Mark Speece is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Center for Research on Sustainable Leadership, College of Management Mahidol University (CMMU) in Bangkok.  Prior to semi-retiring in 2019, he taught in Kuwait (7 years), Alaska (10 years), and Southeast Asia (16 years, mostly Thailand, and also Singapore, Vietnam, and Hong Kong) and worked on resource management and development issues in MENA before entering academia. His PhD in Marketing is from the University of Washington.  He also holds an MA and PhD in Middle East Economic Geography from the University of Arizona. Most of his research is on marketing and resource management/sustainability issues in MENA and Southeast Asia.

Ali Aljamal is an Associate Professor of Economics at the American University of Kuwait and a past chair of the Economics Department. Earlier, he taught in Arizona, Indiana, and Michigan and has also worked as a water resource specialist. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Agricultural Economics and a PhD in renewable natural resources, all from the University of Arizona, where his dissertation was on the analysis and design of water resource institutions. His scholarly interests stem from a belief that economic education is a core life skill for a culture of sustainability. His current research interests include environmental and natural resources policy, food security, and economics education.

Mohsen Bagnied remains engaged in some research but recently retired from his position as Associate Professor at the American University of Kuwait, where he was also past Chair of the Marketing Department for a number of years. He had extensive consulting experience for Egyptian, American, and United Nations organizations before entering academia and also taught for nearly 20 years in the USA before joining AUK. His PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics is from the University of Maryland, and he has 2 years of post-doctorate training in marketing from George Washington University. His current research is mostly on marketing & sustainability issues in the Middle East.