communication Experts

Charles Higgins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

David Julian McClements

Distinguished Professor of Food ScienceUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.

Jean Valin

PrincipalValin Strategic Communications

Fellow CPRS, Principal of Valin Strategic Communications. Founding member and past chair of the Global Alliance.

James Druckman

Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Druckman is an expert in American political behavior and survey methodology.

Benjamin Cummings, Ph.D. CFP(R)

Faculty Director, Master of Financial Planning & Analytics (MFPA) programUtah Valley University

Cummings is an expert in personal financial planning and behavioral finance

Tony Ulwick

Founder & CEOStrategyn

Tony is the pioneer of Jobs-to-be-Done Theory and the inventor of Outcome-Driven Innovation® (ODI).

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.

Jessica Smith Schwind

Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyGeorgia Southern University

Jessica Smith Schwind researches emerging infectious diseases in global health settings

Rob Maurin

VP of Community, Content and CommunicationsWave Accounting Inc.

With evangelical fervor and some cake, I guide best practices in generating user-friendly content for online communication and engagement

Doug Coulson

Associate Professor of EnglishCarnegie Mellon University

250th Anniversary, Pre-Modern Studies, Professional Writing, Rhetoric, How legal language shapes justice, identity, and power