Robert Freeman is the Founder and Executive Director of The Global Uplift Project. For 13 years, he taught at Los Altos High School in Los Altos, CA. Prior to teaching, he spent 19 years in the computer industry, including as Vice President, International Marketing, at Sybase, one of the largest software companies in the world. He is the author of nine books on world history under The Best One-Hour History label. He holds a B.S. from Santa Clara University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

LindaMarie Santiago is a senior leader with one of the largest technology companies in the world where her leadership helps create real estate corporate policies, procedures, and strategy. She is a parent of three former high school students who have participated in TGUP programs. Linda has also attended several TGUP summer service trips.

Diana Chou is a Software Engineer at Sparta Science, a health tech startup focused on reducing injuries and optimizing performance across the fields of sport, medicine and the military. In her previous job she was a management consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers where she helped companies grow and improve their performance with new business strategies. She is a graduate of Stanford University where she majored in economics and minored in computer science. She is also a former student president of TGUP, and has traveled with TGUP to Kenya and Nicaragua to build schools there.