1. CONVENINGS
OPPORTUNITY
NATION
Opportunity Nation brings together leaders and
representatives from nonprofits, businesses,
higher education, and government institutions
from across the country to address stagnating
economic and social mobility. These bipartisan,
cross-sector convenings, from National Sum-
mits for over 1,000 people to local convenings
focused on data and grassroots action elevate
solutions and catalyze actions for expanding
access to the American Dream.

2. CHAMPION
YOUTH VOICE
GRASSROOTS
ACTIVATION
Each Opportunity Nation convening includes young
adults as event participants, facilitators and speakers.
Youth voice and experience are central to all of Op-
portunity Nation’s work, bringing energy, enthusiasm
and new ideas to each conversation. More than 200
Opportunity Leaders have received scholarships to
attend Opportunity Nation events, and participate in
grassroots activation training.
CONVENING
GOALS
Opportunity Nation has grown a national network of
more than 300 partners and influencers who reach
100+ million people annually. By participating in Op-
portunity Nation convenings, the Coalition has forged
partnerships, commissioned new research, and
launched local initiatives across the nation to connect
our youth to education and careers.
BIPARTISAN & CROSS-SECTOR
ENGAGEMENT
Business leaders have appeared on same stage as
elected officials from both parties to show their sup-
port for expanding opportunity at Opportunity Nation
events. At the 2015 Summit, Senators Rob Portman
(R-OH) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) participated in
a conversation with NBC’s Chuck Todd and Michael
Tipsord, president and COO of State Farm told his
personal opportunity story.
SHARE DATA &
BEST PRACTICES
Opportunity Nation hosts smaller convenings in cities
across the country and webinars several times a year
to highlight data related to the Opportunity Index, in-
cluding analysis and reports; inform our network about
key policies; share our call to action, We Got This; and
showcase effective solutions and programs.
“I was asked, ‘why do you go to Opportunity Nation?’ And my
response was very simple and very easy: I come here because I
can think of no better way to get inspired”
- Dr. Eduardo Padròn, President, Miami Dade College

3. SUMMIT
HIGHLIGHTS
“The Summit was proof that change is possible—that
engaging a diverse group of people is worthy of attention,
partnership and expanded funding.”
- Erin Busk, Opportunity Leader
2011
Four years ago, expanding opportunity was not a national priority. To advance the
most pressing issue of our time, Opportunity Nation officially launched at the first
National Opportunity Summit held at the Apollo Theater and Columbia University,
with co-conveners TIME, AARP, United Way Worldwide and the Ford Foundation.
The Opportunity Nation coalition was formally announced, leaders from multiple
sectors shared their visions for the American Dream, and the inaugural Opportunity
Index was released.
OFFICIAL LAUNCH
NEW YORK CITY
2012
Coinciding with the final weeks of the 2012 presidential election, the Summit fea-
tured key bipartisan leaders, including former Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA) and
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). The Summit was co-hosted by George Washington
University in Washington, DC for over 1,200 leaders and young adults and marked
the launch of Opportunity Nation’s Shared Plan, a cross-sector and bipartisan call-
to-action to ensure young adults have access to multiple career and education
pathways.
THE SHARED PLAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
2015
With double-digit youth unemployment remaining stagnant post-Recession, the
2015 National Opportunity Summit was a critically important conversation about the
urgent crisis of youth unemployment and its impact on opportunity in America. The
Summit was co-convened by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Business
Roundtable, Jobs for America’s Graduates, and United Way Worldwide in Wash-
ington, DC for over 1,000 leaders and young adults. More than $18 million in new
grants were announced by corporate partners and WE GOT THIS, a cross-sector
call to action to end youth unemployment, was released. The Summit trended na-
tionally on Twitter and featured over 85 speakers.
WE GOT THIS
WASHINGTON, D.C.

4. PAST
SPEAKERS
“I was just so impressed how so many of the speakers made
the “business” case for promoting and supporting
opportunity for all.”
-Kelem Butts, Director of Charitable Operations, AT&T
NONPROFIT & COMMUNITY GROUPS
Molly Baldwin, Founder and CEO, Roca
Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and President,
PolicyLink
Gerald Chertavian, Founder and CEO, Year Up
Wendy Kopp, Founder and Chair of the Board, Teach for
America
Kirsten Lodal, Co-Founder, LIFT
Janet Murguía, President and CEO, National Council of La
Raza
Stacey Stewart, US President, United Way Worldwide
Pastor Rick Warren, Founder, Saddleback Church
HIGHER EDUCATION
Robert Denson, President, Des Moines Area Community
College
Dr. Steven Knapp, President, The George Washington
University
Dr. Kathy Krendl, President, Otterbein University
Dr. Anne Kress, President, Monroe Community College
Dr. Diana Natalicio, President, University of Texas at El
Paso
Dr. Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade College
Dr. Jill Wakefield, Chancellor, Seattle Colleges
Dr. Cornel West, Professor, Princeton University
Dr. Harry Lee Williams, President, Delaware State
University
MEDIA
Allie Bidwell, Education Reporter, US News and World
Report
Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor of Economics
and Business, TIME
Michael Gerson, Journalist, Washington Post
Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief, AOL
Huffington Post Media Group
Tavis Smiley, Founder and Chair, Tavis Smiley Foundation
Jim Tankersley, Economic Policy Correspondent,
Washington Post
Chuck Todd, Moderator, Meet the Press; Political Director,
NBC News

5. Judy Woodruff, Co-Anchor and Managing Editor, PBS
NewsHour
Dr. Fareed Zakaria, Editor-at-Large, TIME Magazine; Host
of CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria
PHILANTHROPY
Sara Arlotti, Executive Director, IF Hummingbird
Foundation
Dr. John Irons, Managing Director, Foundation Initiatives,
Rockefeller Foundation
Emily Tow Jackson, Executive Director, The Tow
Foundation
Patrick McCarthy, President, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ari Simon, Vice President, Chief Program and Strategy
Officer, The Kresge Foundation
Dr. Xavier de Souza Briggs, Vice President of Economic
Opportunity and Assets, Ford Foundation
THOUGHT LEADERS
Suzanne Clark, Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
Melody Barnes, Former Director of White House Domestic
Policy Council, President Barack Obama; Chair, Forum for
Community Solutions, Aspen Institute
Stuart Butler, Director for the Center for Policy Innovation,
Heritage Foundation
Dr. Ron Haskins, Co-Director, Center on Children and
Families, Brookings Institute
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Heather C. McGee, President, Demos
Dr. Isabel Sawhill, Co-Director of the Center on Children
and Families, Brookings Institute
Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress
CORPORATE PARTNERS
David L. Casey, Vice President, Workforce Strategies and
Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health
John Galante, Senior Vice President and CTO, JP Morgan
Chase
Meg Garlinghouse, Head of Social Impact, LinkedIn
Chris Graves, Chairman, Ogilvy Public Relations
Denise Hebner, Head of Diversity & Inclusion Americas,
UBS
Stanley Litow, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and
Corporate Affairs, IBM
Jodie Neville, Vice President Global Brand Marketing &
Strategy, Hasbro, Inc.
David Nagel, Executive Vice President, BP North America,
Inc.
Kristin Oliver, Executive Vice President of People, Walmart
US
Andrew Plepler, Global Corporate Social Responsibility Ex-
ecutive and Consumer Policy Executive, Bank of America
Bobbi Silten, Senior Vice President, Global Responsibility,
Gap Inc.; President, Gap Foundation
Kerry Sullivan, President, Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Blair Taylor, Chief Community Officer, Starbucks
Stuart Thorn, President and CEO, Southwire
Tim Wolff, Vice President, Construction and Engineering,
AT&T
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
The Honorable Thomas Perez, United States Secretary of
Labor
The Honorable Robert Portman, United States Senator,
Ohio
The Honorable Michael Bennet, United States Senator,
Colorado
The Honorable Cory Booker, Senator, New Jersey
The Honorable Marco Rubio, United States Senator,
Florida
The Honorable Chris Coons, United States Senator,
Delaware
The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Representative,
Washington; Chair, Republican Conference
The Honorable Jack Markell, Governor, Delaware
The Honorable Phil Bryant, Governor, Mississippi
The Honorable Seth Moulton, Representative, MA-06
(D-MA)
The Honorable Garret Graves, Representative, LA-06
(R-LA)
The Honorable Michael Nutter, Mayor, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
The Honorable William Bell, Mayor, Birmingham, Alabama
The Honorable Svante Myrick, Mayor, Ithaca, New York
The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, Former Mayor, City of
New York
The Honorable Elaine Chao, 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor
(2001-2009)
The Honorable Tom Harkin, Former United States Senator,
Iowa
The Honorable Deval L. Patrick, Former Governor,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ENTERTAINMENT
Suze Orman, Host, CNBC’s The Suze Orman Show
Jordin Sparks, Singer-Songwriter and Actress
Russell Simmons, CEO, RUSH Communications
Serena Williams, US Tennis Champion; UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador

6. Washington, D.C.
Tel: 202-644-8410
I couldn’t explain with 50,000 words
how the Opportunity Summit affected
me. It was exactly what I needed in
my life. I believe it will be a defining
moment in my progress and
development as a human being.
— Jahath Harriott,
Opportunity Leader
Boston
Tel: 857-400-0036