Steven Fox is the executive chairman and founder of Veracity Worldwide. He regularly advises business leaders worldwide on political and corruption risk issues in emerging markets. He has extensive experience in the mining, energy, and telecommunications sectors and has presented at venues including the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and Harvard Business School. Prior to founding Veracity, he served as a US diplomat in Burundi, France, Washington, and Algeria. He holds degrees from Princeton, Cambridge, and INSEAD.

Darrell Hartman's writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and many other publications. He is the author of Battle of Ink & Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media, winner of a 2023 National Outdoor Book Award. He holds a BA from Yale and lives in New York City.