Judy Wise
Judy Wise has worked in politics (Robert Kennedy, Harold Washington and Barack Obama) and TV (WBBM TV and WMAQ TV) but her longest commitment has been to education. She is the founder of the Chicago and London offices of Facing History and Ourselves and served as Senior Director for 25 years. Facing History is a global education organization whose goal is to reduce bigotry and ethnic and religious discrimination through education. She is committed to working towards equity, human rights and helping people to recognize the humanity in each other in diverse societies.
In addition to education she is passionate about gun control, criminal justice reform and immigration reform. Judy was a Commissioner on President Obama's Commission for White House Fellowships and is currently on the Board of Mother Jones Magazine, Chicago Media Project, Restore Justice Illinois and on the Chicago Committee of Human Rights Watch.
In addition to education she is passionate about gun control, criminal justice reform and immigration reform. Judy was a Commissioner on President Obama's Commission for White House Fellowships and is currently on the Board of Mother Jones Magazine, Chicago Media Project, Restore Justice Illinois and on the Chicago Committee of Human Rights Watch.
Jon Baskin
Jonathan Baskin is a writer and teacher living in New York City. He has a PhD from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and is an editor for The Point magazine. He is especially interested in learning about institutions devoted to exploring the role of the humanities in public life.
Kim Baskin
Kim is a Global Specialist on Teach For All’s Government and Multilateral Affairs team where she supports a network of 50 national partners to secure funding and strategic partnerships with institutional donors. Previously, Kim has worked at the Global Business Coalition for Education, UN Special Envoy for Education, StoryCorps, and as a teacher in the United States Peace Corps.
Kim has a MPA in Development Practice from Columbia University and a BA in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University.
Kim has a MPA in Development Practice from Columbia University and a BA in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University.
Tamar Yehoshua
Tamar Yehoshua is the Chief Product Officer at Slack, where she oversees product strategy and development, design, and research. Previously, Tamar held product and engineering leadership roles at Google, including Search, Identity and Privacy. Prior to that, Tamar was the Vice President of Advertising Technologies at Amazon’s A9. Tamar serves on the Board of Directors of Yext and ServiceNow.
Tamar has a BA in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MSc in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Tamar has a BA in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MSc in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Rafe Offer
Rafe Offer has led teams and innovation at some of the world's best known brands – as a Global Marketing Director of Coca-Cola, Director of Global Marketing at The Walt Disney Company and a Director of innovation for global drinks giant Diageo. He also has consulted for the likes of Microsoft, Aviva and Amazon. He is also the Co-Founder of global music start-up Sofar Sounds, a cutting-edge music company and worldwide promoter of new bands recently described by the Guardian as "a quiet revolution" and New York Magazine as ‘one of the top new brands in America’. Originally from the US, Rafe now lives and works in London.
Shir Yehoshua
Shir Yehoshua is a Senior Software Engineer at Waymo where she leads a team that builds software infrastructure for the self-driving car's decision making system. Before that, she worked on the Google Assistant.
Shir has a BS in Mathematics and a BA in Computer Science from the University of Chicago. In her free time, Shir loves to dance.
Shir has a BS in Mathematics and a BA in Computer Science from the University of Chicago. In her free time, Shir loves to dance.
Ron Yehoshua
Ron Yehoshua is a Software Engineer at Google where he builds database infrastructure used throughout Google's numerous product areas. Before that he worked on user privacy controls for Google Ad Manager.
Ron has a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Chicago. In his free time, Ron loves engaging in physical activities ranging from playing volleyball to hiking.
Ron has a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Chicago. In his free time, Ron loves engaging in physical activities ranging from playing volleyball to hiking.