Pamela S. Chasek is a professor of political science at Manhattan College. She is the executive editor of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, a reporting service on environment and development negotiations. She is also the author and editor of several books and numerous articles on international environmental policy, including Transforming Multilateral Diplomacy: The Inside Story of the Sustainable Development Goals, The Roads from Rio, The Global Environment in the 21st Century, and Earth Negotiations.

David L. Downie is a professor in the environmental studies program and department of politics at Fairfield University. Prior to Fairfield, he taught graduate courses in environmental policy and helped to direct a number of educational programs at Columbia University. He has attended nearly 100 global environmental negotiations since 1990 and is the author of numerous publications on the creation and content of international environmental policy.