 employees.


Trevor Mundel
*LinkedIn connection since 2/15/23

Principal at Mahtomedi High School in Minnesota, working with more than 50 teachers to serve about 1,200 students at the high school and part of a public school district serving roughly 3,200 students from preschool through grade 12.


Justin Hahn
*LinkedIn connection since 10/6/24

Dean of Harvard Extension School and Continuing Studies at Harvard University, a private institution, overseeing roughly 3,700 students within the university’s total enrollment of about 24,300.


Nancy Coleman
*LinkedIn connection since 3/21/24

Chair & CEO of Chemonics International, a private international development firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., leading an organization with over 4,000 employees working across global programs.


Jamey Butcher
*LinkedIn connection since 6/29/23

Mayor of the City of Plano, Texas, leading a municipal government serving about 294,000 residents with roughly 4,400 city employees.


John Muns
*LinkedIn connection since 1/24/26

Deputy Director of the Education Pathways Program at the Gates Foundation, living in Washington, D.C., supporting the College Advising Corps, funded since 2018 and helping over 850,000 high school students nationwide with college access and transitions.


Bill Tucker
*LinkedIn connection since 2/15/23

Principal at Maple Grove Middle School in Minnesota, serving about 1,600 students in grades 6–8 and part of the Osseo Public School District, which enrolls about 20,700 students and employs over 3,000 total staff district‑wide.


Xavier Reed
*LinkedIn connection since 1/2/24

Dean of the Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, leading a business college with about 3,750 students and roughly 77 faculty, within a public research university enrolling around 16,800 total students.

Bertie Greer
*LinkedIn connection since 10/5/23

CEO of Dynatrace, a global software intelligence company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, leading an organization with over 5,000 employees worldwide.


Rick McConnell
*LinkedIn connection since 11/12/24

Firefighter with the Saint Paul Fire Department in Minnesota, serving roughly 310,000 residents, and also a HazMat Specialist, instructor, and podcast host.


Jake Ryks
*LinkedIn connection since 3/24/24

Deputy Director of Postsecondary Success at the Gates Foundation, living in North Carolina, leading digital student supports that help U.S. students, including 3.7M Hispanic, 2.5M Black, and 5.8M first generation students, earn postsecondary credentials.


Mei-Yen Ireland
*LinkedIn connection since 12/20/23

Interim Co-Principal at Hopkins Senior High School in Minnesota, helping lead a school serving about 1,990 students with around 100 teachers, part of a school district educating nearly 7,000 students.


Lisa Thao
*LinkedIn connection since 9/22/25

Dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, overseeing about 10,400 students and 1,300 faculty and staff within a university serving roughly 160,000 students.


Carole Basile
*LinkedIn connection since 6/14/25

Chairman & CEO of Mondelēz International at a global snacks and beverage company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, leading an organization with about 80,000 employees worldwide.


Dirk Van de Put
*LinkedIn connection since 12/5/22

Firefighter with the Denver Fire Department in Colorado, serving a city of about 715,000 residents and part of a fire department with over 1,000 firefighters and more than 40 civilian staff.


Kevin Hooks
*LinkedIn connection since 12/4/25

Deputy Director of Global Partnership Development at the Gates Foundation, living in Florida, leading collaborative funds including the Polio Eradication Fund that delivered 1 billion doses to over 500 million children.


Jennifer Alcorn
*LinkedIn connection since 2/17/23

High School Principal at Lake of the Woods School in Minnesota, serving about 230 students with roughly 11 teachers and part of a district educating around 460 students with over 60 total staff.


Mary Merchant
*LinkedIn connection since 11/2/24

Dean of the School of Education & Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, serving about 2,000 students within a public urban research university with a total enrollment of more than 14,000 students.


Marvin Lynn
*LinkedIn connection since 4/23/23

Chairman and CEO of e.l.f. Beauty, a cosmetics company headquartered in Oakland, California, leading a brand with about 500 employees making affordable beauty products.


Tarang Amin
*LinkedIn connection since 9/7/24

Chief of Police of the Castle Rock Police Department in Colorado, leading a department with more than 100 sworn officers and about 35 civilian staff serving a growing community of roughly 81,000 residents.


Jack Cauley
*LinkedIn connection since 1/21/26

Director of Postsecondary Success in the U.S. Program at the Gates Foundation, living in Washington, leading a team of 60+ grant-makers to help U.S. students earn post-high school credentials and close racial and income attainment gaps.


Patrick Methvin
*LinkedIn connection since 4/14/23

High School Principal at Math and Science Academy in Minnesota, leading a charter grades 6–12 program serving about 660 students with more than 30 teachers as part of an independent K–12 academy.


LyTou Lee
*LinkedIn connection since 1/2/24

Dean of the School of Business at the College of Charleston, serving about 3,100 students and 110+ faculty as part of a public university enrolling roughly 11,700 students overall.


Paul Schwager
*LinkedIn connection since 11/3/23

President & CEO of Paramount Health Resources, Inc., a senior living and healthcare company headquartered in Pennsylvania, leading an organization with more than 1,000 employees.


James Cox
*LinkedIn connection since 5/13/22

Chief of Police of the Overland Park Police Department in Kansas, leading a municipal police force of about 330 employees, including approximately 280 sworn officers, serving a city of roughly 200,000 residents.


Doreen Jokerst
*LinkedIn connection since 1/23/26

President of Global Health at the Gates Foundation, leading efforts to develop vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics for major diseases in the developing world, working with grantees and partners in an organization with over 2,000 employees.


Trevor Mundel
*LinkedIn connection since 2/15/23

Principal at Mahtomedi High School in Minnesota, working with more than 50 teachers to serve about 1,200 students at the high school and part of a public school district serving roughly 3,200 students from preschool through grade 12.


Justin Hahn
*LinkedIn connection since 10/6/24

Dean of Harvard Extension School and Continuing Studies at Harvard University, a private institution, overseeing roughly 3,700 students within the university’s total enrollment of about 24,300.


Nancy Coleman
*LinkedIn connection since 3/21/24

Chair & CEO of Chemonics International, a private international development firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., leading an organization with over 4,000 employees working across global programs.


Jamey Butcher
*LinkedIn connection since 6/29/23

Mayor of the City of Plano, Texas, leading a municipal government serving about 294,000 residents with roughly 4,400 city employees.


John Muns
*LinkedIn connection since 1/24/26

Deputy Director of the Education Pathways Program at the Gates Foundation, living in Washington, D.C., supporting the College Advising Corps, funded since 2018 and helping over 850,000 high school students nationwide with college access and transitions.


Bill Tucker
*LinkedIn connection since 2/15/23

Principal at Maple Grove Middle School in Minnesota, serving about 1,600 students in grades 6–8 and part of the Osseo Public School District, which enrolls about 20,700 students and employs over 3,000 total staff district‑wide.


Xavier Reed
*LinkedIn connection since 1/2/24

Dean of the Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, leading a business college with about 3,750 students and roughly 77 faculty, within a public research university enrolling around 16,800 total students.

Bertie Greer
*LinkedIn connection since 10/5/23

CEO of Dynatrace, a global software intelligence company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, leading an organization with over 5,000 employees worldwide.


Rick McConnell
*LinkedIn connection since 11/12/24

Firefighter with the Saint Paul Fire Department in Minnesota, serving roughly 310,000 residents, and also a HazMat Specialist, instructor, and podcast host.


Jake Ryks
*LinkedIn connection since 3/24/24

Deputy Director of Postsecondary Success at the Gates Foundation, living in North Carolina, leading digital student supports that help U.S. students, including 3.7M Hispanic, 2.5M Black, and 5.8M first generation students, earn postsecondary credentials.


Mei-Yen Ireland
*LinkedIn connection since 12/20/23

Interim Co-Principal at Hopkins Senior High School in Minnesota, helping lead a school serving about 1,990 students with around 100 teachers, part of a school district educating nearly 7,000 students.


Lisa Thao
*LinkedIn connection since 9/22/25

Dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, overseeing about 10,400 students and 1,300 faculty and staff within a university serving roughly 160,000 students.


Carole Basile
*LinkedIn connection since 6/14/25

Chairman & CEO of Mondelēz International at a global snacks and beverage company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, leading an organization with about 80,000 employees worldwide.


Dirk Van de Put
*LinkedIn connection since 12/5/22

Firefighter with the Denver Fire Department in Colorado, serving a city of about 715,000 residents and part of a fire department with over 1,000 firefighters and more than 40 civilian staff.


Kevin Hooks
*LinkedIn connection since 12/4/25

Deputy Director of Global Partnership Development at the Gates Foundation, living in Florida, leading collaborative funds including the Polio Eradication Fund that delivered 1 billion doses to over 500 million children.


Jennifer Alcorn
*LinkedIn connection since 2/17/23