Steve Barlow is a partner in Brewer & Barlow PLC, a civil justice law firm based in Memphis, and co-founder of Neighborhood Preservation, Inc., a nonprofit established to resolve vacant property and abandonment challenges in the city.

Adele London is the Director of Business Development of the Good Work Network in New Orleans, a small business resource center that works to provide economic opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses. 

Pashon Murray is the co-founder of Detroit Dirt and a lifelong champion of waste reduction, sustainable practices, and circular economies. She has become a spokesperson for these movements, and even more so, a representative of the real working American public. 

Carlo "Khali" Sweeney is the founder of Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, a boxing gym on Detroit's east side that develops good citizenship in urban youth through a wide variety of educational and fitness programs and voluntary service. 

Tommy Pacello is President of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC), a community development organization supported by eight major anchor institutions operating in a two square mile area between Downtown and Midtown Memphis. 

Gétro Jean-Claude is a Financial Analyst for the Toledo Port Authority, as well as the founder of CAN Digital Group, a marketing social enterprise dedicated to improving the quality of life and well being of individuals and communities, locally and internationally. 

Brandon Nicholson is the Executive Director of Hidden Genius Project, which provides young Black males in the Oakland area an opportunity to engage in the ongoing tech boom. 

Lourdes German is the Director of International & Institute Wide Initiatives at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Boston. She is also the founder and director of the Civic Innovation Project, a virtual learning platform on emerging government innovation.

Together, Meeting of the Minds and Urban Innovation Exchange launched the Urban Innovator Series just 25 weeks ago with the support of the Kresge Foundation. Each week, we feature an “urban innovator” handpicked from around the United States. These are people changing cities, and we're excited to host two of our past innovators in a free webinar on June 8th.

Michael O'Bryan harnesses the healing power of the arts to address social issues, including in his role as the Sanctuary Coordinator for the Trauma Informed Care Initiative in Philadelphia.