diff --git a/METADATA.md b/METADATA.md
index c00930a0..8b67b23f 100644
--- a/METADATA.md
+++ b/METADATA.md
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ The kind of document. Currently we have the following kinds of documents:
 * `benefit-report`
 * `tag`: the tag itself (a controlled concept)
 * `tag-page` (distinct from tag as a concept)
-* `author-page`
+* `personal-profile-page`: a foaf personal profile document
 * `archive-page`
 * `vocabulary`
 * `dependency`
 * `person`
+* `member`: A member of the company
 * `base-dictionary`
 * `extra-dictionary`
 * `acronym-dictionary`
@@ -110,3 +111,15 @@ resolve to a document in the archive.
 ### `redirect_to_id`
 
 The item to which this item should be redirected in some way.
+
+## Metadata relating to people (and member) items
+
+### `web_id` {.optional}
+
+The [WebID](https://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/webid/spec/identity/) of the
+person, if the person has one.
+
+### `hashtag` {.optional}
+
+The fragment identifier to use to identify the person denoted by the WebID. By
+default uses the identifier `me`.
diff --git a/etc/people.yaml b/etc/people.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c9a887a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/people.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: Sarven Capadisli
+  web_id: https://csarven.ca/#i
+...
diff --git a/items/static/blog/posts/defining-the-scholarly-commons/persistent-identifiers/index.md b/items/static/blog/posts/defining-the-scholarly-commons/persistent-identifiers/index.md
index 6e7b010f..6c03e9ab 100644
--- a/items/static/blog/posts/defining-the-scholarly-commons/persistent-identifiers/index.md
+++ b/items/static/blog/posts/defining-the-scholarly-commons/persistent-identifiers/index.md
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ Here's a tiny example:
 @prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
 @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
 
-&lt;<%= iri_for(me) %>&gt; a foaf:Person ;
+&lt;<%= me.fetch(:web_id) %>&gt; a foaf:Person ;
     rdfs:label "<%= full_name(me) %>"@en ;
     foaf:familyName "<%= me[:last_name] %>"@en ;
     foaf:givenName "<%= me[:first_name] %>"@en ;
-    foaf:img &lt;<%= photo_url(me, global: true) %>&gt; ;
+    foaf:img &lt;<%= path_to_photo(me, absolute: true) %>&gt; ;
     foaf:mbox &lt;mailto:<%= me[:email] %>&gt; ;
     foaf:name "<%= full_name(me) %>"@en ;
     cc:license &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/&gt; .
diff --git a/layouts/blog/partials/citations.erb b/layouts/blog/partials/citations.erb
index cf881477..313df35c 100644
--- a/layouts/blog/partials/citations.erb
+++ b/layouts/blog/partials/citations.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </label>
   <label>
     <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr><span class="math">+</span><abbr title="Resource Description Framework in Attributes">RDFa</abbr>
-    <input readonly="readonly" type="text" class="code" value="<%= h %[<span vocab="http://schema.org/" property="citation" typeof="BlogPosting"><a property="title" rel="url" href="#{path_to(item, absolute: true)}##{item.fetch(:kind)}"><cite>#{item[:title]}</cite></a> (<span property="author" resource="#{web_id(author)}" typeof="Person"><abbr property="name" content="#{item[:author_name]}" title="#{item[:author_name]}">#{author[:last_name]}</abbr></span> <time property="datePublished">#{simple_date(:published_at, item: item)}</time>)</span>] %>">
+    <input readonly="readonly" type="text" class="code" value="<%= h %[<span vocab="http://schema.org/" property="citation" typeof="BlogPosting"><a property="title" rel="url" href="#{path_to(item, absolute: true)}##{item.fetch(:kind)}"><cite>#{item[:title]}</cite></a> (<span property="author" resource="#{author.fetch(:web_id)}" typeof="Person"><abbr property="name" content="#{item[:author_name]}" title="#{item[:author_name]}">#{author[:last_name]}</abbr></span> <time property="datePublished">#{simple_date(:published_at, item: item)}</time>)</span>] %>">
   </label>
   <label>
     <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr><span class="math">+</span>microformats
diff --git a/layouts/blog/partials/sidebar.erb b/layouts/blog/partials/sidebar.erb
index 5ac68921..3e5f5fdf 100644
--- a/layouts/blog/partials/sidebar.erb
+++ b/layouts/blog/partials/sidebar.erb
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
   </p>
 
   <% author = person_by_name(@item[:author_name]) %>
-  <section class="section banner" resource="<%= iri_for(author).pname %>" typeof="dc:Agent schema:Person foaf:Person" property="dc:creator schema:author foaf:maker">
+  <section class="section banner" resource="<%= author.fetch(:web_id) %>" typeof="dc:Agent schema:Person foaf:Person" property="dc:creator schema:author foaf:maker">
     <h3 class="big">The Author</h3>
     <figure id="author">
-      <img class="photo framed" src="<%= photo_url(author) %>" alt="Photo of <%= full_name(author) %>" property="schema:image foaf:img" />
+      <img class="photo framed" src="<%= path_to_photo(author) %>" alt="Photo of <%= full_name(author) %>" property="schema:image foaf:img" />
       <figcaption class="small nav">
-        <h4 class="normal shaved" property="rdfs:label schema:name foaf:name"><a href="<%= description_path(author) %>" property="schema:url" class="subtle"><%= full_name(author) %></a></h4>
-        <p class="small em flush" property="schema:jobTitle"><%= author.fetch(:title) %></p>
+        <h4 class="normal shaved" property="rdfs:label schema:name foaf:name"><a href="<%= author.fetch(:web_id) %>" property="schema:url" class="subtle"><%= full_name(author) %></a></h4>
+        <p class="small em flush" property="schema:jobTitle"><%= current_seat(author)&.fetch(:title) %></p>
       </figcaption>
     </figure>
     <link property="schema:worksFor" resource="pentandra:company" typeof="schema:Corporation" />
diff --git a/layouts/proposals/default.erb b/layouts/proposals/default.erb
index cfee5f11..d1659c6e 100644
--- a/layouts/proposals/default.erb
+++ b/layouts/proposals/default.erb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           <dl id="document-submitted-by" class="group">
             <dt class="aside"><div class="close">Submitted by</div></dt>
             <% @item.fetch(:submitted_by).map { |n| person_by_name(n) }.each do |submitter| %>
-              <dd class="bd"><a href="<%= iri_for(submitter) %>" property="schema:organizer" typeof="schema:Person"><span class="schema:name"><%= full_name(submitter) %></span></a></dd>
+              <dd class="bd"><a href="<%= submitter.fetch(:web_id) %>" property="schema:organizer" typeof="schema:Person"><span class="schema:name"><%= full_name(submitter) %></span></a></dd>
             <% end %>
           </dl>
         <% end %>
diff --git a/lib/data_sources/company.rb b/lib/data_sources/company.rb
index 0bed1397..943795d9 100644
--- a/lib/data_sources/company.rb
+++ b/lib/data_sources/company.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/keys'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections'
+require 'digest'
 
 Class.new(Nanoc::DataSource) do
   identifier :company
@@ -13,17 +14,19 @@ def up
   def items
     items = []
 
+    company = @company_info[:company]
     items << new_item(
       '',
       {
         mtime: mtime_of(@config[:company_metafile]),
         is_hidden: true,
-      }.merge(@company_info[:company]),
+      }.merge(company),
       Nanoc::Identifier.new('/company/_'),
+      attributes_checksum_data: Digest::SHA1.digest(Marshal.dump(company)),
     )
 
-    @company_info[:people].each do |person|
-      items << person_to_item(person)
+    @company_info[:members].each do |member|
+      items << member_to_item(member)
     end
 
     items
@@ -31,19 +34,22 @@ def items
 
   protected
 
-  def person_to_item(person)
-    full_name = "#{person[:first_name]} #{person[:last_name]}"
+  def member_to_item(member)
+    full_name = member[:full_name] || "#{member[:first_name]} #{member[:last_name]}"
     slug = full_name.parameterize
 
     attributes = {
-      kind: 'person',
+      kind: 'member',
+      slug: slug,
+      mtime: mtime_of(@config[:company_metafile]),
       is_hidden: true,
     }
 
     new_item(
       full_name,
-      attributes.merge(person),
-      Nanoc::Identifier.new("/company/people/_#{slug}"),
+      attributes.merge(member),
+      Nanoc::Identifier.new("/company/members/_#{slug}"),
+      attributes_checksum_data: Digest::SHA1.digest(Marshal.dump(member)),
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/data_sources/people.rb b/lib/data_sources/people.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..326c613c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data_sources/people.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/keys'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections'
+require 'digest'
+
+Class.new(Nanoc::DataSource) do
+  identifier :people
+
+  def up
+    @people = YAML.load_file(@config[:people_data]).map(&:symbolize_keys)
+  end
+
+  def items
+    @people.map do |person|
+      person_to_item(person)
+    end
+  end
+
+  protected
+
+  def person_to_item(person)
+    slug = person[:name].parameterize
+
+    attributes = {
+      kind: 'person',
+      slug: slug,
+      mtime: mtime_of(@config[:people_data]),
+      is_hidden: true,
+    }
+
+    new_item(
+      person[:name],
+      attributes.merge(person),
+      Nanoc::Identifier.new("/people/_#{slug}"),
+      attributes_checksum_data: Digest::SHA1.digest(Marshal.dump(person)),
+    )
+  end
+
+  def mtime_of(meta_filename)
+    File.stat(meta_filename).mtime
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/data_sources/vocabularies.rb b/lib/data_sources/vocabularies.rb
index 86340586..16d58e17 100644
--- a/lib/data_sources/vocabularies.rb
+++ b/lib/data_sources/vocabularies.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def cleanup(text)
 
   def vocab_uri(vocab)
     # HACK: until we have better handling of ontology definitions at a
-    # different uri than the namespace uri.
+    # different uri than the vocabulary namespace.
     if vocab == RDF::Vocab::VOID
       'http://vocab.deri.ie/void'
     elsif vocab == RDF::Vocab::CC
diff --git a/lib/filters/vcard.rb b/lib/filters/vcard.rb
index 058fd64e..e8d01738 100644
--- a/lib/filters/vcard.rb
+++ b/lib/filters/vcard.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def run(_content, params = {})
 
       # Last chance property setting for individuals
       photo_uri ||= path_to_photo(@item, absolute: true)
-      uid ||= web_id(@item)
     end
 
     vcard.nickname(nick_name) unless nick_name.nil?
diff --git a/lib/helpers/atom_feed.rb b/lib/helpers/atom_feed.rb
index de2b56d8..ed33585e 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/atom_feed.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/atom_feed.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def validate_entries
       end
 
       def build_for_feed(xml)
-          root_url = @config[:base_url] + '/'
+        root_url = @config[:base_url] + '/'
         xml.instruct!
         xml.feed(xmlns: 'http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom', 'xml:base' => root_url) do
 
@@ -151,16 +151,20 @@ def build_for_entry(entry, xml)
       end
     end
 
-    # @option params [Number] :limit
-    # @option params [Array] :entries
-    # @option params [Boolean] :preserve_order
+    # Generate an Atom feed.
+    #
+    # @param [Hash] params General parameters for the feed.
+    # @option params [Number] :limit (5) The limiting number of entries for the feed.
+    # @option params [Array] :entries ([]) An array of items to publish.
+    # @option params [Boolean] :preserve_order (false) Whether to preserve the order
+    #   of items as given. Otherwise items will be sorted by published or created date.
     # @option params [Proc] :content_proc
     # @option params [Proc] :excerpt_proc
-    # @option params [String] :title
-    # @option params [String] :author_name
-    # @option params [String] :author_uri
-    # @option params [String] :icon
-    # @option params [String] :logo
+    # @option params [String] :title The title of the feed.
+    # @option params [String] :author_name The default author of the feed.
+    # @option params [String] :author_uri The default author URI of the feed.
+    # @option params [String] :icon The icon associated with the feed.
+    # @option params [String] :logo The logo associated with the feed.
     #
     # @return [String]
     def atom_feed(params = {})
diff --git a/lib/helpers/blogging.rb b/lib/helpers/blogging.rb
index 0a25a104..d905b392 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/blogging.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/blogging.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require_relative 'link_to'
+require_relative 'people'
 
 module LifePreserver
   module Blogging
     include LinkTo
+    include People
 
     def blog_post?(item)
       item.identifier =~ %r{^/static/blog/posts/.*\.(md|html)}
@@ -52,18 +54,24 @@ def post_summary(post_rep, snapshot: nil, read_more_text: 'Read more ⇢', separ
     # Create a link for the author of this page
     #
     def link_for_author(author, rel_tag: true)
-      %(<a href="#{@config[:blog][:authors_path]}/#{h author.to_slug}/" title="Articles by #{h author}"#{' rel="author"' if rel_tag}>#{h author}</a>)
+      author = person_by_name(author)
+      %(<a resource="#{author.fetch(:web_id)}" href="#{path_to_profile_page(author)}" title="More about #{h full_name(author)}"#{' rel="author"' if rel_tag}>#{h full_name(author)}</a>)
     end
 
-    # run during preprocessing
-    def generate_author_uris(item_set = nil)
+    # Populates the `author_uri` for the given blog post items. If not set
+    #   specifically, falls back to the WebID of the author.
+    #
+    # @note Run during preprocessing.
+    #
+    # @param [Array<Nanoc::BasicItemView>] item_set An array of blog post items.
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def populate_author_uris(item_set = nil)
       item_set ||= blog_posts
-      validate_config
-
       item_set.each do |item|
         author = person_by_name(item[:author_name])
         if author
-          item[:author_uri] ||= "#{@config[:base_url]}#{description_path(author)}"
+          item[:author_uri] ||= author.fetch(:web_id)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -71,13 +79,5 @@ def generate_author_uris(item_set = nil)
     def bibtex_key(item, author)
       item[:bibtex_key] || [author.fetch(:last_name), author.fetch(:first_name)[0], attribute_to_time(item[:published_at]).year, Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(item[:title])[0..6]].join(':').downcase
     end
-
-    protected
-
-    def validate_config
-      if @config[:base_url].nil?
-        raise Nanoc::Int::Errors::GenericTrivial.new('Cannot generate author URIs: site configuration has no base_url')
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/helpers/company.rb b/lib/helpers/company.rb
index 1cc18827..ef20594a 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/company.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/company.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'rdf'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections'
+require 'date'
+
 require_relative 'text'
+require_relative 'link_to'
 
 module LifePreserver
   module Company
     include Text
+    include LinkTo
 
-    def full_name(person)
-      "#{person[:first_name]} #{person[:last_name]}"
-    end
-
-    # Get an IRI for an object
+    # Fetch all the attributes of the company item.
     #
-    # @return [RDF::IRI]
-    def iri_for(obj)
-      if obj.is_a?(String)
-        RDF::IRI.new(obj)
-      elsif obj.respond_to?(:to_uri)
-        obj.to_uri
-      elsif obj.respond_to?(:identifier) && obj.identifier =~ '/company/people/*'
-        RDF::IRI.new("#{@config[:base_url]}#{@config[:company][:page_path]}##{full_name(obj).to_slug}")
-      else
-        raise ArgumentError, "Not sure how to get an IRI for an object of type `#{obj.class}`."
-      end
+    # @see {file:lib/data_sources/company.rb}
+    #
+    # @return [Hash] The attributes of the company item.
+    def company
+      @items['/company/_'].attributes
     end
 
     def path_to_logo(absolute: false)
@@ -31,32 +25,88 @@ def path_to_logo(absolute: false)
       path_to(logo_item, absolute: absolute)
     end
 
-    def photo_url(person, global: false)
-      "#{@config[:base_url] if global}#{@config[:site][:images_path]}/#{full_name(person).to_slug}.jpg"
+    def members
+      @items.find_all('/company/members/_*')
     end
 
-    # Fetch all the attributes of the company item.
+    def sorted_members
+      members.sort_by { |p| [p[:last_name], p[:first_name]] }
+    end
+
+    # @return [Boolean] True if a member of the company, false if not
+    def member?(member)
+      members.member?(member)
+    end
+
+    # @param [String] full_name
     #
-    # @return [Hash]
-    def company
-      blk = -> { @items['/company/_'].attributes }
-      if @items.frozen?
-        @company_attributes ||= blk.call
-      else
-        blk.call
-      end
+    # @return [Nanoc::BasicItemView, nil] A member item, if found
+    def member_by_name(full_name)
+      members.find { |member| full_name(member) == full_name }
+    end
+
+    # @param [Nanoc::BasicItemView] member a member item
+    #
+    # @return [Array<Hash>] an sorted array of seats
+    def sorted_seats(member)
+      member.fetch(:seats).sort_by { |s| s[:started_at] }
+    end
+
+    # Find the current seat for a member, i.e. the longest-standing seat that has not ended.
+    #
+    # @param [Nanoc::BasicItemView] member a member item
+    #
+    # @return [Hash] the current seat of the member
+    def current_seat(member)
+      sorted_seats(member).find { |seat| !seat.key?(:ended_at) || seat.fetch(:ended_at) > Date.today }
+    end
+
+    # Return the path to the profile page of the given member.
+    #
+    # @param [Nanoc::CompilationItemView] member The company member.
+    # @param [Boolean] absolute (false) Whether to return an absolute path or not.
+    #
+    # @return [String] The path to the profile page, if the item exists.
+    def path_to_profile_page(member, absolute: false)
+      profile_page_item = @items["#{@config[:static_root]}#{@config[:people][:page_path]}/#{member.fetch(:slug)}/index.*"]
+      path_to(profile_page_item, absolute: absolute)
     end
 
-    def sorted_people
-      people = @items.find_all('/company/people/*')
-      people.sort_by do |p|
-        [p[:last_name], p[:first_name]]
+    # Populate identifiers for members without an external WebID.
+    #
+    # @note Called during preprocessing before items have been given a path,
+    #   so we have to build this public path manually.
+    #
+    # @note This an exception to the normal URI design for this site (see
+    #   {file:URI_DESIGN.md}) in order to conform to the current draft of the
+    #   WebID spec (see https://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/webid/spec/identity)
+    #   which states that for "WebIDs with fragment identifiers (e.g. #me), the
+    #   URI without the fragment denotes the Profile Document."
+    #
+    # @see LifePreserver::People#populate_people_identifiers To compare the
+    #   configuration of identifiers for people.
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def populate_member_identifiers
+      members.each do |member|
+        member[:web_id] ||= "#{@config[:base_url]}#{@config[:people][:page_path]}/#{member.fetch(:slug)}/##{member.fetch(:hashtag, 'me')}"
       end
     end
 
-    def person_by_name(full_name)
-      people = @items.find_all('/company/people/*')
-      people.find { |person| full_name(person) == full_name }
+    # Creates in-memory personal profile page items for all company members.
+    #
+    # @see https://github.com/pentandra/lifepreserver/issues/79
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def generate_personal_profile_pages
+      members.each do |member|
+        @items.create(
+          %(<%= render('/personal_profile.*', person_name: '#{full_name(member)}') %>),
+          { title: full_name(member), kind: 'personal-profile-page', description: "All about #{full_name(member)}" },
+          "#{@config[:static_root]}#{@config[:people][:page_path]}/#{member.fetch(:slug)}/index.erb",
+          binary: false,
+        )
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/helpers/link_to.rb b/lib/helpers/link_to.rb
index bc4434f6..f0543e40 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/link_to.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/link_to.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def path_to(target, rep: :default, snapshot: :last, fragment: nil, absolute: fal
       end
 
       # Chop off last slash for concept URIs
-      # @see URI_DESIGN.md
+      # @see {file:URI_DESIGN.md}
       path.chop! if concept && path.end_with?('/')
 
       # Assemble fragment identifier, if given
diff --git a/lib/helpers/people.rb b/lib/helpers/people.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..605a23bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/helpers/people.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative 'company'
+require_relative 'link_to'
+
+module LifePreserver
+  module People
+    include Company
+    include LinkTo
+
+    # Grab all the people, including company members.
+    def people
+      members + @items.find_all('/people/_*')
+    end
+
+    # TODO: Fix sorting
+    def sorted_people
+      people.sort_by { |p| p.fetch(:name, full_name(p)).split.reverse }
+    end
+
+    def person_by_name(name)
+      people.find { |person| full_name(person) == name }
+    end
+
+    # Fetch the full name of the person.
+    #
+    # Looks for the `:full_name` key, then `:name`, then assembles a name using
+    # the `:first_name` and `:last_name` keys as a last resort.
+    #
+    # @param [Nanoc::BasicItemView] person An item with kind `person`.
+    #
+    # @return [String] The full name of the person.
+    def full_name(person)
+      person[:full_name] || person[:name] || "#{person.fetch(:first_name)} #{person.fetch(:last_name)}"
+    end
+
+    # Get path to a person's photo.
+    #
+    # Assumes and verifies that all photos of people are stored in the
+    # site's images path. (I think this is good practice.) Looks first
+    # for a filename at the `:photo` key, then defaults to the slug if
+    # that key is not found.
+    #
+    # @param [Nanoc::BasicItemView] person a person item
+    # @param [Boolean] absolute (false) return an absolute URI?
+    #
+    # @return [String] path to photo
+    def path_to_photo(person, absolute: false)
+      photo_filename = person[:photo] || person[:slug] + '.jpg'
+      photo_item = @items["#{@config[:static_root]}#{@config[:site][:images_path]}/#{photo_filename}"]
+      path_to(photo_item, absolute: absolute)
+    end
+
+    # Populate identifiers for referenced people without a WebID. If a person
+    #   does not have an external WebID, this creates a local identifier for
+    #   the person that will redirect to the people index document.
+    #
+    # @note Called during preprocessing before items have been given a path,
+    #   so we have to build this public path manually.
+    #
+    # @see https://github.com/pentandra/lifepreserver/issues/85
+    #
+    # @see LifePreserver::Company#populate_member_identifiers To compare the
+    #   configuration of identifiers for people.
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def populate_people_identifiers
+      @items.find_all('/people/_*').each do |person|
+        person[:web_id] ||= "#{@config[:base_url]}#{@config[:people][:page_path]}##{member.fetch(:slug)}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/helpers/weblog.rb b/lib/helpers/weblog.rb
index 2ef3fe86..03605291 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/weblog.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/weblog.rb
@@ -81,19 +81,6 @@ def archive_years(posts = nil)
         .to_a
     end
 
-    # Creates in-memory author pages from partial: layouts/blog/author.html
-    def generate_author_pages(item_set = nil)
-      item_set ||= published_weblog
-      authors(item_set).each do |author|
-        @items.create(
-          %(<%= render('/blog/author.*', author: '#{author}') %>),
-          { title: "Weblog postings by #{author}", kind: 'author-page', is_hidden: true, description: "All posts written by #{author}" },
-          "#{@config[:static_root]}#{@config[:blog][:authors_path]}/#{author.to_slug}/index.erb",
-          binary: false,
-        )
-      end
-    end
-
     # Creates in-memory blog archive pages from partial: layouts/blog/archive.html
     def generate_blog_archives(item_set = nil)
       item_set ||= published_weblog
diff --git a/lib/life_preserver.rb b/lib/life_preserver.rb
index 3a68d2c7..6ae0769f 100644
--- a/lib/life_preserver.rb
+++ b/lib/life_preserver.rb
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ module LifePreserver
 include LifePreserver::Dependencies
 include LifePreserver::Proposals
 include LifePreserver::ChildParent
+include LifePreserver::People
diff --git a/nanoc.yaml b/nanoc.yaml
index c224c4d7..94f8c82c 100644
--- a/nanoc.yaml
+++ b/nanoc.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ data_sources:
   - type: company
     company_metafile: 'var/company.yaml'
 
+  - type: people
+    people_data: 'etc/people.yaml'
+
+
 # Config for Nanoc environments
 
 environments:
@@ -75,7 +79,6 @@ environments:
       path: /blog
       tags_path: /tags
       archives_path: /archives
-      authors_path: /authors
       feed_path: /blog/feed
 
     cache:
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@ environments:
       tag_url: "https://github.com/pentandra/lifepreserver/releases/tag"
       version_history_url: "https://github.com/lifepreserver/commits/master"
 
+    people:
+      page_path: /people
 
     site: &site
       name: Pentandra
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ environments:
     checks:
       <<: *checks
       internal_links:
-        exclude: [ '^/blog/feed', '^/tags', '^/archives', '^/authors' ]
+        exclude: [ '^/blog/feed', '^/tags', '^/archives' ]
 
     server:
       name: 'localhost'
diff --git a/rules/blog.rb b/rules/blog.rb
index 61d71e08..c53af963 100644
--- a/rules/blog.rb
+++ b/rules/blog.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
   write item.identifier.without_ext + '.atom'
 end
 
-# Weblog tags, authors, and archives
+# Weblog tags and archives
 
-compile '/static/{tags,authors,archives}/**/*' do
+compile '/static/{tags,archives}/**/*' do
   filter :erb, @config[:erb]
   filter :rubypantsunicode
   filter :cache_buster if @config[:production]
diff --git a/rules/preprocessing.rb b/rules/preprocessing.rb
index 20fcd399..55032246 100644
--- a/rules/preprocessing.rb
+++ b/rules/preprocessing.rb
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ def extract_metadata_from_specification_documents
     end
   end
 
-  generate_author_uris(weblog)
+  populate_people_identifiers
+  populate_member_identifiers
+  populate_author_uris(weblog)
+  generate_personal_profile_pages
 
   if @config[:site][:generate_meta]
     generate_tag_pages
-    generate_author_pages
     generate_blog_archives
   end
 
diff --git a/var/company.yaml b/var/company.yaml
index 26fd6332..5979807c 100644
--- a/var/company.yaml
+++ b/var/company.yaml
@@ -15,29 +15,33 @@ company:
     Pentandra’s mission is to open up the knowledge of the world, so that light
     and understanding will be more accessible to everyone.
   twitter: PentandraInc
-people:
+members:
   - first_name: Chris
     last_name: Chapman
     gender: male
-    title: Co-founder and Super Coder
     email: chris@pentandra.com
     twitter: cd_chapman
+    gplus: 102332274449851755462
     github: cdchapman
     phone_ext: 1000
-    member_of: 
-      - Core Team
+    seats:
+      - title: Co-founder and Super Coder
+        started_at: 2011-07-27
+        group: Core Team
     summary: >-
       Chris loves to tackle difficult problems and dreams (literally) about
       making research easier. He is our systems thinker.
   - first_name: Katie
     last_name: Chapman
     gender: female
-    title: Co-founder and Exception Thinker
     email: katie@pentandra.com
     twitter: KAMChapman
+    gplus: 104975395018953249008
     phone_ext: 1001
-    member_of: 
-      - Core Team
+    seats:
+      - title: Co-founder and Exception Thinker
+        started_at: 2011-07-27
+        group: Core Team
     summary: >-
       Katie loves to solve a good puzzle and thrives on the details. She is
       also our finance and tax geek and actually enjoys it.