Authors

Abdi Aynte

Co-founder and Managing Director at Laasfort Consulting Group
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Mark Suzman

CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Claudia Sadoff

Executive Management Team Convener and Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact, CGIAR
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Bjørn Lomborg

President, Copenhagen Consensus Center
Dr. Bjørn Lomborg serves as president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center – a think-tank that researches the smartest ways to do good – as well as…
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Lisa Reijula

Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
In her former role at Metro Chicago Exports, Lisa Reijula worked to increase the area’s economic competitiveness through international trade so…
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Benjamin Levy

Gastroenterologist, Mount Sinai Hospital
Benjamin Levy is a gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai and Holy Cross Hospitals where he provides medical care and colonoscopy screenings for…
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Shermin Kruse

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, My Reality Cubed
Shermin Kruse was previously a partner at the law firm of Barack Ferrazzano. She is also a TEDx speaker; an accomplished negotiator, facilitator,…
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Adrienne Irmer

AVP for External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology
A proud native of Chicago’s South Side, Adrienne Irmer has been a passionate champion of social causes for over 16 years. Her professional work…
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Josh Ellis

Founder, SUM
In his former role as vice president at the Metropolitan Planning Council, Josh Ellis directed many of MPC’s urban and regional planning…
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