Speakers

David Schultz is Distinguished University Professor in the Departments of Political Science, Environmental Studies, and Legal Studies  at Hamline University. He is also a professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and at the University of St. Thomas. A three (and soon to be four)-time Fulbright scholar who has taught extensively in Europe and Asia, and the winner of the Leslie A. Whittington national award for excellence in public affairs teaching, David  is the author of more than 45 books and 200+ articles on various aspects of American politics, election law, and the media and politics, and he is regularly interviewed and quoted in the local, national, and international media on these subjects including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, the Economist, and National Public Radio.   His most recent books are Constitutional Precedent in US Supreme Court Reasoning (2022), Handbook of Election Law (2022), and Presidential Swing States (2022).   Prior to teaching, Professor Schultz served as a city director of planning, zoning and  code enforcement, and as a housing and economic planner for a community action agency. 

 

Jon Kaufman is a 14-year Rotarian and Major Donor, first in the SF Bay Area and now in Colorado Springs. Recently retired from his Silicon Valley marketing company, Jon is now full time as CEO of Global Water First, an impact investment group. He also heads H2OpenDoors, the project that the Rotary Club of Edina has worked alongside to create purified drinking water at Escuintla Hospital in Guatemala.

Jon wrote a book, Long Walk on a Dry Road, about the adventures that over 550 Rotarians and friends have joined throughout the world. While they all claim to be Water Warriors, Jon believes that the 40 installations in 15 countries is more about self-reliance, lifting villages to become independent and sustainable. He is also a Steward of The Council for Inclusive Capitalism at the Vatican. It is the ambition of Global Water First over the next five years to install 1000 water enterprises, most run by women.

Jon lives with his fiancé, Lisa and their 90-pound Alaskan Malamute in Colorado. He has 32 years old son named Joey, who has stepped into the family marketing business back in California. Jon’s believes that most of the world’s most chronic challenges can be solved with just a little technology… and a whole lot of soul.