Michael J. Boella is Honorary Faculty Fellow of the University of Brighton and specialised in teaching and writing on human resource management and law. He has worked for Forte and Company and the former Bass company as a Human Resources Manager and for Price Waterhouse as a management consultant.

Steven Goss-Turner is Honorary Research Fellow and former Head of Operations and Partnerships for the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton. Before his academic career, he spent 18 years with the then Trusthouse Forte Hotels,as Regional Human Resources Manager and then Training Director for the London and International division.

Sumeetra Ramakrishnan is an Associate Professor at Surrey Business School and holds a Senior Fellowship at Advance HE. Her research interests lie within social sustainability with a particular focus on gender and ethnicity influences. She has led projects on inclusive education and partnered with social enterprises towards creating equitable work opportunities for women entrepreneurs and business leaders.