- Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State for Michigan
- Erin Bromaghim, Director of Olympic and Paralympic Development, Mayor’s Office, City of Los Angeles
- John Ciorciari, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center, University of Michigan
- Vanessa Ibarra, Director, Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and Trade, City of Atlanta
- Cesar Vence, former Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and Trade, City of Atlanta
- Jay Wang, Director of Center for Public Diplomacy and Associate Professor, University of Southern California
- Edward Elliott, Project Director and Lead Author
*The development of this initiative was done in consultation with Trina Bolton and Matt McMahon both formerly of the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Division