Co-Director and Co-Founder,
Forward Justice

Daryl V. Atkinson is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Forward Justice Action Network (C4) and Forward Justice (C3) a law, policy, and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in the US South. At Forward Justice, Atkinson serves in several critical roles, including leading movement building litigation, advancing public policies that address the needs of people with criminal records, and offering tremendous thought leadership through scholarship and public speaking on criminal justice, race, and democracy.

Chief Program Officer,
The Just Trust

Jolene Forman is the Chief Program Officer at The Just Trust. She has spent over 2 decades working on criminal justice reform. She has led legal and legislative advocacy, reentry, in-prison programming, and philanthropic initiatives. Prior to joining The Just Trust, Jolene was the Criminal Justice Policy Director at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Executive Vice President & General Counsel,
American Conservative Union

David Safavian is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the American Conservative Union, the host of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Prior to taking on these responsibilities, Safavian was the Director of the ACU Foundation’s Nolan Center for Justice, which develops and pursues policies that improve public safety, protect families and victims, reduce recidivism, and maintain fiscal austerity.

Senior Fellow & Research Professor,
New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management

Mindy Tarlow is a Senior Fellow and Research Professor at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management where she focuses on building sustained growth and impact of interventions that advance safety, health, and economic mobility. Prior to joining NYU, Mindy was a Managing Director at Blue Meridian Partners where she created and led the Justice and Mobility Fund.

Chief Executive Officer,
The Clean Slate Initiative

Sheena Meade empowers the disenfranchised. She is a walking barrier breaker and one of America’s leading experts on legal system reform.  As CEO of The Clean Slate Initiative (CSI), Sheena leads a national bipartisan organization to advance policy that automatically clears all eligible arrest and conviction records across the US.