Louis Torres founded Aristos in 1982. Prior to that, he taught English, and art and music appreciation, at public and private high schools in New Jersey and New York. He completed his undergraduate education at Rutgers University in 1960, majoring in psychology, with a minor in English. Following graduate work in child psychology at the University of Minnesota, he earned an M.A. in the Teaching of English at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a member of the American Society for Aesthetics, the National Art Education Association, and the National Association of Scholars. He is co-author of What Art Is: The Esthetic Theory of Ayn Rand, and has contributed articles to the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, the Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, and Art Education. He is also a specialist in the fiction of Jack Schaefer, the author of Shane.
Michelle Marder Kamhi has been associated with Aristos since 1984, becoming co-editor of the print version in 1992. A graduate of Barnard College, she earned an M.A. in Art History at Hunter College, C.U.N.Y., in 1970, where she took courses with the abstract sculptor Tony Smith and the art historian Leo Steinberg, among others, but concentrated on medieval and Renaissance art, writing her thesis on Piero della Francesca's Uffizi diptych. Prior to her association with Aristos, she worked as an editor for Columbia University Press. She also conceived, produced, and directed Books Our Children Read, a documentary educational film. A member of the American Society for Aesthetics, the National Art Education Association, and the National Association of Scholars, she also belongs to the University Council for Art Education, and served for two and a half years on its governing board. She co-authored What Art Is: The Esthetic Theory of Ayn Rand, and has contributed articles to the Wall Street Journal, the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, Art Education, and Arts Education Policy Review, among other publications. She is currently writing a commonsense guide to the visual arts aimed at general readers.