Brian Vierra graduated from Whitman College with a B.A. degree in Economics and went on to complete a Master’s degree in International Management at Portland State University. Prior to founding two successful businesses in Vietnam, he was the import manager for the New York branch of a global logistics firm. Before this, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania, East Africa, working as a university economics instructor. Brian is currently the director of Embers Asia Ltd, and the managing director of Phat Tire Ventures. Both companies have operated successfully in Vietnam for more than seven years.

Kimberly Vierra graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (honors) from Lewis and Clark College, and a Master’s degree in International Management from Portland State University. Kimberly has been a Senior Consultant with ORC Worldwide’s Singapore office since March 2007, after relocating from Dalat, Vietnam where she was the co-founder of Embers Asia. Previously, she was a consultant in ORC’s New York headquarters where she consulted with Fortune 500 companies on their international assignments programs. Prior to ORC, Kimberly worked in the International Human Resources department at Nike, Inc.’s world headquarters.