Neal Bodenheimer is the Managing Partner of CureCo., the acclaimed New Orleans hospitality group behind Cure, Cane & Table, and VALS; a Partner at Dauphine’s in Washington, D.C.; and oversees beverage operations at Peychaud’s at The Celestine. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation and is the author of Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em.

Jesse M. Keenan is the Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning and Director of the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University. Keenan’s research focuses on the intersection of climate change and the built environment, including aspects of applied science, policy, and planning.

Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, memoirist, editor, translator and librettist.

Kara Swisher is the host of the podcast “On with Kara Swisher” and the co-host of the “Pivot” podcast with Scott Galloway, both distributed by New York magazine.

John Dickerson is a 60 Minutes correspondent. Prior to that, he was a co-host of CBS This Morning, the anchor of Face the Nation, and CBS News’s chief Washington correspondent. Dickerson is also a contributing writer to The Atlantic, co-host of Slate‘s Political Gabfest podcast, and host of the Whistlestop podcast. Dickerson won the Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency as Slate‘s chief political correspondent. Dickerson covered the White House for Time during his twelve years at the magazine.

James Carville is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on CNN's The Situation Room as well as other programs on all CNN networks. Carville remains active in Democratic politics and is a party fundraiser.

Derek Roberts is the award-winning watercolor illustrator of the