Dr. D. Warner North is principal scientist of NorthWorks, a consulting firm located in San Francisco, California. Until 2009 he served as a consulting professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.

Dr. Carnesale is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was Chancellor of the University from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2006, and now serves as Professor of Public Policy and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Dr. McCarthy is an independent engineering consultant and owner of McCarthy Engineering, Palo Alto, California, and Board Member of Shui on Land, Ltd., which is publicly traded in Hong Kong.

Dr. Vijay K. Dhir is a distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCLA and the former dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. 

Dr. Metlay received his Bachelor of Science degrees from Caltech in molecular biology and medieval history and his Masters and Doctoral degrees in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Dr. Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. Prior to moving to Duke he was on the staff of Argonne National Laboratory, serving as a group leader in the Reactor Analysis and Safety Division.