Bengt Baedecke joined the Swedish Government Offices as a language expert in September 1999. Previously he worked as a communications specialist at McKinsey & Co. and before that as a language consultant at WM-data. He has a B.A. in English, German, and Philosophy and further academic qualifications in language consultancy.

Maria Sundin has worked in the secretariat of The Plain Swedish Group since 2000. Previously she worked as a freelance language consultant and a teacher of Swedish and English in senior secondary school. She has a B.A. in Swedish and English and further academic qualifications in language consultancy.