Leaders and athletes who have participated in events hosted or organized by the Sports & Society Program include:

Awista Ayub, author, Kabul Girls Soccer Club

Julian Bailes, Jr., Founder and Director, Brain Injury Research Institute

Scott Blackmun, CEO, U.S. Olympic Committee

Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and civil rights historian

Christine Brennan, Sports Columnist, USA Today

David Breshears, Mountaineer and Founder of GlacierWorks

Christine Brennan, columnist/commentator, USA Today/ABC News/NPR

Jim Brown, Founder of Amer-I-Can, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame

Jon Butler, Executive Director, Pop Warner Little Scholars

Amy Callendar, Federal Legislative Manager, National Athletic Trainers' Association

Kahlaa Cannady, seventh-grade student and midfielder, Anderson Monarchs

Robert Cantu, Co-Founder & Medical Director, Sports Legacy Institute

Janet Carter, Executive Director, Team Up For Youth

Jay Coakley, Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Quinn Cotter, student-author, "Playing Time: What Kids Really Think About Kids' Sports"

Tom Cove, President and CEO, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association

Kim Crabbe, first African American member of U.S. women's national soccer team

Diana Cutaia, Athletic Director, Wheelock College (Mass.)

Ray Daniel, Lead Researcher, Kinematics of Impact Data Set

Anita DeFrantz, Chair, Women and Sport Commission, International Olympic Committee

Brooke de Lench, Executive Director, MomsTEAM.com

Donna de Varona, President, DAMAR Productions, Inc., former Olympian and broadcaster

John DiPaolo, Chief of Staff, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education

Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education

Stefan Fatsis, Sportswriter, Commentator, NPR, Slate

Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health

Benita Fitzgerald-Mosley, Chair, Board of Trustees of Women's Sports Foundation

Ed Foster-Simeon, President and CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation

Ashley Fox, NFL Columnist, ESPN.com

Jon Frankel, Correspondent, HBO Real Sports

Dr. Dan Garza, Assistant Professor, Stanford Medical School

John Gerdy, Author, "Sports: The All-American Addiction"

Gerald Gioia, Division Chief, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Children's National Medical Center

Scott Hallenbeck, Executive Director, USA Football

Darell Hammond, Founder and CEO, KaBOOM!

Bob Harper, personal trainer, host of NBC's The Biggest Loser

Michael Hausfeld, Chairman, Hausfeld LLP

Cheryl Healton, President and CEO, American Legacy Foundation

Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Senior Director of Advocacy, Women's Sports Foundation

Patrick Hruby, Writer/Reporter, Sports on Earth

Roslyn Johnson, Deputy Director, Parks, Recreation and Facilities, Richmond, Va.

Mark Hyman, author, Until it Hurts: America’s Obsession With Youth Sports

Stephen D. Keener, President and CEO, Little League International

Dionne Koller, Director, University of Baltimore Center for Sport and the Law

Michelle Kwan, five-time World Champion figure skater

Ted Leonsis, Managing Partner, NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals

Robert Lipsyte, Author, Accidental Sportswriter, and former New York Times columnist

Warren Lockette, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Clinical and Program Policy, US Department of Defense

Eddie Mason, Former NFL Linebacker; President, Mase Training, LLC

Will Mayer, Owner, Willpower Therapy, LLC

William Mayer, Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute, and UFL franchise owner

Teri McCambridge, Chair, Council on Sports Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics

Patrick McEnroe, General Manager, Player Development, U.S. Tennis Association

Tom McMillen, Chair, National Foundation on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

Mark Messier, Hockey Hall of Fame member, youth coach in Greenwich, Conn.

Jeff Miller, Senior Vice President, National Football League

Maya Moore, Olympian and professional basketball player for WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Edwin Moses, Chair, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, and Olympic track champion

Anne Mosle, Director, ASCEND, Family Economic Security Program of the Aspen Institute

Amy Nakamoto, Executive Director, America SCORES

Joe Nocera, Columnist, New York Times

Chris Nowinski, Co-Director, Center for Study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Apolo Anton Ohno, speed skater, most decorated winter Olympian in history

Sean Pamphilon, Writer/Filmmaker, SP Philms

Amy Perko, Executive Director, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

Stacey Pine, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Nat’l Recreation and Parks Association

Dwayne Proctor, Senior Program Officer and Director, Childhood Obesity Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Tab Ramos, former Olympian, member of National Soccer Hall of Fame

Robb Rehberg, Associate Professor, William Paterson University of New Jersey

Mike Richter, Partner, Environmental Capital Partners, and former NHL goaltender

Craig Robinson, Head Coach, Men’s Basketball, Oregon State University

Dr. Paul Roetert, CEO, AAHPERD

Jeremy Schaap, Correspondent, ESPN

Robin Schepper, Executive Director, White House anti-obesity initiative Let’s Move

Shannon Shy, National Membership Director, American Youth Football

Todd Sitrin, Group Vice President, Global Marketing, EA Sports

DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, National Footbal League Players Association

Steve Spinner, Founder, Sports Potential, Inc.

Steve Stenersen, President and CEO, U.S. Lacrosse

Bonnie St. Jean, Paralympian, author of How Strong Women Pray

Gil Trenum, Representative, Brentsville District School Board

Kevin Turner, former NFL running back

Travis Tygart, CEO, US Anti-Doping Agency

John Walsh, Executive Vice President and Executive Editor, ESPN

Chris Watts, Strategic Paternships & Special Projects, President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition

Jim Whitehead, CEO/Executive Vice President, American College of Sports Medicine

Laurie Whitsel, President, National Coalition to Promote Physical Activity

Matt Winkler, Associate Dean, Sports Industry Management, Georgetown University

Mike Wise, Sports Columnist, Washington Post

Eli Wolff, Paralympian, and Director, Sport and Development Project, Brown University

Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, The Nation