Rabbi Elan Babchuck is committed to leaving behind a world that is more compassionate and connected than the one he found. In pursuit of that commitment, he serves as the Executive Vice President at Clal, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and the Founding Executive Director of Glean Network. He was ordained in 2012, and earned his MBA that year, as well.

A sought-after thought leader, he has delivered keynotes at stages ranging from TEDx to the US Army’s General Officer Symposium, published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, and Religion News Service, and has a column for The Wisdom Daily. He is also the co-author of Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire (2023, Fortress Press), and contributed to Meaning Making – 8 Values That Drive America’s Newest Generations (2020, St. Mary’s Press).

He is a founding board member of Springtide Research Institute, which focuses on spirituality, mental health, and Gen Z, and a founding partner of Starts With Us, a movement to counteract toxic polarization in America.

He lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife, Lizzie Pollock, and their three children: Micah, Nessa, and Ayla. In his spare time, he is an avid rock climber and constant gardener.

Sandy Hong is a facilitator and a strategic consultant, with a background in digital strategy & community organizing. He was a participant in Glean’s 2020 START program, focusing on developing offerings that center justice, belonging, liminality, and spirituality within the Korean diaspora. 

A self-described "network nerd", Sandy is passionate about decentralized networks and their potential to create deep, broad, transformative change starting from the individual, their values, and their embodiment. 

Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, Rodney Eric López is a seasoned and sought-after educator, artist, and non-profit leader. His diverse professional background includes successful tenures in teaching artistry, training, coaching and facilitation, corporate communications and public relations, and nonprofit leadership.

Rodney holds a B.S. in Communications Studies from New York University, where he was a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar. He is also a member of the Glean Network's START Cohort 4 and was proud to serve on its team of alumni coaches this year.

Claire Nelson is a religion reporter whose writing has appeared in Christianity Today and the Pioneer Press. She works with Springtide, a research institute that possesses the largest dataset in the nation on the mental health and spirituality of Gen Z, and the Bible for Normal People, a theology and spirituality podcast.

Dr. Jack McGourty is an entrepreneur, educator, applied psychologist, and author. He is an adjunct business professor at Columbia Business School, teaching applied classes in entrepreneurship and innovation. He founded Venture for All®, a global entrepreneurship company offering educational programs to entrepreneurs, business owners, and corporate innovators seeking to apply entrepreneurial thinking and contemporary innovation practices in academic and professional environments.

Before joining the Columbia Business School, Dr. McGourty was Vice Dean for Columbia's Engineering School. For almost 25 years, he has been an active member of the University's entrepreneurial community. Dr. McGourty has taught over 7500 students in the core and advanced courses ranging from engineering design to managing emerging technologies, established an undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship, and launched the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center in 2009. In addition, he has been an active instructor in the University's High School Academic Program, Teacher's College clinical psychology program, and, more recently, in Executive Education hosted by the Business School. Dr. McGourty is the recipient of the Columbia Engineering School's Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award and Columbia Business School's Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. He was a nominee finalist for the University's Presidential Teacher Award in 2006 and was awarded the IBM Education Innovators Award in 2011. In addition, he is a co-author of the Wiley publication, Patterns of Entrepreneurship Management, 6th Edition, published in 2020.

Sarah Beston is an entrepreneur, yoga and meditation teacher, inner wellness coach, and writer based in Los Angeles. Sarah's Body Wisdom coaching programs and retreats blend ancient wisdom with modern science while pulling from the traditions of yoga, spiritual healing, positive psychology, somatics, and mindfulness. Through her teachings and guidance, Sarah hopes to inspire others to overcome self-imposed limitations, helping them to uncover their individual truths and (re)discover their most authentic selves. Sarah is an instructor at Columbia Business School's Venture for All program, where she teaches courses on spiritual entrepreneurship and venture creation.