Henry Wilde is an Ascend at the Aspen Institute Fellow and Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Acelero Learning.

Dr. Mario Small is an Ascend at the Aspen Institute Fellow and Dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.

Gloria Perez is an Ascend at the Aspen Institute Fellow and President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeremiah Program.

Dr. Eduardo Padrón is an Ascend at the Aspen Institute Fellow and President of Miami Dade College.

Reverend Vivian Nixon is an Ascend at the Aspen Institute Fellow and Executive Director of College and Community Fellowship.

Wes Moore is an Ascend at the Aspen Institute Fellow and author of the New York Times bestseller–The Other Wes Moore.