Cordell brings 20 years of experience to his leadership of Expectant Advisory, a BIPOC-led strategic consultancy. Previous to his current roles, Cordell held leadership roles with the TechTown Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Business Roundtable, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the IBM Corporation.
Honors include: an Eisenhower Fellowship to China; designation as a White House Champion of Change for Computer Science Education; designation as a “40 under 40” by business and civic organizations in Washington State and Tennessee; University of Notre Dame Law School alumni of the year awardee; selections as a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow for Young American Leaders and a Broad Foundation Resident in Urban Education. Current board service includes the Alumni Council for Cultural Vistas, AIPAC National Council and privately-held blockchain start-ups around the world. He previously served on the Advisory Council for the Center for Democracy and Technology and the boards of the United Way of Greater Chattanooga, United Way of King County, Downtown Seattle YMCA and the Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation.
In addition to lecturing at the Federal Executive Institute, Cordell leads workshops, seminars and speaks at conferences on education, upskilling and civil discourse. Recent and planned appearances include: 2020 Social Entrepreneurship Forum in Azerbaijan (2020); SXSW 2020 (planned); Congressional testimony before the US Congressional Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe (December 2019); 2019 Horasis Conference (Las Vegas, NV); 2019 SmartCity Expo (Atlanta, GA); 2019 Concordia Summit (Bogota, Colombia); 2019 Young Leaders Academy of Macedonia (Skopje, Macedonia); 2018 Blockchain Trends Summit (Seoul, South Korea); 2018 The Wright (Golden, CO); 2018 SXSW Festival (Austin, TX); 2017 YSEALI Summit (Manila, Philippines); Confluence ROME (Rome, GA); Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank District's Reinventing Community Conference (Philadelphia, PA); US News STEM Solutions Leadership Summit (Dallas, TX); ACT Board of Directors Annual Meeting (Washington, DC); Council of Chief State Schools Officers Legislative Conference (Washington, DC); and the Association for Career and Technical Education's National Policy Seminar (Washington, DC).
Cordell earned his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Economics from the University of Washington, Masters of Science in Public Policy and Management Studies from Carnegie Mellon University and Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Donahoe has a long history of leadership in Cybersecurity and serves as the Managing Member of the Donahoe Advisory Group. Before founding his consulting firm, Donahoe was the Chief Information Security Officer at Mylan and Costco Warehouse, as well as a Security Director at T-Mobile. He currently serves as Board Member at Lynx Technology Partners, and Advisory Board member at Cyware Labs, ThreatModeler Software and Sentinel CSG.
Donahoe has developed and managed complex global cyber programs, including establishing effective and efficient DevSecOps, digital transformation, mergers and acquisitions, IoT and OT, security testing and assurance programs, as well as security strategies. Donahoe earned a Bachelor of the Arts from the University of Washington and two Master of Science Degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to his profound professional accomplishments, Donahoe is an active Freemason and holds a leadership position within the Seattle Masonic Lodge.
Inès is a graduate student, concurrently pursuing a masters of business administration and doctorate of law at Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Business School (EDHEC) and is a Future Global Leader (FGL) Fellow.
She has grown up in an underprivileged suburban city near Paris and has Arabic and Spanish roots. After graduating from Louis Le Grand, widely considered France’s best high school, she studied in an intense preparatory program to compete for admission to France’s top business schools. In her spare time, she loves discovering the world and new cultures, always eager to learn more about various topics. In 2017, she was awarded a competitive United States Fulbright scholarship to study social entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She also participated in a wilderness leadership bootcamp in the American Rocky Mountains.
Passionate about politics, she interned in the past at the French assembly, where she was in charge of the communication of the deputy. President of the MUN (Model United Nations) association of her school she organized several MUN in the world including one in her school with more than 350 high school students participating.
Finally, she worked as a press intern, covering particularly the US and both its foreign and home policies.
Jevin Hodge was born in Tempe, Arizona and was raised by Berdetta Hodge, a single mother and his role model. Berdetta, the first black woman elected in Tempe, is the President of the Tempe Union High School Governing Board and instilled in Jevin and his brother a love for service and community. Jevin attended McClintock High School and has a degree in Public Policy from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Professionally, Jevin Hodge is the National Engagement Director of LINK Strategic Partners, a strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, and social impact consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Jevin works with community partners to maximize community impact by governments, non-profits, and businesses. His clients have included the Citi Open Tennis Tournament, the Urban Alliance, the District of Columbia, College Success Arizona, Austin Independent School District, Lyft, and Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership.
Jevin Hodge presently serves as President of the Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, a Head Start provider of early childhood education serving low-income families in the Phoenix-area. He is also past President of the Tempe Union High Schools Education Foundation, which succeeded in securing millions of dollars in public funding for East Valley schools. He currently sits on the board of Best Buddies Arizona, which serves youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as on the Arizona board of US Global Leadership Coalition, which strengthens Arizona’s economy and presence on the world stage. He is also a member of Suns Charities 88, the philanthropic arm of the Phoenix Suns which brings together business leaders to invest in community development.
p>As a youth, Jevin Hodge had a defining passion for public service. In high school he authored legislation creating student community service requirements that was passed unanimously by the state legislature. As a college student, he coordinated programs for the Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley and started the Manifesto Project, which worked to prepare Arizona’s young talent and solve the issue of community brain drain. He also served as the Millennial spokesperson for the Can Kicks Back, part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. He was also the Director of Public Relations and national board member for Common Sense Action, a national organization that bring Millennials to the table in national and local policymaking.
Jevin Hodge formerly served as the Vice-Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, through which he spent three years traveling up and down Arizona to engage people civically and learn about the short- and long-term challenges facing those who work, study, and live in our state. Jevin was elected by the ADP’s State Committee twice to serve as the youngest African American state party official in the country. In his capacity as Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chairman, Jevin Hodge organized local town halls and roundtables with officials ranging from a former US Attorney General to local chiefs of police and state legislators. Jevin was recently recognized for his civic efforts by the City of Tempe, whose Human Relations Commission awarded him with an award named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this year. He is also a recipient of the Roy Wilkins Service Award, a lifetime achievement recognition by the NAACP of the East Valley. He was also recognized for his leadership by Grambling State University, a historically black college that invited Jevin to keynote their 2018 MLK Jr. Day celebration.
Jevin Hodge was the 2020 Democratic Nominee to serve on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors from District 1, which includes residents of Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, and Queen Creek. He ran to represent nearly one million constituents, which is more than virtually every Member of Congress, ten senators, and five governors. His race was the equivalent to running for Governor of South Dakota. Jevin’s race experienced a historic 84% turnout in 2020, with over 220,000 ballots cast by citizens in District One. Unfortunately, Jevin lost by just 403 votes, a difference of less than 0.1% from his opponent. Had he been victorious, Jevin Hodge would have been the first African American person to serve in this position and would have been the youngest major county official in the United States.
Jevin Hodge’s candidacy received historic endorsements Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Mayor Steven Reed, Mayor Michael Tubbs and several other nationally recognized leaders. Locally, his candidacy had the support of several labor unions, women’s groups, environmental protection organizations, and distinguished community leaders. His historic candidacy garnered national attention and he received thousands of small-dollar donations from Arizonans and people in virtually every state recognizing his capacity to effect positive change in Maricopa County.
