Alison is a real estate development executive with a focus on sustainable and equitable development practices. At Sidewalk Labs she was head of the urban development group which provided advisory services to clients across the nation, helping them set ambitious and innovative goals addressing inclusive development and climate change. Prior to Sidewalk she was a principal at one of New York City's premier real estate development firms, The Hudson Companies Inc, where she also co-founded a WBE construction company and worked closely with the property/leasing management business. Under her leadership, Hudson launched its first two institutional investment funds, its commitment to green building (including the world's largest Passive House building), and its internal initiatives for Equity, Inclusivity and Diversity. Alison was responsible for the development and management of over 4,000 housing units and specialized in mixed use, mixed income projects. Alison has also worked in the public sector, working for the City of San Jose, and for the last 15 years has been and continues to be an active board member for multiple New York City non-profits including The Osborne Association, and member of W/X, Women in Housing & Finance and the Urban Land Institute. Alison holds a BA in Community Development from Grinnell College, a Master of City Planning and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development, both from M.I.T.

Chrystal works at the intersections of real estate development, technology, and communities, with a focus on economic equity and community governance. She is a convener and collaborator across sectors and between communities and institutions. At Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet company, she led the theory of change for Sidewalk's inclusive growth practice, engagement on equity, inclusion and diversity (EID) with clients, and developed accountability structures for the company's social impact and EID practices. She led complex, large-scale public participation and community engagement processes for the company, including building partnerships with Indigenous treaty-holders and other equity-deserving communities. Prior to joining Sidewalk Labs, Chrystal was Executive Director of the Self-Help Resource Centre (SHRC), an organization with a mission to build empathy and create universal access to better systems through peer support. As WorldPride Manager for Pride Toronto, Chrystal steered one of the largest international events ever hosted in Toronto, including the first-ever WorldPride Human Rights Conference. She was recognized by the City of Toronto for her contributions and granted the Rainbow Warrior Award by the International Lesbian and Gay Culture network.

Chrystal has lived on three different continents and worked on projects in Australia, the UK, Canada, and the US. She lives in Toronto with her wife and son.

James is a PhD economist, tech entrepreneur and product leader who has worked at the intersection of media and technology for the last 15 years. His first company GoPop was acquired by BuzzFeed where he built their video engineering team and later led the consumer products engineering team. Most recently, James served as the CTO at The Recount, a political news media startup. While completing his PhD in economics at Harvard, James co-founded metaLAB(at) Harvard, an experimental research unit exploring the intersections of arts, media, and humanities and was an instructor at the Graduate School of Design, where he taught a course on technology, media arts and the city. In addition to his PhD in economics, James also holds a BS in mathematics from Stanford University. James lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.