David Barrett Cohen served as an important advisor in the George W. Bush administration. He held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Insular Affairs at the US Department of the Interior. In this role, Cohen was appointed by President Bush as the Special Representative to negotiate and address issues between the United States and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.