Dr. Jess Love is a science writer and the Sr. Director for the Ryan Institute on Complexity at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management (where she previously served as editor-in-chief of Kellogg Insight.) Love’s popular science writing has appeared in The American Scholar, where she is a regular contributor, as well as Discover, Quartz, and more. Love earned her PhD in cognitive psychology at Ohio State University. She lives in Chicago with a cat, two kids, a husband, and an unruly garden.

Jesse is a veteran journalist, podcast producer,  researcher, musician and comedian. . He was a senior producer of podcasts at WBEZ, Chicago for seven years, serving as the longtime audio producer at Curious City, and producing Season 4 of Motive. He has taught audio storytelling at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, and Denison University.

Before Stacia was organizing events and keeping a research institute running smoothly, she was a pastry chef in Austin, TX. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Stacia brought her precision and creativity to a new field, earning a bachelor's degree in business leadership from Northwestern University. Today she's Program Administrator at the Ryan Institute on Complexity and lives in Evanston with her husband and daughter.

Sai Ananya Mallapragada is a graduate student at Northwestern University pursuing a Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications, with a focus on Brand Strategy and Media. She currently works at Panera Bread as a Marketing Consultant and serves as an Administrative Aide at the Ryan Institute on Complexity at the Kellogg School of Management. With a background spanning marketing, psychology, communications, and research, Ananya is curious by nature and loves connecting with people and exploring new perspectives. Outside of work and academics, you can usually find her planning her next trip, trying new food, or going for a run.