Kjell G. Salvanes is Professor in Economics at Norges Handelshøyskole (the Norwegian School of Economics), a Research Associate at CEPR, and a Research Fellow at IZA. His research focuses primarily on early childhood experiences and education.

Salvanes received a Ph.D. in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1989.

Wladimir Zanoni is a Researcher in Public Policy at the University of Chicago. His research focuses in understanding how early care and education programs affect the labor supply of low income mothers and the cognitive development of their children.

Zanoni received a B.A. in Economics from Universidad Santa Maria in 1999, and an M.P.P and Ph.D. from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago in 2007 and 2010 respectively.

Stephanie M. Carlson, PhD, is a developmental psychologist and Professor at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, and Co-Founder of Reflection Sciences. She is an internationally recognized leader in the measurement of executive function in preschool children and conducts research on ways to promote its healthy development in children and caregivers.

Carlson received her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 1997.