Robyn Thomas is an experienced leader of social and political change ​movements, most recently serving 16 years at the helm of the Giffords Law ​Center. During the time she led the organization, Robyn was instrumental in ​helping ensure passage of almost 500 gun laws at the state level and more than ​two dozen federal laws and executive actions. Robyn co-authored and advocated ​for Proposition 63 with Governor Gavin Newsom, spearheaded the creation of ​the Firearms Accountability Counsel Taskforce, launched Giffords Law Center’s ​Community Violence Initiative (CVI), and recently ran a two year comprehensive ​IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Antiracism) process at Giffords.

Robyn has broad experience with the media and has written for publications ​ranging from the New York Times and Newsweek to Oprah Magazine, and has ​regularly appeared on television as a leading authority on America’s gun laws on ​60 Minutes, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and many more. She has been quoted ​widely in print media across the world, and was featured in Katie Couric’s ​documentary Under the Gun. She has also testified before the US Senate and ​Congress, as well as state legislatures across the country.

Prior to her work at Giffords Law Center, Robyn served as the executive director ​of Tikkun, advocating for policy solutions to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Before ​entering the nonprofit space, Robyn practiced law at Lord Bissell & Brook and ​Milberg Weiss Bershad & Shulman in New York as a plaintiffs class action litigator ​and was a Public Defender in Miami-Dade County before that. She is a graduate of ​Duke University and the University of Miami School of Law.

Anne Kiehl Friedman is a communications professional. She graduated ​from Stanford University with honors and began work as a ​speechwriter/ghostwriter for prominent names in politics and Hollywood. ​From there, she started Bold Ink, a strategic communications consultancy ​for non-profits.

Anne is a passionate advocate for holistic well-being and spiritual growth. ​She obtained her MBA from ESADE University in Spain, and was ordained as ​an Interfaith Minister and Reverend after attending seminary at the ​Berkeley Chaplaincy Institute.

Her commitment to fostering understanding and empathy shines through in ​her work, making her a trusted voice in the academic and public spheres. ​Higher Love: A Psychedelic Travel Memoir of Heartbreak and Healing is her ​first book.