Convening partners for long-term impact

Maxwell Zorick and the Social Impact team at MTV develop and manage creative campaigns that empower the brands’ audiences to have an impact on the nation’s biggest social issues. Previously, he was the Manager of Social Impact at General Assembly, where he focused on programs that promote access, diversity and economic mobility through careers in technology. Prior to that, Maxwell was the Partnerships Manager at Purpose, a social impact agency , and Senior Aide & Project Manager in the Office of Sean Eldridge and Chris Hughes. In 2013, he was a Fellow at The New Leaders Council in New York City. Maxwell graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude from NYU.

Jessica is an award-winning actor/writer/director. Her groundbreaking work across arts, technology and activism has been featured at Talks at Google, Voyage LA, Idealist, W42ST Magazine, and has earned her membership in The Zuckerberg Institute as well as an ambassadorship for Summit. In the past ten months, Jessica has taken her companies from pre-revenue to profitable with 50+ live show days across 10 industries and has helped arts organisations raise almost 4 million dollars through Broadway Unlocked’s proprietary digital fundraising format.