Angela Greiling Keane: POLITICO Managing Editor, States

Angela Greiling Keane: POLITICO Managing Editor, States

Angela Greiling Keane is the Managing Editor of States at POLITICO, who has also spent nearly a decade at Bloomberg News as a WhiteHouse Correspondent. She discusses the state of media, the current impact of misinformation, and the meticulous process it takes to report objective news.

Shawon Jackson: Founder of Vocal Justice

Shawon Jackson is the Founder of Vocal Justice, an organization dedicated to preparing Black and Brown youth to become socially conscious leaders by engaging them in a justice-oriented public speaking program. He discusses his rise in organizing and creating a social justice-orientated program while dealing with ongoing issues of voting and civil rights.

Zak Malamud: Co-Founder of The Next 50

Zak Malamud is the Co-Founder of Student Voice, an organization dedicated to helping students acquire education justice, and the founder of The Next 50, helping fuel democratic leadership across the United States. He discusses his journey through education policy and now investing in the future young leaders in the United States.

Malia Vella: Vice-Mayor of Alameda

Malia Vella, Vice-Mayor of the City of Alameda, California. She has been a former staff member in the California Senate and Assembly and is also an adjunct professor of practice at Mills College's Lokey School of Business and Public Policy, teaching ethical policy-making and an introductory class on economics and policy-making. She discusses the impact of voting and elections and the vital power of youth running for office.

Bill Quirk: California State Assemblyman

Asm. Bill Quirk, a California State Assemblyman, represents the 20th District. He talks about his journey through politics and gives real-time examples of how to navigate politics in the modern-day.