Frédéric Farah est diplômé de Sciences-po Paris, professeur de sciences économiques et sociales et chargé de cours à l'université Paris Sorbonne-Nouvelle. Il a contribué à l'ouvrage collectif Regards sur un XXIè siècle en mouvement (Ellipses, 2012).
Thomas Porcher caused a stir in the French government in 2011 with his study on the impact of lower oil prices at the pump. He has a PhD in economics, teaches commodity markets at ESG-MS and lectures in international economics at Paris-Descartes University.
An oil specialist, he has worked for the European Union and oil companies.