Michael Dougherty has been chairman and CEO of Kindermusik International since December 1996. Before KI, he was the president of Gymboree Play Programs, Inc., executive vice president and COO of Leisure Sports, Inc., and management consultant and team leader for Bain & Company in San Francisco. Dougherty received his MBA degree in 1988 from Stanford University with a concentration in marketing and finance, and his AB degree in 1982 from Colgate University with a concentration in history and economics.

Dennis Doyle is cofounder and chief academic officer of SchoolNet. His career began as a consultant to the California legislature after earning his AB and MA in political science from the University of California at Berkeley. He later joined the federal government as an assistant director of the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity where he developed major education reform projects. He was transferred to the U.S. Office of Education, where he served as an assistant director of the National Institute of Education. Since that time, Doyle has served in four think tanks. He is the coauthor of Investing in Our Children, and other books.

Bridget Foster is the director of business development for SchoolNet, Inc. She was formerly with Plato and the California Department of Education. She has presented on the topic of electronic learning resource review at a variety of national and state conferences. She was a teacher for 16 years and has worked with a variety of student populations including at-risk, migrant, and adults. She was a district mentor teacher in technology and curriculum integration, and has also worked as a consultant in the area of technology integration staff development at the K-12, university, and corporate level. Prior to working in education she spent five years owning and operating a retail store.

Alan Tripp has made a career of enhancing student motivation, success, and achievement. With InsideTrack, his attention is now focused on the success of college students, as reflected in academic performance, persistence, and graduation rates. Previously, he launched SCORE! Educational Centers, a national system of K-12 centers aimed at helping students strengthen their academic skills and love for learning. Prior to SCORE!, he was a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group and worked as an analyst for H&Q Technology Partners. Tripp has also worked as a reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. He was a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate Schools of Business and Education from 1999-2004. He holds a BA in economics and an MBA, both from Stanford University.