Jeffrey R. Cornwall is the inaugural recipient of the Jack C. Massey Chair and professor 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.

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.