Sherry A. William is the founder and managing attorney of Pacific Ivy Law Group, a Los Angeles-area corporate boutique that pairs Big-Law rigor with what she calls emotional IQ. Harvard Law educated and trained at three top-tier firms in New York and Los Angeles plus a stint in Tokyo, she negotiates deals for companies, individuals, governments, and financial institutions worldwide. Raised by an immigrant single mother in the Egyptian American community, she is fluent in Arabic, licensed to practice law in California and New York, holds real estate broker licenses in both states, and leads the Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles and the League of Egyptian American Professionals.
Rashida Tlaib is a groundbreaking American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 12th Congressional District since 2019. Born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrant parents as the eldest of 14 children, she made history as the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress and one of the first two Muslim women in the House. A founding member of 'The Squad' progressive coalition, Tlaib champions working-class issues, economic justice, and human rights with authentic grassroots energy. From raising her 13 siblings while her parents worked Ford assembly lines to fighting for the unhoused, higher wages, and accountability, she brings Detroit grit and moral clarity to Washington.
Chris Wheeler is Senior Vice President of Global Ethics & Integrity at Salesforce, where he oversees the company's ethics and compliance programs at a global scale. A trained attorney with roots in the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and private practice at Bingham McCutchen LLP, Wheeler brings a prosecutorial sharpness to corporate ethics work. At Salesforce, he leads third-party anti-corruption programs, partners ethics compliance, and sustainability reporting mandates - helping keep one of the world's most-recognized 'ethical companies' actually earning that title.