Jake Barker works on governance, conflict and political reform in Southeast Asia. He is a former diplomat, working in Myanmar and across the region. He previously provided policy and parliamentary expertise at the U.K. House of Commons, think tanks, and civil society organizations.

Jake Harriman graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy and served seven and a half years as an infantry and special operations platoon commander in the Marine Corps. He led four operational deployments and was awarded the Bronze Star for actions in combat. Jake’s experiences convinced him that the “War on Terror” wouldn’t be won on the battlefield alone; the contributing causes of terrorism — specifically extreme poverty — must also be eradicated. Jake left the military and enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business to found Nuru International.

Jake Velker is a special projects manager at One Acre Fund, an agricultural organization that serves 180,000 smallholder farmers in East Africa. He is based in Bungoma, Kenya.

Dr. J. Alison Bryant leads the research center and heads the technology and digital equity impact area for AARP. In these roles, she is focused on helping the organization, consumers, and external stakeholders understand, engage with, and innovate for consumers aged 50+ and their families. She is a renowned expert on the impact of media, technology, and play on consumers.

James Alexander is the head of the finance and economic development initiative at C40. In this role, James is responsible for the management and strategic development of the C40 networks on green growth and sustainable infrastructure finance. Prior to joining C40, James served as senior policy manager and head of the London office for the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, where he advised the Scottish government and other key stakeholders on the actions and priorities needed to create sustainable economic prosperity for Scotland.

James Kassaga Arinaitwe is an Aspen New Voices Fellow and a Global Fellow at Acumen. He is currently working with LabourNet, a social enterprise in India that focuses on education and upward skilling to improve the livelihoods of workers.

James Blake is a journalist, analyst, and advisor. For more than a decade, he has worked at the intersection of international security, humanitarian crises and refugee, and migration issues, which includes advising world leaders, international businesses, and large NGOs.

James Cockayne is a nonresident senior fellow at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Equity and Social Justice.

James Deane is head of policy at BBC Media Action, the BBC's international media support charity, where he has led the development of a feasibility study for an International Fund for Public Interest Media.

James Gribble is principal associate and expert in monitoring and evaluation, reproductive health and family planning at Abt Associates. His expertise includes strategic introduction of contraceptives, family planning policies and their impacts on the poor and creating options for the private sector in family planning.