Where Do We Go From Here?
Van Jones is a U.S. media personality, entrepreneur and world-class changemaker. Jones has a rare track record of bringing people together to do hard things – in areas as diverse as clean energy solutions, criminal justice reform and racial inclusion in the tech sector. In 2007, Van was the primary champion of the Green Jobs Act, signed into law by George W. Bush. In 2009, he worked in the Obama White House as the Special Advisor for Green Jobs. In 2018, he helped pass the FIRST STEP Act, signed into law by Donald Trump; the New York Times calls that legislation the most substantial breakthrough in criminal justice in a generation.
In 2021, Jones was the first recipient of Jeff Bezos’ Courage & Civility Award. He has since founded Dream Machine Innovation Lab and launched RAPPORT.co, which uses A.I. to increase firms’ EQ. A Yale Law School graduate, Van is a CNN host, an Emmy Award-winning producer, a 3X New York Times best-selling author and the creator of the Van Jones Substack.
Michael Broukhim is the General Partner of Deep33, an Israel-focused deep-tech investment firm backing breakthrough innovation across advanced energy, AI infrastructure, quantum computing, and robotics. Deep33 partners with exceptional founders building frontier technologies with the potential to transform critical industries and deliver durable advantage.
Michael is also the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of FabFitFun, a leading direct-to-consumer lifestyle membership and commerce platform that reaches millions of women through discovery, wellness, and community.
Michael also teaches entrepreneurship and media ethics at the University of Southern California, focused on how technology, incentives, and information shape markets and society. He holds degrees from Harvard University and Stanford Law School.