Taghi Alereza lives in the US and is co-founder and president of the Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute - erf.i. In addition, Dr. Alereza is the CEO of an energy research company with over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur and manager. He is considered an expert in the field of energy planning and conservation. He consults with many large utilities and state and federal energy agencies in North and South America. Dr. Alereza is CEO of ERFI.

Based in Australia, Hooshang Lahooti is a co-founder and senior research fellow of ERFI. He focuses on medical science and public health. He is a Principal Scientist with over 40 years of scientific and academic experience. Lahooti is a Molecular Genetics Expert who advises many medical and scientific Journals and Human Ethics Committees. Dr. Lahooti has authored multiple papers and scientific reports in renowned academic journals.