Michael Pakaluk, Ph.D. , is Ordinary Professor of Ethics and Social Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Harvard University and studied as a Marshall Scholar at the University of Edinburgh. An expert in ancient philosophy, he has published widely on Aristotelian ethics and the philosophy of friendship, as well as groundbreaking work in the ethics of accounting. His previous books include a translation of Books VIII and IX of the Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford) and a memoir, The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God (Ignatius). He is married to Professor Catherine Pakaluk (also of CUA) and lives in Maryland.

Catherine Ruth Pakaluk is an Assistant Professor of Social Research and Economic Thought at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Dr. Pakaluk is the 2015 recipient of the Acton Institute's Novak Award, a prize given for "significant contributions to the study of the relationship between religion and economic liberty." Pakaluk did her doctoral work at Harvard University under Caroline Hoxby, David Cutler, and 2016 Nobel-laureate Oliver Hart. Beyond her formal training in economics, Dr. Pakaluk studied Catholic social thought under the mentorship of F. Russell Hittinger, and various aspects of Thomistic thought with Steven A.

Long. She is a widely-admired writer and sought-after speaker on matters of culture, gender, social science, the vocation of women, and the work of Edith Stein. She lives in Maryland with her husband Michael Pakaluk and eight children.