Claire McCaskill
U.S. Senator (2007-2018)
$25K - $40KMissouri
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Anne Neuberger
Senior advisor, a16z; Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University and the Royal United Services Institute
$25K - $40KMaryland
Mara Liasson
Senior National Political Correspondent, NPR
$25K - $40KDistrict of Columbia
Charles Bolden
12th Administrator of NASA (2009 - 2017)
Contact WSB for FeesVirginia
Richard D. Clarke
12th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
$25K - $40KNorth Carolina
David Kwong
Magician, Mentalist, Author, New York Times Cruciverbalist
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Ari Fleischer
Former White House Press Secretary; President Ari Fleischer Communications; and FOX News Contributor
$25K - $40KNew York
Margaret Hoover
Host, PBS' 'Firing Line with Margaret Hoover'; Bestselling Author, American Individualism; President of American Unity Fund
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Bob Woodward
Legendary Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist; Associate Editor, The Washington Post; Author or Coauthor of 16 #1 New York Times bestselling books
$40K - $70KDistrict of Columbia
Debra Searle
Solo Atlantic Rower, Professional Adventurer and Entrepreneur
$25K - $40K
Martha McSally
America’s 1st Female Combat Fighter Pilot; U.S. Senator and Representative (2015-2020); Author
Under $25,000Arizona
Colin Cloud
THE FORENSIC MINDREADER
$25K - $40KNevada
Maria Konnikova
Psychologist, Best-Selling Author of THE CONFIDENCE GAME, and MASTERMIND: HOW TO THINK LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES, Contributing Writer for the New Yorker
$40K - $70KNew York
Andy Baker
Dr. Andy Baker, Deputy National Security Advisor (2025-26) and National Security Advisor to JD Vance (2023-2026)
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Vladimir Kara-Murza
Russian Opposition Leader; Political Activist; Journalist; Author; Filmmaker; Former Political Prisoner
$25K - $40KVirginia
John Harwood
Award-winning political journalist; White House Correspondent
Under $25,000Maryland
Americus Reed
The Whitney M. Young Jr. Professor of Marketing, Co-Founder of Persona Partners
Under $25,000Pennsylvania
Jessica Yellin
Founder and Host, News Not Noise
Under $25,000California
Michael Beschloss
Presidential Historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times Columnist and #1 Best-Selling Author
Contact WSB for FeesDistrict of Columbia
Tara Palmeri
Veteran political correspondent; Fellow, American University’s SINE Institute of Policy and Politics; Host of “The Tara Palmeri Show”; Author of “The Red Letter” on Substack
Under $25,000New York
Jon Hilsenrath
Author; Journalist; “Fed Whisperer”
Under $25,000Maryland
Eric O'Neill
Cybersecurity Expert; Technology Futurist; National Security Strategist at VMWare Carbon Black; Bestselling Author; Former FBI Operative; Inspiration for the film Breach
Under $25,000Maryland
Adam Cheyer
Top Technology and AI speaker, Co-Founder and Former VP Engineering of Siri and Viv Labs
Over $70,000California
David Plouffe
Obama Campaign Manager and White House Senior Advisor, Author, Non-Profit and Tech Executive
Contact WSB for FeesCalifornia
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