Policy Experts

Diane Finegood

ProfessorSimon Fraser University

Expert in systems thinking & cross sector partnerships as approaches to solving complex problems including obesity and chronic disease

Gary T. Henry

Professor, EducationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Henry specializes in education policy, educational evaluation, educator labor markets, and quantitative research methods.

George Busenberg, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental Management and PolicySoka University

Professor Busenberg focuses on environmental policy

Joshua W. Walker, PhD

President & CEOJapan Society

Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology

Simon Tam

Keynote Speaker | Author | Supreme Court Advocate | First Amendment & IP LawThe Slants

Central figure in Matal v. Tam — the unanimous Supreme Court decision that redefined First Amendment rights in trademark law.

William Doyle

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Higher EducationVanderbilt University

An expert on how geography affects higher education attainment and the state of the financial aid system in America.

Corinne Kyriacou

Vice Dean of Health Professions and Human Services and Associate Professor of Population HealthHofstra University

Vice Dean for Administration, HPHS and Vice Dean of Health Professions and Human Services and Associate Professor of Population Health

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and HealthUniversity of Connecticut

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Micah Berman

Assistant Professor I Moritz College of Law & College of Public HealthThe Ohio State University

Micah Berman is assistant professor of public heath and law at Ohio State University and a member of the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Giacomo Negro

Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Organization & Management and Professor of Sociology (by courtesy); Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School