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Andrew S. Weiss is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research on Russia and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin, _Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin_, has been published by First Second/Macmillan in November 2022. Prior to joining Carnegie, he was director of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Russia and Eurasia and executive director of the RAND Business Leaders Forum. Weiss’s career has spanned both the public and private sectors. He previously served as director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council staff, as a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, and as a policy assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. Before joining RAND, Weiss was a vice president and investment strategist at American International Group, Inc. subsidiary companies, where he worked primarily on global commodities, energy, and foreign exchange markets.

**Andrew Winston** is a globally recognized expert on how companies can navigate and profit from humanity’s biggest challenges. Andrew’s first book, Green to Gold, was the top-selling green business title of the last decade, selling over 100,000 copies in seven languages. Inc. magazine included Green to Gold on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own. His new book, \_The Big Pivot\_, provides a practical roadmap to help leaders build resilient, thriving companies and communities in a volatile world. He is also author of the Harvard Business Review cover story “Resilience in a Hotter World.” His views on strategy have been sought after by many of the world’s leading companies, including Boeing, HP, J&J, Kimberly-Clark, PepsiCo, PwC, and Unilever. His earlier career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at the Boston Consulting Group and strategy and marketing roles at Time Warner and MTV. Today, Andrew is also a highly respected and dynamic speaker, reaching audiences of thousands at high-profile events like TED with an entertaining message of practical optimism: the world’s challenges are great, but business has the tools, resources, and creativity to build a prosperous world. He received his BA in economics from Princeton, an MBA from Columbia, and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale.

Young is chairman of GoodWorks International, allowing him to pursue his life-long mission of energizing the private sector to advance economic development in Africa and the Caribbean. In this position, he puts corporate executives in contact with leaders and key influences in the regions' emerging markets, facilitating the formation of successful business partnerships.

Andrew Zornoza is the author of the novel "Where I Stay." Born in Houston, Texas, his fiction and essays have appeared in magazines such as, Gastronomica, Sleepingfish, Confrontation, Porcupine Literary Arts, CapGun, and Matter Magazine, among others. He now teaches at The New School University and Gotham Writers' Workshop. He lives in New York City.

Andrés Holderis the Executive Director of the Boston Children's Chorus. He has over ten years of experience in performing arts management through his work with Gala Hispanic Theatre, Arena Stage, and The Washington Ballet.

Andris Nelsons, originally from Latvia, debuted as the Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in March 2011. In January 2016, he recorded Hans Abrahamsen's \_let me tell you\_ with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and soprano Barbara Hannigan, and in February 2016 he conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of George Tsontakis's concerto, \_Sonnets\_.

**André Leroux ** is a consultant who currently leads MassINC’s Transformative Transit-Oriented Development program at the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute. A native of Worcester, he has extensive experience living and working in our older industrial cities in Massachusetts. Prior to that, he led the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance for 12 years, where he championed zoning reform and other policies to support walkable, affordable, vibrant, and diverse communities. He also serves on the board of Smart Growth America and chairs the planning board for the City of Medford. André studied at Dartmouth College and El Colegio de México in Mexico City, is fluent in Spanish, and is a member of the LGBTQ community.

Jacques Servin (also known as Andy Bichlbaum) is one of the leading members of The Yes Men, a culture jamming activist group. Their exploits in "identity correction" are documented in the film *The Yes Men*. As Ray Thomas, he is a co-founder of RTMark. A former Maxis employee, he was fired after secretly adding code into the game *SimCopter* that would cause sprites of males in swimming trunks kissing each other to appear on certain dates. This was not discovered until after the game had been published. Servin is also the author of two books of short stories, published with FC2.

Bishop Lewter's ministerial career began in 1973 while still a student at Oberlin College majoring in communications and religion. While on campus, Bishop Lewter directed the Oberlin Black Ensemble, served as chairman of Abusua and president of African-Heritage House. He also helped to find the Oberlin Voices of Christ. After graduating with a BA with honors in 1976, he entered Harvard University in pursuit of a master's of divinity degree. Bishop Lewter holds an earned doctorate of ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. In Boston he served at the Union Baptist Church with Pastor Melvin G. Brown as an assistant pastor in charge of communications and drama, directing James Baldwin's "Amen Corner." In 1979 he graduated from Harvard Divinity School and spent additional time in a post-graduate study program at Oxford University. In 1985, Bishop Lewter responded to an invitation by the Oakley Baptist Church to come and assume the pastorate. His tenure is marked by the development of a live TV ministry, growth of the membership, and a church newspaper. In 1991, Bishop Lewter made history by leading the New Life Fellowship of Churches in the purchase of WO8BV TV8, Ohio's only African-American religious television station. The station has the participation of approximately 40 churches ranging from Columbus, New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. In February 1993, Bishop Lewter led the African American Religious Connection in the acquisition of their first radio station, WLGO 1170 AM, reaching 16 counties in central South Carolina.

Andy Carvin is senior strategist for National Public Radios Social Media Desk. As coordinator of NPRs social media strategy, he has helped NPR programs learn how to use user-generated content, crowdsourcing and social networks to promote dialogue and collaboration with the general public. Prior to coming to NPR in 2006, Andy was the director and editor of the Digital Divide Network, an online community of more than 10,000 educators, community activists, policymakers and business leaders in over 140 countries working to find solutions to the digital divide. Andy is also author of the PBS blog learning.now (http://www.pbs.org/learningnow), which focuses on the impact of Internet culture on education.

Andy Danylchuk, PhD, is an assistant professor of fish conservation at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

**Andy Danyo Kubis** is a freelance producer, reporter and editor based in Pittsburgh. She produces the Trump on Earth podcast and Hacking Hunger, a podcast for the UN's World Food Program. She also produced early episodes of the podcast Being Human, from the University of Pittsburgh's Humanities Center, and Cat Facts, a cat-based podcast hosted by her son. Andy started her radio career at NPR and worked as a producer for The Bob Edwards Show/Bob Edwards Weekend for the full ten-year run of the show. Her environmental reporting has won top honors from the National Press Club and the Society for Environmental Journalists.