Shil Patel works for a financial services company in Chicago, IL, which he joined in 2007. He graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in 2007. At Northwestern, he was active in politics, and served as Vice President and President of the College Republicans.

Josh Branson has worked for a Fortune 100 global health care company in various locations since 2005. He has a BSEE from Northwestern University, where he served on the executive board of College Republicans and wrote for The Northwestern Chronicle. He is a Kansas native, and is therefore an avid Jayhawk. In college, Josh worked for an educational assistance and family planning organization in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, and served as an active leader in several philanthropic organizations like Special Olympics.