John Bailey is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and an advisor to the Walton Family Foundation. His experience has spanned government, philanthropy, and the private sector working on a range of issues including technology, immigration, COVID-19 response, the future of work and economic mobility. Bailey previously served as special assistant to the President for domestic policy at the White House, Deputy Policy Director to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and as Vice President for Policy for Governor Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education.

Ja’Ron Smith served as Deputy Assistant to President Trump for Domestic Policy and Deputy Director of the White House Office of American Innovation. Smith was also Special Assistant to President Trump for Legislative Affairs and was the President’s liaison to a wide range of committees, including Ways and Means, Homeland Security, the Congressional Black Caucus, and Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Smith now works as Executive Director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, which which creates economic mobility for people living in fragile communities.

Celinda Lake is one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists. She was one of two lead pollsters for the Biden campaign in 2020 and continues to serve as a pollster to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), other national party committees, and dozens of Democratic incumbents and challengers. Lake and her firm, Lake Research Partners, are known for cutting-edge research on issues including the economy, health care, the environment and education, and have worked for organizations including the DNC, the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), and AFL-CIO.

Former Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) served for four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was a Senior Deputy Majority Whip and served on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He currently heads the American Center for Political Leadership, an organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement through civil discourse, and is a distinguished professor in the Political Science program at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. Prior to his time in Congress, Ross served in the Florida State Legislature.

Sarah Chamberlain is President and CEO of the Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP), a broad alliance of governing Republicans, including more than 70 sitting members in Congress. Chamberlain’s career began in the office of Congressman Amory Houghton, Jr. (R-NY) in Corning, NY. She later became the first executive director of the John Quincy Adams Society in Washington, D.C. Through RSMP, Chamberlain’s work focuses on issues such as healthcare, family issues, workforce development, the environment, and infrastructure.

John Belluomini is a business leader who has worked with and led teams for the US Treasury Department, the White House office of Social Innovation, KPMG, Merrill Lynch, SAP, and Oracle. Belluomini was selected by the White House Office of Social Innovation and the San Francisco Federal Reserve to join four task forces on the creation of sustainable businesses. His expertise in sustainable business was shaped by his work with The Clinton Global Initiative, The Council on Foundations, Milken Institute, Aspen Institute and other organizations.

Anne Kimberley “Kim” Joiner, of Virginia, worked as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy under President Trump. Joiner has extensive experience in the defense industry, serving as the Director for business development at both General Atomics and FLIR. During the George W. Bush administration, she served in the Department of Homeland Security, as the Director of Immigration, Transportation and Border Security in the Office of Legislative Affairs.

Katy Gaul-Stigge is the President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., serving individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Gaul-Stigge previously led workforce and human service initiatives in key city-wide agencies for 14 years. She developed Mayor de Blasio’s Career Pathways strategy as the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, and was also Assistant Commissioner at New York City’s Small Business Services (SBS).

Patrick Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work focuses on supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society. Brown has also served as Senior Policy Advisor to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, where he published reports on child care affordability and education policy. He has written widely on the child tax credit and other family policy topics, including for The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Review, USA Today, The American Conservative, and other outlets.

Patrick Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work focuses on supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society. Brown has also served as Senior Policy Advisor to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, where he published reports on child care affordability and education policy. He has written widely on the child tax credit and other family policy topics, including for The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Review, USA Today, The American Conservative, and other outlets.

Samuel Hammond is Senior Economist at the Foundation for American Innovation, where his research focuses on innovation and science policy and the institutional impact of disruptive technologies. He previously worked as the director of social policy for the Niskanen Center, where he remains a senior fellow; as an economist for the Government of Canada specializing in regional economic development; and as a graduate research fellow for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Andrew Platt is the Co-founder and CEO of Statt, a public policy research and analytics software company that specializes in automated public policy and regulatory intelligence, research, and analysis. Platt previously led policy for a venture-backed fintech company pioneering a pay-for-success financing model for workforce development. Prior to joining the private sector, Andrew was a Democratic state legislator in Maryland and a staffer for a U.S. House Democratic leadership office.