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Jere R. Behrman, Ph.D. is the William Kenan Professor of Economics and former Chairperson of the Department of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Behrman is an internationally recognized authority on labor economics, human resources, and the economics of developing countries.

Douglas H. Blair, Ph.D. is Professor of Economics and Political Science and former Chair of the Department of Economics at Rutgers University. Dr. Blair has applied his expertise in microeconomic theory to a variety of litigation areas including antitrust, regulation, and stockholder disputes.

Peter Cappelli, D.Phil. is the George W. Taylor Professor, Director of the Center for Human Resources, and former Chair of the Management Department of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a recognized expert on the organization of work, job skills, and the employment relationship.

Pamela M. Harper, M.B.A., J.D., is a Principal with the Harper Group, a firm that specializes in providing strategic marketing, communications and planning advice to the private as well as public sector. Ms. Harper has traveled extensively, particularly in Africa, and lectured on Aviation Marketing and Management in China. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Fox School of Management at Temple University in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Janice F. Madden, Ph.D. is the Robert C. Daniels Foundation Term Professor of Urban Studies, and Professor of Regional Science, Sociology and Real Estate at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Madden is one of the foremost authorities on Equal Employment Opportunity litigation. She has also served on the faculty of the Federal Judicial Center.

Roberto S. Mariano, Ph.D. is Professor of Economics and Statistics at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on econometric modeling for forecasting and policy analysis, Dr. Mariano has consulted with Asian and American firms, Asian central banks and governments, and international agencies.

Olivia S. Mitchell, Ph.D. is the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor of Insurance and Risk Management in the Wharton School and Executive Director of the Pension Research Council. She is an expert on private and public pension systems and on other fringe benefits.

Robert A. Pollak, Ph.D. is the Hernreich Distinguished Professor of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Pollak is one of the world's leading experts on price indices and consumer demand behavior.

Andrew W. Postlewaite, Ph.D. is Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Economics and Professor of Finance and Public Policy and Management in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Postlewaite's areas of specialty are industrial organization and finance.

Thomas J. Prusa, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Economics at Rutgers University. Dr. Prusa is an expert on international trade and on the process of adjudicating unfair trade complaints. He has testified before the International Trade Commission.

Lawrence J. Quartana, Ph.D. is a management and organizational consultant with over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and was the Manager of Organizational Development for the City of Philadelphia during the Rendell Administration.

Anita A. Summers, M.A. is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Public Policy and Management in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a leading expert on the economics of education and urban economics.

Sidney Wong, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Communities, Temple University. Dr. Wong’s expertise is in fiscal impact studies, market analysis and needs assessment, local economic development, geographically targeted tax incentives, community development and information, and land use planning.