Advisory Board

A seven-time Emmy Award-winning actor, Alan Alda is a passionate and uniquely effective science communicator. In addition to his many acclaimed acting roles —including as Hawkeye Pierce in the classic TV series M*A*S*H — Alda hosted the two award-winning PBS series Scientific…

Bruce Alberts is a Lasker Award-winning biochemist with a strong commitment to the improvement of science education. Alberts is the Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education at the University of California, San Francisco. A former two-term president…

Majora Carter is an internationally recognized urban revitalization strategy consultant and real estate developer, who was named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. She is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a MacArthur ‘genius’ fellow, and a graduate of the Bronx High…

Kishore Hari is a science educator who specializes in producing innovative live science events. Currently, he’s the director of the Bay Area Science Festival, which is based out of the University of California, San Francisco. Hari hosts Mother Jones’ weekly science podcast…

Werner Herzog is a renowned filmmaker who has written, produced and directed more than 70 films, published several books, staged a dozen operas, acted in feature films, and founded the Rogue Film School, focused on his singular approach to storytelling. He made…

Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist and writer who has been widely described as one of the most original voices of her generation. Her most recent book is The First Bad Man, a novel. July’s collection of stories, No One Belongs Here…

Robert Lue helps to shape Harvard University’s engagement with online learning to expand its reach and impact globally. He is a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard and the Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for…

Throughout her career, Vikki Spruill has worked to strengthen philanthropy and make it more effective. Since 2012, she has served as president and CEO of the Council on Foundations, the principal leadership organization for foundations of all sizes and types. As the…