Julia Gillard is the former Prime Minister of Australia and currently the Chair of the Global Partnership for Education.

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen, a non-profit that seeks to end poverty by investing in companies, leaders, and ideas. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book, "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World."

Nancie Atwell is the inaugural recipient of the Global Teacher Prize and author of nine books on teaching, including the bestseller, "In the Middle."

Elizabeth Green is CEO and Editor-In-Chief of Chalkbeat.org and author of the New York Time bestselling book, "Building A Better Teacher."

Aditya Natraj is the Founder and Director of the Kaivalya Education Foundation, a non-profit dedicating to elevating the leadership of school principals in India.

Kennedy Odede founder and Chief Executive of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO). SHOFCO combats gender inequality and poverty in African slums by linking tuition free schools for girls to holistic social services.

Dave Levin is the Co-Founder of KIPP, a charter school network of over 162 schools serving over 50,000 kids in the U.S.

Ben Rattray is the Founder and CEO of Change.org. Change.org is an online petition platform that enables ordinary citizens to effect important change.

Amanda Ripley is a staff writer for The Atlantic and author of numerous books and articles on education including, "The Smartest Kids in the World."

Andreas Schleicher is the Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General of the Organisation for the OECD. Schleicher overseas the design and administration of the PISA exam worldwide.