Miriam Burgos specializes in multi-cultural marketing, brand management, and sales management. Prior to joining USC, Professor Burgos worked in the consumer packaged goods industry with Procter & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive where she developed expertise in how a multi-national corporation successfully takes a product to market in a global economy from initial concept to branding, and ultimately to consumers' homes and workplaces. She worked in Procter & Gamble's multicultural business development organization (MBDO) and also has experience in marketing strategy, cause-marketing, and small-business marketing plan development.

Sriram Dasu's research interests focus on sustainability, including peak load energy management and maintenance of energy distribution systems to reduce wildfire risks. He also studies mass customization and supply chain management. In healthcare, his work applies data science to improve healthcare operations. His work has been published in Queuing Systems, Operations Research, and Management Science. He has served as associate editor of Management Science and senior editor of Manufacturing and Service Operations. He has published a book on design of service operations by leveraging principles of consumer psychology.

Shane’s work in tech, media, and investing has been featured by TenOneTen’s LA Venture Podcast, Google Developers, and Forbes. Shane founded Cinematica Labs to develop mission-oriented entrepreneurial ecosystems in partnership with Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition and others. He has led investments for Wolverine Angels and CrowdSmart’s Titan Fund to invest in startups including Neurable, Air, and Syntiant. He is an Investment Committee member for Cap Table Coalition and Investor in Residence for HBCUvc. Previously, he served as EIR for Techstars Los Angeles. Shane helped capitalize a slate 20 motion pictures generating over $250 million at the box office.​​​​

Stephen Lind, an Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication at USC's Marshall School of Business, is an award-winning educator known for his expertise in presentation skills, strategic messaging, technology in communication, and consulting. Recognized with the Marshall Teaching Excellence Award, he teaches a range of Marshall programs, from undergraduate courses to graduate electives and traveling global programming. Lind's research, explores unique communication choice, such as communication technology use for business and the risk-laden communication he explores in his industry insight biography, “A Charlie Brown Religion.” With a PhD from Clemson University, Lind also founded BizComm Ally, a consultancy that empowers businesses, from global corporations to local L.A. startups, to elevate their communication strategies.