Paul Westhead is Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Director for the Centre of Entrepreneurship at Durham Business School and visiting professor at the University of Nordland, Norway.

Mike Wright is Professor of Financial Studies at Nottingham University Business School and a visiting professor at EMLyon, University of Ghent, Erasmus University, Imperial College and Lancaster University. He is an editor of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Chair Elect of the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division.

Gerard McElwee is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Nottingham Trent University and is the Editor of The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.