V. Pattabhi Ram is an author, public speaker and teacher. His novel Ticking Times: An Accountant and a Gentleman is set in the backdrop of the audit profession. His First Lessons in Strategic Financial Management, co-authored with S.D. Bala, is a popular textbook. In 2022, he wrote India in 2047: The Amazing Rise of a Modern Nation with Dr. B. Anbuthambi and The Tech Phoenix: Satyam's 100-Day Turnaround with T.N. Manoharan.

Sabyasachee Dash is a career corporate executive. In addition to being a law student, he is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary. Passionate about writing on current affairs, his articles have been carried in The Statesman, The Sunday Guardian, Daily Guardian, ETCFO of The Economic Times, Industrial Economist, Indus Scroll and Bankers' Weekly. He has also published in ICAI and ICSI journals as well as Organizer, Pulse and Delhi Post.