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Richard B. Freeman

Faculty Co-Director, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School; Co-Director, Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities; and Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Richard B. Freeman holds the Herbert Ascherman chair in economics at Harvard University. He is currently serving as faculty co-director of the Labor and Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and is co-director of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His research interests include the job market for scientists and engineers; the transformation of scientific ideas into innovations; Chinese and Korean labor markets; the effects of AI and robots on the job market; and forms of labor market representation and employee ownership.

Dr. Ijeoma Opara

Associate Professor at Yale School of Public Health

Dr. Ijeoma Opara is an assistant professor at Yale's School of Public Health. Her research interests focuses on substance use and HIV prevention, empowerment for Black girls and women, and racial health disparities. She is also the director of The Substance Abuse and Sexual Health Research Lab, which highlights strengths-based prevention research for urban youth. Dr. Opara received her PhD from Montclair State University, her Master of Social Work from New York University and her Master of Public Health from New York Medical College. Dr. Opara holds visiting faculty and affiliate appointments at Yale University, University of Michigan, and New York University.

Marybeth Shinn, Ph.D.

Professor and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair at Vanderbilt University

Professor Shinn has studied how to prevent and end homelessness for the last three decades. Her book, In the midst of plenty: Homelessness And What To Do About It, reviews evidence that people know how to end homelessness for different groups if people are willing to devote the resources to doing so.

John Longo

Professor of Finance at Rutgers Business School

Dr. Longo is a Professor of Finance at Rutgers Business School. He is also a bestselling author of The Art of Investing: Lesson's from History's Greatest Traders.

Karen Gordon Mills

Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School

Karen Gordon Mills is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School and a leading authority on U.S. competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation. She served in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013, and was a member of the President’s National Economic Council. She is an expert on the economic health and well-being of the nation’s small businesses. <strong>Awards, Recognition or Accolades</strong> U.S. Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award; HBS Alumni Achievement Award