Judging Panel
Our panel includes leaders with lived experience, subject matter experts, philanthropic leaders, and influential voices in the child welfare and family support space.
Review Process
Eligibility Screening
Staff verify basic eligibility and completeness
Expert Panel Review
Panel scores applications across five criteria
Finalist Selection
Top finalists selected from each track and notified
Live Pitch & Awards (May 17)
Top finalists pitch live; winners announced at the final event
Note: Final selection authority rests with Flourish Fund for the nonprofit track and Eagle Freedom Fund II for the social enterprise track.
Panel Members
Reviewed by leading experts across child welfare, technology, philanthropy, and lived experience.
Sixto Cancel
Founder and CEO
Think of Us
Emily Chapman Richards
President & Executive Director
Show Hope
Scott Hanson
Co-Founder
Allworth Financial
JooYeun Chang
Executive Director
Aviv Foundation
Megan Wheeler
Program Manager
Google.org
Kody Russell
Senior Portfolio Manager
Ballmer Group
Mike Winters
Director of Engineering
META
Wes Lyons
Managing Partner
Eagle Venture Fund
Rosalind Picard
Professor & Co-Founder
MIT Media Lab
Steve Moore
Senior Program Director
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Tom Baldwin
Professor
Solving the World's Greatest Problems
Jen Alt
Founder & CEO
The SGL Impact Studio
Nathan Aleman
Executive Director
The Younger Family Fund
Michael Allen
Co-Founder & CEO
Together South Florida
Audrey Haque
Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Joel Chakra
COO
The Tebow Group