Joan Blades is a co-founder of Living Room Conversations, aimed at rebuilding respectful civil discourse across ideological, cultural and party lines while embracing our core-shared values. She is also co-founder AllSidesforSchools.org, MomsRising.org and MoveOn.org She is a co-author of The Custom-Fit Workplace, winner of a Nautilus book award in 2011 and The Motherhood Manifesto, which won the Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize in 2007.
Jack Glaser is a Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. A social
psychologist, his primary research interest is in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Professor Glaser is one of the principal investigators on a National Justice Database of police stops and use of force incidents. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Policing Equity, has advised the California Governor’s Office on police use of force policy reform and the state’s Department of Justice on the analysis and interpretation of police stop data collected under the Racial & Identity Profiling Act. Glaser is on California’s Peace Officer Standards Accountability Advisory Board and is the author of Suspect Race: Causes and & Consequences of Racial Profiling.
Calista Small, Research Manager at More in Common, leads mixed-methods studies on a range of topics related to social cohesion and division in the US. She also frequently represents the company at national and international conferences. Prior to joining More in Common, Calista worked as a social psychology research assistant at Columbia University, helping to develop and implement studies on emotion and stress. She holds a B.A. in Humanities from Yale University and a post-baccalaureate degree in Psychology from Columbia University.
Rodney Brice Campbell is a co-host, comedic relief, and Chief Vision Officer at More In Common. Known for being professionally unprofessional, Rodney brings authenticity to everything he does, effortlessly connecting with anyone he encounters. As a father, husband, and forever Dungeon Master, he’s mastered the art of juggling life’s complexities—whether in business or in the world of D&D. His mission? To show that meaningful connections aren’t difficult—they just need a little humor and a lot of compassion.