John Fernald has been Senior Research Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco since 2012. Before that, he was the Bank’s Vice President of Macroeconomic Research. He has been Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago, Economic Adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Paul Romer is Professor of Economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business and Director of its Urbanization Project. He previously taught at Stanford University, where he also started an education technology company. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He holds Ph.D. from the University of Chicago

Michael Spence is Professor of Economics at New York University, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He has served as Chairman of the independent Commission on Growth and Development, and as Professor of Economics and Business at Harvard University. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University

Ernesto Zedillo is Director for the Study of Globalization and Professor in the Field of International Economics and Politics at Yale University. Before that, he was Chairman of the Global Development Network, and served on several prominent commissions including the Commission on Growth and Development. He was President of Mexico from 1994-2000, and before that held several ministerial portfolios. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University.