Can't We Be Friends...It's Not People, It's Parties...Coming Together | ASU+GSV Summit 2026

Margaret Spellings (President and CEO, Bipartisan Policy Center) and Arne Duncan (Managing Director, Emerson Collective) join moderator Ben Wallerstein (CEO, Whiteboard Advisors) at the ASU+GSV Summit 2026 in Can't We Be Friends...It's Not People, It's Parties...Coming Together to discuss bipartisan collaboration in education policy and leadership.

Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Secretary of Education, led the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act and now heads the Bipartisan Policy Center. Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and CEO of Chicago Public Schools, brings experience in large-scale education reform and now works with Emerson Collective and Chicago CRED. Ben Wallerstein, CEO of Whiteboard Advisors, advises leaders across education, policy, and investment and moderates a conversation on bridging divides to drive progress.