Jason DeSanto, Esq., is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was an Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, an H. Clayton Louderback Legal Writing Instructor, and the winner of the George Schechtman Prize. DeSanto brings years of communication experience in the fields of law, government, and politics –

Irving Rein is a leading authority on communication. Rein is a Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University where he specializes in communication strategies within popular culture. He is an internationally known expert in public communication and popular culture and was the recipient of the National Speakers Association’s Outstanding Professor Award for 1999-2000 and the

A specialist in animation and experimental filmmaking, Eric Patrick has worked as a commercial animator in Los Angeles and New York City. His animation for the program Blue’s Clues on the Nickelodeon network was nominated for several Emmy Awards and received a Peabody Award. His own independent animated films include Stark Film and Ablution. Patrick’s

David Bernal is a Business Strategist and Entrepreneur with close to 20 years of experience in growth strategy and planning, market research, marketing, sales, innovation, new products, and ventures with multinationals and leading organizations in the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Formerly, a Strategy Consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton, he has been an

Amy J. Hauenstein (she/they) is the inaugural Director of Professional Programs at Northwestern University’s Office of the Provost, where since 2023 they oversee a diverse array of fifty+ professional graduate programs across the institution. Previously they spent a decade contributing to the MSC program as an administrator where their focus was on academic and student

Dilip Gaonkar is Professor in Rhetoric and Public Culture and the Director of Center for Global Culture and Communication at Northwestern University. He is also the Director of Center for Transcultural Studies, an independent scholarly research network concerned with global issues. He was closely associated with the journal, Public Culture, serving as the Executive Editor

Professor Paul Arntson received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Communication Arts. In 1974 Arntson joined Northwestern’s Communication Studies Department, where he served as the chair for six years.  He is the founder of the Undergraduate Leadership Program at Northwestern University and co-founder of the MSC Program. Arntson teaches Leadership and Decision-Making courses