David Graeber (1961-2020) was an anthropologist, activist, and author of several bestselling books, including Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Bullshit Jobs, and The Dawn of Everything. He was involved in the Global Justice Movement and Occupy Wall Street. His latest book was Pirate Enlightenment.

Nika Dubrovsky is an artist and writer who works in the style of the visual essays featured in the series of books "Made differently" and others. She is the founder of the David Graeber Institute and the editor of Graeber books.