Linda Herkenhoff is currently a full professor and Director of both the Online MBA and the Global MBA at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, where she teaches Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis and Mixed Methods. She is the former Executive Director of Human Resources for Stanford University. The first sixteen years of her career included various responsibilities within Chevron Corporation, primarily as a geophysicist. She has lived/worked/conducted research in over 30 countries and has spent time on all 7 continents.

John Fogli was the former Founder and President of Sentenium, Inc. This company was sold to Research America, Inc. John's business research methods have helped public and private industries better understand the involvement necessary to lead consensus solutions. He has facilitated over 500 survey projects in the areas of consumer, employee, political, and operation(s) research. He is a member of the Market Research Association and holds a Professional Research Certificate. He is currently a tenured professor with the Department of Business at Diablo Valley College and is the Marketing Program Lead. He earned his B.S. from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of San Francisco.