Marissa Kaloga is the Hynds Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at the University of Auckland Business School in the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Her transdisciplinary teaching and research focus on the dynamic intersections of entrepreneurship with community, creativity, and change. Following her work as a US Fulbright Scholar to Guinea, West Africa in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, she founded STARlab (Systems Transformation Action Research Lab) as Lecturer of Social Work at the University of Otago. She is a trustee of the Global Entrepreneurship Network - New Zealand, and leads the SWIN (Social Work Innovation Network) research group.

James M. Mandiberg is Professor of Management and Chair of Organizational Management & Leadership at the Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York. He also serves on the faculty of CUNY's PhD Program in Social Welfare. His PhD from the University of Michigan is jointly in organizational sociology from the School of Social Work and Organizational Psychology. His research focuses on community and economic development for stigmatized social welfare-dependent populations, particularly those with serious mental health conditions, and organizational theory.

Monica Nandan is Professor of Social Work and Director of Strategic Partnerships and Social Impact at Kennesaw State University's Wellstar College of Health and Human Services. She joined KSU in 2012 and earned her PhD in Social Work from Florida State University. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on community engagement, mental health resources, and social entrepreneurship, earning recognition as Cobb Department of Public Health Partner of the Year in 2019.

Ian G. Williams, LMSW, is a Doctoral Candidate in the PhD Program in Social Welfare at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, expected to graduate in 2028. His research explores organizational adoption of new technologies, with particular focus on artificial intelligence regulatory frameworks, civic technology ecosystems, and digital humanities perspectives on technology for social good. He serves in multiple campus leadership roles at The Graduate Center and is actively involved in the Social Work Innovation Network.