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Cecile Richards is a nationally respected leader in the field of women’s health and reproductive rights who leads a movement that has worked for more than 100 years to build a healthier and safer world for women and teens. Every year, approximately 650 Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers nationwide provide healthcare services to 2.5 million patients, and sex education and outreach to 1.5 million people. Since joining Planned Parenthood in 2006, Richards has expanded its advocacy for access to healthcare and ensured that Planned Parenthood played a pivotal role in shaping healthcare coverage and services for women under the Affordable Care Act. In 2011, she led an unprecedented nationwide campaign to preserve access to Planned Parenthood preventive care through federal programs. Under her leadership, the number of Planned Parenthood supporters has more than doubled, reaching 10 million. Previously, Richards served as deputy chief of staff for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Nancy McFadden has served as executive secretary for Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. since 2011—the title in law for the chief of staff position. Throughout her career, McFadden has served as a key legal, political, and policy official at both the federal and state levels, as well as in the private sector. McFadden was a senior vice president for Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation. A high-ranking member of the Clinton Administration for eight years, McFadden served as deputy chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore, general counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and deputy associate attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Shamina Singh is the executive vice president of sustainability at Mastercard and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. In this role, she is responsible for advancing equitable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. Previously, Singh was Mastercard’s global director of government services and solutions, where she worked to digitize social subsidy programs in more than 40 countries. In 2015, she was appointed by the U.S. President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a six-year term to the board of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Prior to joining Mastercard, Singh led government and public affairs for Nike and spent five years with Citi’s Global Community Development Group. Over a 15-year career in the public sector, Singh has held senior positions in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Bob Dunn, previous president and CEO of BSR, has served in leadership positions in the private, public, and independent sectors, most recently as president and CEO of the Synergos Institute. Dunn has also worked as a corporate vice president at Levi Strauss & Co., a senior aide to U.S. President Carter in the White House, an advisor to the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, and as chief of staff and budget director for a Wisconsin governor. He has been a lecturer in the M.B.A. program at Stanford University and a dean and lecturer in political science at Wesleyan University and is currently a guest lecturer in the Master's program at Glasgow Calidonian University. He is also an executive coach and mentor for executives, social entrepreneurs, and philanthropists.