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Christine Abizaid

Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Christine “Christy” Abizaid was sworn in as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center on June 29, 2021. She is the eighth Senate-confirmed Director and the first woman to lead the United States’ counterterrorism enterprise. Possessing 14 years of national... Read More

Paul Ash

Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Cyber and Digital, Christchurch Call; Cyber Coordinator, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Paul is the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Cyber and Digital, and the Christchurch Call and Cyber Coordinator, based in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.  Paul works closely with the technology sector and cyber and digital... Read More

Jeff Blattner

Board Chair, HIAS; Special Assistant Attorney General, Colorado Department of Justice; Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado Law School; Senior Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Institute Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship

Jeff Blattner is Board Chair of HIAS, a Jewish humanitarian organization that works in the United States and 16 other countries, providing vital services to refugees and asylum seekers of all faiths. Jeff is a Pittsburgh native and graduate... Read More

Steven Dettelbach

Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

Steven M. Dettelbach was appointed by the President and sworn in as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on July 13, 2022. Mr. Dettelbach is responsible for leading an agency of men and... Read More

Major Elliot Garrett

Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News

Major Garrett was named CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent in December 2018. As chief Washington correspondent, Garrett reports for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Garrett is also the host of “The Takeout,” a weekly multi-platform interview show on... Read More

Dr. Joshua Geltzer

Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor

Dr. Joshua A. Geltzer serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor.  He served previously as Special Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Homeland Security Advisor on Countering Domestic Violent Extremism, and... Read More

Michael E. Hill

President, Chautauqua Institution

Michael E. Hill serves as the 18th President of Chautauqua Institution, a national not-for-profit that owns and animates a 750-acre campus on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State and has offices in Washington, DC.  Each summer, approximately 10,000... Read More

Ambassador Deborah E. Lipstadt

Special Envoy To Monitor And Combat Antisemitism, Office Of The Special Envoy To Monitor And Combat Antisemitism

Deborah E. Lipstadt was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 30, 2022 as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, with the rank of Ambassador. As Special Envoy, she leads efforts to advance U.S. foreign policy to... Read More

Julie Platt

Chair, Board of Trustees of Jewish Federations of North America

Julie Platt is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) representing 146 Jewish Federation communities across North America.   She serves as the head of its $62 million LiveSecure campaign, the unprecedented... Read More

Henry Reese

Co-Founder, City of Asylum

Henry Reese is a co-founder of City of Asylum, which provides sanctuary in Pittsburgh to writers exiled under threat of persecution. He served as volunteer director from 2004 until 2018, during which time the organization’s mission expanded to includes... Read More

Tom Ridge

Chairman, Ridge Global

Tom Ridge is Chairman of Ridge Global. He provides clients with solutions to cyber security, international security and risk management issues. Following the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, Ridge became the first Assistant to the President for Homeland Security... Read More

Diane Samuels

Co-Founder, City of Asylum

Diane Samuels is a co-founder of City of Asylum. As a volunteer, she has led its public art, facilities development, and residency programs. She is an artist represented by Pavel Zoubok Fine Arts (NYC).  Her work is part of permanent... Read More

Yuval Shany

Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Yuval Shany is the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law and former Dean of the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a member of the UN Human Rights Committee from 2013 to 2020, and... Read More

David Tessler

Director of the Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy, Meta

David Tessler joined Meta in 2019 and is now the Director of the Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy team. David’s team, along with hundreds of other experts at the company, work to stop terrorist, hate, and criminal groups that... Read More

John Tien

Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

John Tien was sworn in as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by Secretary Mayorkas on June 24, 2021. Tien is the first Asian American to be confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Prior to becoming... Read More