Speakers

Meghan

Meghan Messenger

Co-CEO, Next Jump
Meghan Messenger began her journey with Next Jump as a door-to-door sales intern in 1998, and her commitment and authentic leadership have led her to the role of Co-CEO. She promotes a culture of honesty and transparency, actively discouraging LHF (lying/hiding/ faking). Under her co-leadership, Next Jump has further solidified its reputation as a DDO, consistently prioritizing the growth and development of its team members. Meghan has also played a crucial role in the expansion of perksatwork.com, Next Jump's flagship platform that offers employees a wide range of exclusive benefits, discounts, and perks. By championing the importance of employee... Read more about Meghan Messenger
Kari Nadeau

Kari C. Nadeau

Chair, Department of Environmental Health and John Rock Professor of Climate and Population Studies, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Kari Nadeau is the Chair of the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard School of Public Health and John Rock Professor of Climate and Population Studies. She practices Allergy, Asthma, Immunology in children and adults. She has published over 400+ papers, many in the field of climate change and health. Dr. Nadeau, with a team of individuals and patients and families, has been able to help major progress and impact in the clinical fields of immunology, infection, asthma and allergy. Dr. Nadeau is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the U.S. EPA Children's Health Protection Committee.  For more than 30 years, she has devoted... Read more about Kari C. Nadeau

Michele

Michele Benedetto Neitz

Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law; and Founder & Academic Director, Blockchain Law for Social Good Center

Michele Benedetto Neitz joined the University of San Francisco School of Law as a Visiting Professor on January 1. She is the Founder and Academic Director of the Blockchain Law for Social Good Center, the first of its kind in the United States.  She teaches Blockchain Technology and the Law, Business Associations, Legal Ethics, and other classes. Prior to joining USF Law, Professor Neitz was voted “Most Outstanding Professor” by the graduating class of Golden Gate University School of Law six times, most recently in 2022. Professor Neitz was appointed to advise the California legislature as a member of the California... Read more about Michele Benedetto Neitz

Bryn

Bryn Philibert

CEO, Manaus

Bryn Philibert is the CEO of Manaus, a social impact research consultancy. She has extensive experience conducting and leading qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research projects globally. Her focus areas include gender, diversity and inclusion, economic empowerment, financial inclusion, worker well-being, social compliance, global supply chains, and human rights. She is experienced in the design, implementation, and management of evaluations, as well as in translating complex and technical research findings to non-technical audiences in public, private, and multilateral organizations. Relevant areas of experience ... Read more about Bryn Philibert

Wendy

Wendy M. Purcell

Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Rutgers School of Public Health

Wendy’s purpose lies in transforming lives through education and research in pursuit of social equity, the knowledge economy and sustainable development. She is a full Professor with Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences, joining the university in Fall 2022 from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health where she was an Academic Research Scholar 2016-2022. She is also Lead Faculty Instructor with Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Division of Continuing Education and Affiliate Research Scientist with SHINE ... Read more about Wendy M. Purcell

Juliet

Juliet B. Schor

Professor of Sociology, Boston College

Juliet Schor is an economist and Professor of Sociology at Boston College. Schor’s research focuses on work, consumption, and climate change. Schor is currently leading  research for Four Day Week initiatives around the world involving hundreds of companies and thousands of employees. She is also studying the emergence of gig labor in the United States. Schor’s books include the national best-seller The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure, The Overspent American, True Wealth, and After the Gig. Schor is a former Guggenheim and Radcliffe fellow, and has received the Herman Daly Award  in ecological economics and the Leontief Prize ... Read more about Juliet B. Schor

Linda

Linda Powers Tomasso

Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Linda Powers Tomasso investigates nature as a health-promoting exposure and intervention strategy through her translational research at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her mixed-methods approach to exposure assessment brings qualitative insights to learn what motivates nature-seeking behavior, what barriers exist to nature engagement, and how these factors affect equity of nature access and climate adaptation. Linda has published a variety of theorietical and exploratory field research on these topics. An MS from Georgetown, MA from Harvard in Environmental Management, and an early diplomatic career with the U.S. State Department shaped Linda’s research lens ... Read more about Linda Powers Tomasso

VanderWeele

Tyler J. VanderWeele

Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University

Tyler J. VanderWeele, Ph.D., is the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Director of the Human Flourishing Program and Co-Director of the Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at Harvard University. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University in mathematics, philosophy, theology, finance, and biostatistics. His methodological research is focused on theory and methods for distinguishing between association and causation in the biomedical and social sciences ... Read more about Tyler J. VanderWeele

Dorota

Dorota Węziak-Białowolska

Affiliated Research Scientist, SHINE, Harvard University; Associate Professor of Sociology, Jagiellonian University; Research Scientist, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University

Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska (Ph.D., dr. hab) is an associate professor in sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University (Cracow, Poland). She received her master’s degree in quantitative methods (2003), her doctoral degree in economics (2008), and post-doctoral degree (habilitation) in sociology (2016). Her research interests are in methodology including impact assessment and evaluation as well as psychometrics, composite scales, and indicators. Her recent focus is on positive health and human flourishing.... Read more about Dorota Węziak-Białowolska