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Michael L. Barnett is professor of management and global business at Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick, where he also serves as academic director of the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation.
Benjamin Cashore is the Li Ka Shing Professor of Public Management at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He specializes in environmental governance, public policy, and business sustainability.
Irene Henriques is professor of sustainability and economics at the Schulich School of Business at York University, Canada.
Bryan W. Husted is professor of social responsibility and sustainability at EGADE Business School at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico.
Rajat Panwar is associate professor of sustainable business management at Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University.
Jonatan Pinkse is professor of strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship and executive director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.
