Jill Kickul is the distinguished professor of social entrepreneurship at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey. Prior to joining Tecnológico de Monterrey, she was the research director in social entrepreneurship in the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab and was a professor of clinical entrepreneurship in the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA. She teaches courses in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and social impact strategies. She has published more than 100 journal articles and books on the subject of entrepreneurship.

Thomas S. Lyons is the Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He has expertise in the following subjects: entrepreneurship, community economic development, strategic planning, and public-private partnerships. He is co-author or editor of 16 books and has published over 60 articles and papers in scholarly outlets on entrepreneurial and economic strategy.