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Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson is chair, president, and CEO of The Allstate Corporation, where he has led the company through the global financial crisis, adaptation to climate change, and post-pandemic inflation. Wilson is a public advocate for business playing a broad role in improving society and actively participates in leadership of both business and community organizations. Through…
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Arely Westley
Tags Share A longtime advocate for immigrant, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities, Arely Westley works with numerous organizations in New Orleans to uplift LGBTQ+ youth, stop abuses in ICE detention facilities, and expand access to immigrant support services. Recognized for her tireless efforts to combat injustice, Westley joins a distinguished group of more than 50 defenders…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor, director, and producer. He is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Hamilton and In the Heights, and the Academy Award-nominated songwriter of Disney’s Moana and Encanto. Miranda and his family are active supporters of initiatives that increase people of color’s representation…
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John W. Rogers, Jr.
John W. Rogers, Jr. serves as Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO and CIO of Ariel Investments. John’s passion for investing began at age 12 when his father began buying him stocks as Christmas and birthday gifts. His interest in equities grew while in college and over the two-plus years he worked as a stockbroker for William Blair…
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Antonio Neri
Antonio Neri is president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) where he is responsible for leading the development and delivery of technology solutions and services that help organizations accelerate business outcomes by unlocking value from their data. Under his leadership, HPE has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and was ranked…
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María Teresa Kumar
María Teresa Kumar is a respected non-profit executive, social entrepreneur, and leader in the Latinx community. She is the founding President and CEO of Voto Latino, which she grew to be America’s largest Latinx voter registration and advocacy organization. Since 2004, Kumar has raised more than $75 million, directly registered over 1,109,000 new voters, and…
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Sancia Dalley
Sancia Dalley oversees PGIM’s DEI Investment Portfolio, a commitment to investing in emerging managers from underrepresented groups in alternatives. Working across PGIM and Prudential, Dalley conducts manager due diligence, supports program benchmarks, and ensures that investments in the portfolio meet specific program criteria while remaining true to the enterprise’s fiduciary responsibilities. Dalley joined PGIM from Robert…
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Shaun Curry
Shaun began as a commodities broker out of undergraduate school and transitioned into the political and non-profit realms where he spent the next ten years running campaigns and directing fundraising and development work. His graduate work in diplomacy made him incredibly passionate about human rights domestically and internationally. As a former college pitcher, Shaun loves…
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Sophia King
As the Social Media Fellow at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Sophia King (she/her) produces engaging content across social media platforms for the organization. She assists the Communications Team in managing the organizational presence on social media, spotlighting the work of RFKHR to foster activism and engagement, as well as amplifying the advancement of human…
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Polit Waar
In 2013, only two years after its independence, the promising future of the youngest country in Africa, the Republic of South Sudan, was compromised by political crises, struggles, and conflicts. Five years later, the country emerged from its civil war and embarked on the pathway of peace, reconciliation, and nation-building. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights…
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Ezihe Chikwere
As the Program Associate for the International Advocacy and Litigation team, Ezihe works to uphold the mission of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights through administrative work for the Africa, Latin America, and Asia teams. This work includes but is not limited to using advocacy to protect civic spaces and holding governments accountable to ensure human…
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Zoel Boublil
Tags Share Zoel Boublil is a sophomore at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University, and founding member of the RFK Youth Advisory Board. He was born to a French-Tunisian father and a Cuban-American mother in New York City. It’s this multicultural upbringing, along with an abiding interest in history and politics,…
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