John M. Bryson is McKnight Presidential Professor Emeritus at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He works in the areas of leadership, strategic management, collaboration, and the design of organizational and community change processes. He is a Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Public Administration.

Bert George is a Professor in Public Management at the Department of Public and International Affairs of the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. His teaching, research and service focus on strategy processes and practices in the public and nonprofit sectors, and behavioral public policy and administration. He was Editor of Public Administration Review (2021-2024) and is currently Deputy Editor of Public Management Review.