Harvey S. Rosen is the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy at Princeton University. Professor Rosen, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, is well known for his contributions to the fields of Public Finance, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics. From 1989 to 1991, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Analysis) at the US Treasury. During a second stint in Washington from 2003 to 2005, he served on the President's Council of Economic Advisers, first as a Member and then as Chairman. In this capacity, he provided advice to the White House on a wide variety of policy issues, including tax reform, Social Security, health care, energy, the federal budget, and financial market regulation. In 2007 he received from the National Tax Association its most prestigious award, the Daniel M. Holland Medal for distinguished lifetime contributions to the study and practice of public finance.

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph E. Pecham Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He was formerly on the faculty at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. Professor Gayer has published research in environmental economics, regulation, and education policy. From 2003 to 2004, he served as a Senior Economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers, where he worked primarily on environmental and regulatory policy. He is currently a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board. From 2007 to 2008, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary (Microeconomic Analysis) at the US Treasury. In this capacity, he helped develop policies relating to a wide variety of issues, including housing, credit markets, agriculture, health care, energy, insurance, and the environment. He was also responsible for guiding the Treasury's participation in the Social Security and Medicare Trustees working groups