Stephen H. Schneider was the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of biology, and a Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University.

Armin Rosencranz is the Founder and former President of Pacific Environment.

Michael D. Mastrandrea is a Consulting Assistant Professor at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University.

Kristin Kuntz-Duriseti is Managing Editor for the interdisciplinary journal, Climatic Change.