Jeffrey R. Cornwall is professor emeritus of entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has a DBA and an MBA from the University of Kentucky.

David O. Vang is a professor of finance in the OPUS College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota with majors in economics and political science.

Jean M. Hartman holds a BA in business administration and accounting from Southwest Minnesota State University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a certified public accountant.