Christian Pieter Hoffmann is Professor of Communication Management at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig and of Political Communication at the Institute of Political Science. He is Academic Director of the Center for Research in Financial Communication and Codirector of the Center for Digital Participation.

Nadine Strauß is Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Strategic Communication and Media Management at the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. Previously, she has completed a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment (University of Oxford), focusing on the role of communication for sustainable finance.