Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic, a position he has held since 2021. He was previously the editor-in-chief of WIRED and the editor of NewYorker.com. Thompson is also a cofounder of The Atavist, a multimedia CMS that was sold to WordPress, and Speakeasy.ai, which was sold to Amplica Labs. He is a board member at ProRata.AI and The National Committee on American Foreign Policy, as well as the author of "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War.” He films a daily video on tech policy for Linkedin and has roughly two million followers across social media platforms. He has long been a competitive runner; in 2021, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 50K race. His second book, “The Running Ground,” will be published by Random House this fall.

Susan Neely is a changemaker with a proven record of transforming industries, building consensus, and using bipartisan partnerships to revolutionize business and politics.

As CEO of two major trade associations over the past 20 years, Neely has relentlessly pursued initiatives to position industry as leaders on policy solutions to societal problems. At the American Council of Life Insurers, she drove initiatives to address gaps in retirement security and caregiving and advanced financial inclusion. As CEO of the American Beverage Association, Neely helped major beverage manufacturers forge partnerships with the Clinton Global Initiative and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, reducing beverage calories consumed in the American diet. Neely served as special assistant to President George W. Bush in the White House and was the first assistant secretary for public affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Recognized as one of the most influential people in association leadership, Neely is a two-time trade association CEO of the year and has appeared on Washingtonian’s list of “Most Influential People,” and “100 Most Powerful Women in Washington.”

Cindy Goodrich is Empathy’s first-ever CMO, overseeing the company’s full-stack marketing efforts across brand, communications, and growth. She brings expertise from over two decades of building categories and iconic brands, leading teams through hypergrowth at top technology companies like HubSpot and Google. Prior to Empathy, she was Chief Brand Officer and CMO at BetterUp, where Goodrich played a pivotal role in positioning the company as an industry disruptor and category creator, leading all marketing efforts through record-breaking growth, international expansion, multiple strategic acquisitions and partnerships, and the company’s Series D & E funding. Before that, at HubSpot, Goodrich scaled the brand team through international and category expansion and served in a key role on the team responsible for the company’s successful IPO.

Sophie Ruddock, Empathy's COO, leads commercial operations and strategic growth initiatives to drive scaled impact for those experiencing life's most challenging moments. She brings well over a decade of expertise in scaling high-growth technology companies and building transformative global organizations. As a founding executive and COO at Multiverse, Ruddock architected the company's expansion from early-stage startup to an international market leader. By spearheading its U.S. market entry and driving strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, she oversaw the company through phenomenal growth and category definition. Her track record spans public, private, and non-profit sectors across the UK, U.S., and European markets. She advises venture-backed companies in go-to-market strategy, operational excellence, and AI innovation.