Terry Burnham has a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University. He is a finance professor at Chapman University and, before that, was a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, the University of Michigan, and the Harvard Business School.

Terry has garnered rich experiences from decades in the classroom and in business. His non-academic experiences include working for Goldman, Sachs & Co., being the President of Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a start-up biotechnology company, and being the director of economics for Acadian Asset Management, an institutional money manager.

Jay Phelan is a biology professor at UCLA. He received his PhD in biology from Harvard and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Yale and UCLA. His main area of research is evolutionary genetics and aging.

Jay is passionate about equipping students with the skills they need to succeed, in college and beyond. He is experienced in coaching struggling, unfocused students as well as award-winning college instructors and researchers.

Ming was born in Fujian, China and moved to the United States at the age of eight. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Yale University in East Asian Studies, she spent two years as a middle school teacher in rural China, marking the beginning of her journey in international education. With nearly eight years of experience counseling students regarding various topics in international education, she has guided many students through the college application process to the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, China, Korea, Japan, and Singapore. As a university and careers advisor, she loves working with students to identify their interests and passions and guiding students to pursue their academic goals. She believes fervently in the concept of Best Fit when it comes to making a college list and works with students to enhance and best highlight their strengths on their college applications worldwide.