Alexander Pfaff is a Professor of Public Policy, Economics and the Environment at Duke University. He studies how economic development interacts with natural resources and the environment, focused on designing environmental and development policies that influence choices by individuals and groups to support nature and livelihoods and to reduce damaging environmental exposures. He holds a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA in Applied Math and Economics from Yale University.

Kirsten Oleson is a Professor of Ecological Economics with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is an interdisciplinary sustainability scientist, who employs tools from economics, social science, ecology, and decision analysis to ensure that the value of nature is captured in national, state, and community decision-making.

Erin O. Sills is the Edwin F. Conger Professor and Head of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University.  Her research lies at the interface of environment and development economics, including design and evaluation of forest conservation and climate change mitigation strategies.  She received her BA from Princeton University and her PhD from Duke University.

Allen Blackman is Principal Economic Advisor to the Climate and Sustainable Development sector at the Inter-American Development. An environmental economist, his research focuses on three broad areas: land use and land cover change, urban environmental issues, and agricultural supply chains. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics are from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.