Guru Madhavan

Guru is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and Senior Director of Programs for the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and Director of Forum on Complex Unifiable Systems (FOCUS). He has served as a vice president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA) and was a founding member of the Global Young Academy, and has been named a distinguished young scientist by the World Economic Forum. Guru began thinking holistically about engineering from an evolutionary perspective as a graduate student and now is a senior spokesperson for the profession at the NAE and as the author of Applied Minds: How Engineers Think.

Kiran Bali

Kiran was Awarded the Member of the British Empire Honour in 2007 by HM Queen Elizabeth II for exceptional interfaith leadership, Kiran has led global interfaith cooperation and impact for over a decade through extraordinvary global leadership and selfless service. In 2022, Kiran Bali MBE JP has been honored by New York State Assemblyman Hon. Nader Sayegh for her distinguished Interfaith achievements and embodying excellence exceptionally consistent with the values of New York State. In 2022, she was honored with the Interfaith Leadership Award by the Board of Directors of the World Yoga Community (peaceful coexistence), affiliated with the United Nations. She is well known internationally as an inspirational spokesperson in the areas of interfaith impact, environmental justice, women’s empowerment, and community cohesion. Kiran has given inspiring speeches in over 25 countries on women’s empowerment, environmental action, and interfaith impact. As a Hindu Scholar for over 20 years, Kiran teaches Hinduism and Hindu values to students of all ages. Her regular interfaith initiatives reinforce the important role of interfaith cooperation through uniting people of all faiths and of no faith whilst promoting solidarity and devising viable solutions to challenges.

Thomas Gilreath

Mr. Gilreath is a senior finance executive with over 40 years experience as COO, CFO, and management consultant in a variety of industries including manufacturing, publishing, retail, health care, commercial real estate, and government.During his career, he evaluated and negotiated several merger and acquisition transactions and led senior executive teams in strategic planning. He led the development of Quick Response strategies and the enabling technologies of UPC and EDI in the retail soft goods value chain and served on the Quick Response Leadership Committee of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association. He has served as a frequent speaker for the retail industry and authored several articles.Mr. Gilreath also founded a cooperative venture with six Mississippi banks dedicated to recovering deteriorating neighborhoods and increasing affordable home ownership opportunities in North Mississippi and led the organization to become first federal NeighborWorks partner in Mississippi and recipient of numerous major grants. He received his MBA from the University of Tennessee and holds Bachelor degrees in Accountancy and Political Science from Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi.  He is a graduate of the NACS Financial Leadership Program at Wharton and earned the Certificate in Advanced Valuation with High Honors from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.  Prior to his retirement June 1, 2024, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of The Dutch Group of companies where he was responsible for all financial functions, including accounting, treasury, and corporate finance, and he continues on retainer as Senior Advisor to executive leadership. He also served as Chief Accounting Officer of the Victory Companies, a joint venture operating more than 100 convenience stores under the Sprint Mart brand.

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Paul Atkins

Paul is co-founder and serves as Vice President and Chief Program Officer of ProSocial World. After a distinguished career as an academic and practicing organizational psychologist, Paul founded the ProSocial Institute and developed the ProSocial Facilitator Training program. Paul is an author, facilitator, and researcher working to publicize the idea of the commons and provide practical approaches to facilitation to help build the commons. He is also first author of the book ProSocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups.Paul's research career has been focused on enhancing relationships. He co-edited the book “Mindfulness in Organisations” (CUP). He is the past President of the Australia and New Zealand Association for Contextual Behavioural Science and a Fellow of the international Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. His work integrates the sciences of behavior change with the Nobel prize-winning work of Elinor Ostrom on the commons.