Alan Seidman is a co-founder of Global Education Support. He is currently Executive Director of the Center for the Study of College Student Retention which provides retention resources to individuals and educational institutions. He is also the editor of Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice.

Dr. Seidman is the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Professional Service and Walden University Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership Extraordinary Faculty award. He was also named Professor Emeritus at Walden University. Alan received his Ed.D. from Syracuse University.

Drew Walker is a Vice President at Berkshire Partners, the Boston-based private equity firm, which he joined in 2010. Prior to Berkshire, he was an analyst in Morgan Stanley's investment banking division. He holds an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Middlebury College.

Kurt Schoch is independent organizational development and performance improvement consultant, as well as a professional and business coach, with industry experience in health care, nonprofits, and higher education.   He holds a doctorate in Adult Education from Indiana University, and is working on a certificate in professional and business coaching from iPEC – the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. He has been an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1998 and an examiner, judge, and member of the Board of Trustees for The Partnership for Excellence for six years.   Kurt is passionate about seeing organizations and individuals remove barriers and challenges and realize their highest potential through learning, discovery, and growth.