Chris Ryan has an A.B. in Physics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He taught high school science for several years, at first through Teach for America. At Fuqua, Chris was head TA of the core Statistics and Finance courses, as well as Curriculum Representative and Fuquavision co-president. After a stint at McKinsey, Chris joined Manhattan Prep in 2003 and helped it grow into the largest GMAT prep provider in the world. He is now the Executive Director of Product Strategy for the Admissions Group at Kaplan Test Prep, which includes Manhattan Prep. He lives in Carrboro, North Carolina with his wife and two children.

Carrie Shuchart holds an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She has been an editorial analyst at The Atlantic, a freelance television producer, and an entrepreneur. While at Columbia, she focused her efforts on Follies, the school's semi-annual comedy show, for which she acted, directed, and made some pretty poor attempts at dancing. She began teaching with Manhattan Prep (then Manhattan GMAT) in 2008 as a way to fund her startup habit and her shoe collection. In 2010, Carrie joined the Los Angeles office of McKinsey & Co. as a consultant.

She now serves as Director, Head of Communications for McKinsey New Ventures. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her partner.