Caitlin Sikes is Deputy General Counsel at Jain Global, an investment management firm. Caitlin previously worked for 8 years as a private criminal defense attorney. During that time, she volunteered for pro bono matters in which she represented indigent individuals charged with federal crimes, as well as contributed to impact litigation targeted at the criminal justice system.

Stanley Richards is the President & Chief Executive Officer of The Fortune Society (Fortune), a service and advocacy non-profit organization established in 1967 and based in New York City whose mission is to support successful reentry from prison and promote alternatives to incarceration. A formerly incarcerated man of color with over three decades of experience in the criminal justice field, Stanley’s professional experience began in 1991 at Fortune, where he initially worked as a Counselor. Between 1997 and 2001, he served as the Deputy Director of Client Intervention at Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health. As Deputy Director of Client Interventions, having managed a multimillion-dollar randomized study of jail and community-based discharge planning and community follow-up funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. After returning to Fortune and receiving a series of promotions, Stanley became the second-highest executive with responsibilities in the overall management of Fortune and oversight of all direct service programs. He also represented Fortune’s fundraising and advocacy work, having taken on a leadership role in its David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy.

Jay is a growth leader whose experience sits at the intersection of big brands, data, and technology. Currently he is President & GM of Adara, an advertising technology company that was recently acquired by RateGain, a global provider of SaaS solutions to travel and hospitality brands.

Arti Finn is Chief Development Officer and Co-Founder of Orjjin, which provides digital tools for correctional education contexts. Arti is a business development expert with more than 20 years' experience creating and selling marketing opportunities for such brands as The New York Times.

Michelle Daniel is a doctoral student in the American Studies program at NYU. While incarcerated, Michelle published and presented her research findings to dispel notions of about the reach and intellectual capacity of justice-involved women.

Jessica joined Bank Street in 2016 and served as Director of Scholarship on Educator Practice. The practice of teaching, the development of teachers, and the research of teachers, teaching and teacher education have constituted the bulk of Jessica’s professional and scholarly interests and activities.

Martha W. King is a Senior Program Officer Charles H. Revson Foundation. Prior, she was the Executive Director of the New York City Board of Correction, which establishes and ensures compliance with minimum standards regulating the conditions of confinement and correctional health and mental health care in the City’s jails, including Riker's Island.

As Deputy Executive Director of the Bronx Defender, Wesley Caines, a Bronx native, joins The Bronx Defenders from Brooklyn Defender Services where he was Reentry Specialist/Coordinator/Advocate.

Kenneth Henderson’s corporate and securities transactional experience is focused on mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, and domestic and international joint ventures.

Rich Foudy spent most of his professional career in the technology consulting business, retiring as CEO of NDS, Inc in 2008. He is a graduate of Manhattan College and has a master’s degree in finance from Fordham University.

William Snipes retired as partner at Sullivan and Cromwell. Bill is one of the principal co-founders of the Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies Initiative—his innovative brainchild—that was launched in 2006 to marshal private sector leadership, investment, and advocacy to address the social and economic gap between young black men and their peers.