Eric Bolland is a business professor at Viterbo University, USA. He was previously adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, Cardinal Stritch University, Edgewood College, and other schools. He is the author of five business books. He has over twenty years teaching and management experience including CUNA Mutual, Alliant Energy, and TDS Telecom. He was also director of the Wisconsin State Board on Aging. Carlos Lopes has a doctorate in economics from the University of Kentucky, USA and was a staff economist for the State of Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. He has published in the field and is a full time faculty member at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. He previously taught economics at Asbury College.

His research interests are public finance, public choice/political economy, and labor economics, as well as workforce demographics. His publications and presentations include articles on Kentucky economics, fiscal policy, migration, population demographics, and public policy. As a research methodologist, Dr. Lopes is the lead data analyst for the book.