Penn Taylor holds a B.S. in Physics from the University of Oklahoma, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University, where he specialized in computational simulations of combustion, heat, and mass transfer. Penn has previously worked on rural lighting and clean cookstove technology in sub-Saharan Africa. He resides in northeast Missouri, where he does engineering consulting in the software and building simulation industries.

Mark Womer is a serial entrepreneur who will remain a partner and trusted consultant. He is currently the CFO of LaborVoices, and previously worked at Yale University where he oversaw the financial research operations of the second largest department in the School of Medicine. He has also previously worked in the public sector for several years, on Capitol Hill and across the country in Mississippi, Iowa, Missouri, and Virginia.