Dr. Vijay Padaki received his education and professional training from Madras University and All India Institute of Mental Health, Bangalore (now NIMHANS). His formal training is Social and Clinical psychologist, with a thesis in the area of personality assessment.
He is on the Faculty of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, from inception in 1974, and is specialized in Organizational Studies oriented to rural development and institutional development.

Prof. Ken Murrell is Professor of Management and Management Information Systems at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. He is a management consultant working both independently and with internationally recognized consulting organizations. He has extensive international experience in Organizational Development and Management Development in improving organizational effectiveness and has travelled in over 60 countries working with a wide variety of Management Education Centers, the United Nations Development Program, several host governments and a wide variety of global corporations including Motorola, Pfizer and Toyota.