In 2009, Terry founded InitialView in Beijing, China, and one of his first successes was convincing his wife Gloria that she needed to be a co-founder. InitialView’s unscripted, recorded interviews have been a part of more than 150,000 applications to more than 300 selective academic programs, becoming a critical part of the application process at many of the most selective colleges and universities in the United States.
Terry first came to China in the early 2000s to study Chinese in the Inter-University Program at Tsinghua University. After practicing mergers & acquisitions as a private equity lawyer in Hong Kong and New York, he came to Beijing with the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett before becoming an entrepreneur. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Michigan. Terry and Gloria live in Beijing with their three kids, all of whom attend local elementary school and speak much better Chinese than their parents.

In 2009, Brantley joined the Dwight School international group of schools as Director of Programs - China. In 2014, Qibao High School and Dwight School New York opened IB World School Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School.
Prior to joining Dwight School, Brantley gained many years of experience in market research and international education in China. Originally from New York, Brantley has lived in China for the majority of the past 20 years. She is passionate about exchange between China and the West. Brantley is working on her PhD from the International School of Management, Paris, France, holds a Graduate Certificate from Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese American Studies and a B.A. from Brown University. She is fluent in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese and lives in Shanghai with her husband and three children.

In addition to her role at Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy, which she’s held since 2013, Ariel is Founding Executive Board Member of China Institute of College Admissions, and Counseling Committee Member at the International Association for College Admissions Counseling. Previous to her leadership roles in education, Ariel served as a Project Manager at Ogilvy and Mather Advertising, Shanghai. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Beijing International Studies University.