Ed Thompson is an Associate Professor and Director of Apprenticeships in Leicester Castle Business School at De Montfort University. His research is focused on organisational behaviour and crisis management. He is also a member of the editorial board of the SGEN Research Review in the Philippines.

Ian Worthington is an Emeritus Professor of Corporate Sustainability at De Montfort University, UK. He has published in, and reviewed for, a variety of academic journals in both the UK and the US.

Chris Britton was formerly Principal Lecturer at De Montfort University where her teaching and research interests included industrial economics, labour markets and executive recruitment.