Salgado is a sociologist of race and ethnicity, specializing in group relations, immigration, and stratification.

Aaron Thompson is a Ph.D. student at the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Aaron's research focus is on the intersection of communication technologies and political and racial identity.

Pittinsky is CEO of Parchment, and co-founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman of Blackboard. He specializes in economic sociology, sociology of education and social network analysis.