2016 Founders
GREGG HURWITZ, Emeritus
NY Times #1 international bestselling author of 20 novels. NY Times bestselling comic book writer (Wolverine, Punisher, and Batman). Screenwriter, the Book of Henry.
STEVE ISRAEL, Emeritus
Former Congressman, DCCC chair. Author of Big Guns and the Global War on Morris.
ALEJANDRA CAMPOVERDI, Emeritus
Former White House aide, Advisory Board of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
MARTI NOXON, Emeritus
Creator of Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, unREAL, and writer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Code Black, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Glee and Mad Men.
FELICIA HENDERSON, Emeritus
Creator of BET’s The Quad, and Soul Food. Writer for The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Family Matters, Moesha, Sister, Sister, Gossip Girl, Fringe, and the Punisher.
KRISTA VERNOFF, Emeritus
Head Writer, Grey’s Anatomy
BILL HARPER, Emeritus
Head Writer, Grey’s Anatomy
MARK RIDDLE, Emeritus
President of the New Leaders Council, the nation’s premier progressive leadership training organization, and CEO of Wildcat Digital, a full-service campaign, brand management, and donor advisory firm.
WINNIE HOLZMAN, Emeritus
Emmy-nominated creator of My So Called Life. Drama Desk Award winning and Tony-nominated writer of Wicked.