Eboo Patel
Eboo Patel is an American author, educator, and interfaith leader. In 2002, he founded Interfaith America (formerly the Interfaith Youth Core), creating one of the nation’s leading organizations dedicated to religious pluralism and civic cooperation. Through partnerships with colleges, universities, and public institutions, he has helped transform how Americans engage across religious differences. Patel’s work […]
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was an Ahmadi Muslim missionary who established one of the earliest organized Muslim missions in the United States. Arriving in 1920, he founded The Moslem Sunrise, the country’s first enduring Muslim periodical, and preached widely from Chicago to racially diverse audiences. His outreach attracted hundreds of converts, particularly African Americans, and helped […]
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk and philosopher who introduced Vedanta and Yoga to mainstream American audiences. His address at the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago established him as one of the first global ambassadors of Hindu thought. In 1894, he founded the Vedanta Society of New York, the first permanent Hindu organization […]
Dr. Arun Majumdar
Arun Majumdar is a distinguished materials scientist and engineer currently serving as the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. A prominent leader in energy policy and technology, he was the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Majumdar has held senior roles at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Google, […]
Ani Dasgupta
Ani Dasgupta is an environmental policy leader and urban planner. In 2021, he became President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, one of the world’s leading environmental research organizations. His leadership has strengthened WRI’s work on climate, sustainable cities, food systems, energy, and natural resources while advancing evidence-based solutions that influence environmental policy in […]
Raj Pandya
Raj Pandya is a scientist and science policy leader. As founding director of the American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange, he created a national program that connects scientists with communities facing environmental challenges. His work has expanded the role of community science in addressing climate resilience, environmental justice, and local decision-making across the United States.
Siddhartha Roy
Siddhartha Roy is an environmental engineer whose independent research during the Flint water crisis helped expose dangerous lead contamination in the city’s drinking water. His findings supported federal intervention and highlighted the importance of scientific independence in protecting public health. Roy’s work demonstrated how rigorous community-based research can strengthen environmental justice and government accountability.
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan is an economist and global health researcher. He founded the One Health Trust to advance research linking environmental change, antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease, and public health. His interdisciplinary work has helped policymakers understand the interconnected nature of human, animal, and environmental health, strengthening evidence-based approaches to global health and environmental policy.
Seema Wadhwa
Seema Wadhwa is a healthcare sustainability leader. At Kaiser Permanente, she directed one of the nation’s most ambitious healthcare decarbonization programs, integrating environmental sustainability into one of America’s largest health systems. Her work has demonstrated how hospitals and healthcare organizations can reduce emissions while improving resilience, public health, and environmental stewardship.
Gaurab Basu
Gaurab Basu is a physician and public health researcher whose work links climate change, health equity, and healthcare policy. Through research and teaching at Harvard, he has advanced understanding of how climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable communities and has advocated for climate action as a public health imperative. His scholarship has helped strengthen the emerging […]