Ryan graduated in May 2009 from Emory University with a Bachelor's degree in Organization & Management and International Business, and a minor in Spanish. Ryan has held several research assistantships supporting faculty in the Organization & Management department in addition to the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel. At university, he also interned at the Guatemalan consulate in Atlanta.

Olga Bermant was born in Russia but grew up in Berlin. She has a BA in Literature and Modern Languages from the University of Oxford in England. She has interned in a wide variety of places, ranging from the human rights department at the Anti-Defamation League in Melbourne to the Embassy of Israel in London and at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in DC. After graduating from Oxford she was working for a think tank in Berlin.

Ariane received her BA in Asian Studies with an emphasis on Political Economics from UC Berkeley, achieving Magna Cum Laude and the department's Highest Distinction. She worked as a student researcher conducting oral history and personal testimony for the San Francisco Food project; as well as a public policy researcher while attending Shanghai Normal University. Previously, she worked on projects conserving historical materials and art, curatorial and museum studies.

Jordan was born in Texas but grew up in California. He has a BA in Global Studies emphasizing in Socioeconomics and Political Processes of North America and the Middle East from the University California, Santa Barbara. He then earned the degree of Master in Organizational Management of International Business from Antioch University. He also has Management and Accounting experience.

Originally from Azerbaijan, Elman Isakov has a BA in Finance from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business. He graduated from the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, PLC Jr. He has work experience as a Financial Associate at Citi Smith Barney. He was also the president of the Mixed Martial Arts Club and instructed fitness classes at Baruch College.

Gaby graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Economics and International Relations. He wrote his senior honors thesis on an econometric analysis of how the Israeli government responded to terrorism during the Oslo peace process and the ramifications terrorist attacks had on negotiations. Stanford awarded him the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Research by the University for his efforts, and he also received the Stanford Award of Excellence for his leadership in the Jewish community. He hopes to be a lawyer in international law and will be applying to law school this year.

Caroline is from Boston and graduated from the University of Maryland with a dual B.A degree in Government & Politics and Economics, minor in Middle Eastern Studies and citation for being a scholar in the International Studies Program. Last year she was selected to attend the 60th Student Conference on US Affairs at West Point to develop American policy towards Middle East Gulf States. She has legal experience having worked at a firm specializing in FCC law. She also worked as a research associate for The Nixon Centers Regional Strategic Program, which focuses primarily on geo-political and geo-economic developments in the Greater Middle East

Bella graduated Cum Laude from St. Mary's College with a BA in Integral Liberal Arts and spent a semester at Oxford University in the UK. Bella has a variety of work experience, including a marketing internship and working in a law firm. She also organized the first Jewish event to take place on her campus.

Jennifer has a dual BA degree in International Business Relations from Oxford Brookes University and the International Business School Budapest. She was an Erasmus Exchange student in The Netherlands studying International Communication and Media. She has worked as a Communication Coordinator at Publicis Groupe in Paris, where she managed all communication activities amongst Publicis agencies in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) region

Louie graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa in 2004 as a National Merit Scholar and an AP Scholar with High Distinction. He went on to study at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, earning a Rhodes Dunlap Scholarship for outstanding Honors Work and accumulating a number of other merit-based scholarship awards. He graduated with a Bachelors' degree in Political Science and Psychology, and with a certificate in Entrepreneurial Management and Consulting from the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. Throughout his time at Iowa, Louie was heavily involved with Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity. Louie spends his summers working at a Zionist summer camp in Webster, Wisconsin.

Jason has BA degrees in both International Relations and Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. At the University of California, he was actively involved with Hillel, AIPAC, and the American Cancer Society. He has work experience as an intern in the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein in Washington, DC.