Jessica Aguirre is an evening anchor at NBC Bay Area News. Jessica began her career while attending the University of Miami. Before coming to the Bay Area eleven years ago, she anchored and reported in Los Angeles and Miami. She earned Emmy awards for her series on the struggles faced by migrant children and for a series on child molesters. Her series on Cuban boat people trying to make it to the U.S. won an Associated Press award. Read More

Bruce Chizen, Former CEO Adobe Systems, used his customer-focused vision to transform Adobe into one of the world’s largest and most diversified software companies in terms of revenue, global reach and breadth of products. As CEO from 2000 to 2007, Chizen tripled Adobe's revenue and turned a company known mainly for its popular design products into one of the most significant forces in the software industry. Read More

Linda Darling Hammond is Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University where she has launched the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and the School Redesign Network and served as faculty sponsor for the Stanford Teacher Education Program. She is a former president of the American Educational Research Association and member of the National Academy of Education. Read More

Congressman Mike Honda, Congressman Mike Honda represents the 15th Congressional District of California in the House of Representatives. Congressman Honda has been a public servant for decades during which he has been lauded for his work on education, transportation, civil rights, the environment, and the high-tech community. Read More

Ken Jones is the Santa Clara Valley Regional President of Wells Fargo. He is responsible for over $6.5 billion in deposits, 45 banking stores, and nearly 900 team members. A 15-year veteran of the company, Jones has held many leadership positions within Wells Fargo including Regional Sales Manager, District Manager in Silicon Valley and Contra Costa County, and Store Manager in San Francisco. Read More

Congresswoman Zoë Lofgren represents California’s 16th district which encompasses much of the City of San Jose. She served on the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County from 1981 until 1995, when she became a Member of Congress. In her second term in Congress, she led the fight to ensure that schools receive Internet access, and she is always advocating for schools and crime-prevention projects in her district. Read More
