Benjamin Lukey received his doctorate in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His interests in philosophy of disability, comparative philosophy, and philosophy for children (p4c) have developed from a broader goal of including more voices in philosophical discourse. Since 2007, he has been part of the p4c Hawai‘i initiative at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, piloting and developing a Philosopher in Residence project at Hawaii public high schools. He continues to support p4c Hawaii teachers and students at Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School, Kailua High School, Waikiki Elementary, Ka’elepulu Elementary, and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. For “Dr. Ben”, philosophy is an activity of inquiry with others, not just a subject of study. He gets to do philosophy with people from pre-school age to retirees, from a wide variety of cultural and professional backgrounds. He is currently Associate Director for the UH Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education.

Jeanne completed her PhD at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, focusing on the pathologies of willpower from both philosophical and psychological perspectives.

She has taught philosophy in the United States for over fifteen years, including appointments at NYU and Fordham in New York, and actively expanded philosophical education beyond the academy through initiatives in places such as Rikers Island and San Quentin.

She currently serves as Vice President of the Public Philosophy Network and is slated to become its President in 2026. In this role, she helps shape national and international initiatives that bring philosophical inquiry into conversation with civic life, social change, and public debate. She was Director of the Center for Public Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz, where she led community-centered ethics programs and partnerships across academia, the arts, and civil society.

She has helped launch the first Tech Ethics Bowl in the Bay Area and continues to direct the Santa Cruz Night of Ideas, an annual public forum bringing artists, scientists, activists, and scholars into dialogue.

Alongside her academic work, Jeanne runs a philosophical counseling practice, helping individuals and leaders think more creatively about how they live and decide.

For more details, please visit her profile at jeanneproust.

Kyle received his doctorate in philosophy from UC Santa Cruz, where he now teaches as a Continuing Lecturer in the Philosophy and Legal Studies departments. Before discovering his love for philosophy, Kyle earned a J.D. from UC Berkeley Law and practiced intellectual property litigation at Heller Ehrman LLP in Silicon Valley. In addition to teaching, Kyle is a program director at the Center for Public Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz. In this capacity he runs the Norcal high school ethics bowl, the San Quentin ethics bowl program, and a philosophy for children program. Kyle loves to discuss philosophical questions with people of all ages and from all walks of life. He lives in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife and two children.