Katie Couric

Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist and #1 New Y ork Times best-selling author of her memoir, Going There, which was published in October 2021. She is also a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) which has raised almost $800 million for cancer research.

Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show.

In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”, a podcast, “Next Question”, digital video series and several documentaries. You can find it all at katiecouric.com.

Ellen Pompeo

Actress and producer Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Meredith Grey on the hit ABC series GREY’S ANATOMY. She also serves as an Executive Producer for the show which is currently on its 21st season and has been renewed for season 22. Pompeo received a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama” at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards and was awarded the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Drama” for her work on the show.

Along with Executive Producing Grey's Anatomy, Pompeo also served as a Co-Executive Producer of the Grey's spinoff STATION 19, which just aired its series finale. Pompeo launched her own production company, Calamity Jane Entertainment in 2011. Through Calamity Jane, Pompeo executive produced and starred in the Hulu limited series GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY, which premiered in March 2025. The show quickly rose to #1 on the platform post debut and will continue to air new episodes through April 30th.