Harry F. Martin was born in Massachusetts and following his education at Harvard and time in the US Army, he began esteemed career encompassing law, international development, and finance. He has served as President of Merrill Lynch Bank, London and Arab Bank, NYC, and as CEO of Family Office of the billion-dollar Cargill Inc. He is an author and frequent talk host on literary subjects.

Cormac O'Malley was born in Ireland, moved to the USA in 1957, studied history at Harvard and law at Columbia, and enjoyed a successful thirty-year international legal career. In retirement, he has pursued research on modern Irish history and the legacy of his parents, Ernie O'Malley and artist Helen Hooker O'Malley. He has lectured broadly on his family legacy and Irish history.