Ellen Brown graduated from UC Berkeley in 1967 and from UCLA Law School in 1977. She practiced law for ten years in Los Angeles before moving to Kenya and Honduras with her husband, an attorney, and children. Lynn Walker holds a doctorate in pharmacy, a master's in Chinese herbology and acupuncture, and a doctorate in homeopathy. She maintains a private practice in acupuncture and homeopathy in Sun Valley, Idaho, and owns the Sun Valley Herb Company.