Mayra E. Alvarez is the president of The Children's Partnership, a nonprofit advocacy organization working to advance child health equity through policy, research, and community engagement. 

As California Department of Public Health director, Dr. Tomás Aragón works through partnerships to mobilize communities and institutions to transform policies and systems towards a culture of equity, antiracism, healing, and health. 

Karen Bass is the 43rd person, first woman, and second African American to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles. Prior to politics, Bass served the city where she was born and raised, as a nurse, physician assistant, and founder of the Community Coalition. 

Dr. Elaine Batchlor is the CEO of MLK Community Healthcare, which provides quality care to 1.3 million underserved residents in South LA. She has devoted her career to reducing health disparities and expanding health care quality and access for the most vulnerable. 

Rob Bonta is the 34th Attorney General of the State of California. As both a lawmaker and attorney general, Bonta has led fights for racial, economic, and environmental justice. 

Nancy Breen is an economist and served as a National Cancer Institute project officer to initiate the California Health Interview Survey in 1999.

Fullerton City Council member Shana Charles is an associate professor at Cal State Fullerton, a nationally recognized expert on public policy, and a firm believer in promoting community health through good governance.

Susan DeMarois is the director of the California Department of Aging and was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to lead California’s efforts for implementing the state’s Master Plan for Aging.

Richard Figueroa is a deputy cabinet secretary in Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, where he works on health, human services, and veterans’ issues. 

Jody Herman is a senior scholar of public policy at the Williams Institute, where her research focuses on gender identity in survey research and the prevalence and impact of discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

Dr. Sandra R. Hernández is president and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.

Sherry Hirota has dedicated her life to championing underserved communities. Hirota founded Asian Health Services in 1974 and retired as CEO at the end of 2023. 

Sue Holtby worked in public health for more than 35 years, including 28 years at the Public Health Institute, where she helped inform content for the UCLA CHPR's California Health Interview Survey.

Melissa Hurtado is a California State Senator representing the Central Valley and the youngest woman ever elected to the state senate. She introduced the Food4All bill, which expanded food benefits to older adults who are undocumented.

Sunghee Lee is a research associate professor and director of the program in survey and data science at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. From 2005–2010, she was a survey methodologist for the CHIS.

Louise McCarthy is the president and CEO of CCALAC and was instrumental in creating and implementing free public health care programs that have served hundreds of thousands of low-income, uninsured LA County residents.

Usha Lee McFarling is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and national science correspondent covering health disparities and the intersection of race with science and medicine for STAT.

Alex Ortega is dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health and a nationally recognized public health and health care policy scholar. 

Jeffrey Reynoso serves as a regional director for HHS, where he advances the Biden-Harris Administration’s health and human services priorities and is the key representative for Secretary Xavier Becerra in region 9.

Dr. Bob Ross is the former president and CEO for The California Endowment. Under his leadership, TCE provided advocacy and funded efforts in support of “Health For All” across the state.

Dr. Raynald Samoa is an endocrinologist at City of Hope. A champion for health equity, Dr. Samoa uses evidence and data to advise lawmakers on the unique health needs of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. 

Delight Satter is an elder and member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and a senior health scientist at the CDC.

Dr. Linette Scott is the chief data officer and deputy director of enterprise data and information management at DHCS, which is responsible for financing and administering Medi-Cal.

Sandra Shewry is a health policy expert with experience in public service and health philanthropy, including serving as director of the California Department of Health Care Services.

Tia Shimada has 15 years of public policy experience, and directed programs for a statewide nonprofit advocating equitable access to food, resources, and opportunity for all Californians. 

Dr. Lisa Simpson is a nationally recognized health policy researcher and pediatrician, who previously served as president and CEO of AcademyHealth.

Alek Sripipatana is director for the data and evaluation unit, which oversees primary data collection strategies on all HRSA-supported health centers across the country.

Dr. Efrain Talamantes is the COO at AltaMed Health Services, the nation's largest Federally Qualified Health Center. A recognized health equity advocate, Dr. Talamantes leads initiatives throughout the country to enhance diversity in the health care workforce.

Bob Valdez is the director of AHRQ, the lead federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of health care for all Americans. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and was a Special Senior Advisor to the Clinton White House on health care reform.

Maria-Elena Young is an assistant professor of public health at UC Merced. Her research seeks to understand the impact of the U.S. immigration system on the well-being of immigrants and their families.