An intellectual rebel and iconoclast, Armen Antonian has always been an astute observer of global culture with uncanny insights into politics and social movements. Armen earned his Ph. D. in Political Economy and History at U.C. Riverside. Fluent in French and Spanish, Armen is a published academic author in Politics and History, and an acclaimed teacher in the Pasadena Unified School District, acknowledged in the press.

Lisa Iyer completed her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at UC Riverside, and went on to lecture at Southern California colleges for fifteen years, designing courses on the American upper class, women’s issues, spiritual values, and Indian and African literature. A deeply committed animal advocate, Lisa is currently pursuing a career in international magazine journalism.