Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) is known by many as the father of modern management. He was Clarke Professor of Social Science and Management at Claremont Graduate School in California and was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is the author of over thirty-five books, including The Ecological Vision, The Concept of the Corporation, and A Functioning Society.

Tom Peters is a graduate of Cornell (B.C.E., M.C.E.) and Stanford (M.B.A. and Ph.D.) and holds honorary doctorates from the University of San Francisco and Rhodes College. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Management, The World Productivity Association and the Society for Quality and Participation. He is also the author of In Search of Excellence (with Robert H. Waterman), Liberation Management, Pursuit of Wow, and The Circle of Innovation. He divides his time between Silicon Valley and Vermont.

Collins is a management educator. He operates a management learning laboratory dedicated to conducting new research and working with executives.