Emmadonata Carbone is an assistant professor in accounting at the University of Naples Federico II, where she earned her PhD in management and is a member of the Family Business Lab on Accounting and Governance (FLAG). She was a postdoctoral researcher at FABULA (University LIUC-Cattaneo) and completed a visiting period at the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership at Jönköping University. Her research interests include accounting, governance, and strategy in family businesses.
 
Giovanna Campopiano is associate professor of strategic management and entrepreneurship at the Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering at the University of Bergamo. She is member of the Center for Young and Family Enterprise (CYFE) and serves as associate editor for the Journal of Family Business Strategy and as consulting editor for the International Journal of Management Reviews. She researches strategic and behavioral aspects of enterprising family and family businesses and their effect on succession, growth, and corporate entrepreneurship.
 
Alessandro Cirillo is associate professor of business administration at the University of Naples Federico II. He co-founded the Family Business Lab on Accounting and Governance (FLAG), which he currently co-directs. He is an affiliated researcher at the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO) at Jönköping University, and he serves as associate editor of the Journal of Family Business Strategy. He was named a 2024 Family Business Review Excellent Reviewer for his 2023 reviews. His research focuses on governance, finance, business valuation, and IPOs, particularly in family businesses.
 
Donata Mussolino is an associate professor of business administration and co-director and co-founder of the Family Business Lab on Accounting and Governance (FLAG) at the University of Naples Federico II, where she earned her PhD. She holds a counseling diploma from Accademia Ildegarda. She has been a visiting scholar at ESADE, Concordia University, BI Norwegian School of Management, and IESE. Her research interests focus on governance and accounting, particularly in family-owned and family-managed business.

Philipp Jaufenthaler is a postdoctoral marketing researcher at the University of Innsbruck, specializing in family firm branding. His work employs a versatile methodological approach, ranging from quantitative experimental studies to qualitative and mixed-method analyses. He received the 2024 FFI Best Doctoral Dissertation Award. Beyond academia, he contributes his expertise as a strategy consultant, enhancing the practical applications of his research findings in the business world.
 
Roland Schroll is an assistant professor at the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. His research has appeared in leading journals, including the Journal of Consumer Research, Research Policy, and the Journal of Consumer Psychology. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of (de)humanizing individuals, products, and brands.
 
Dhruv Grewal is the Toyota Chair in Commerce and Electronic Business and a professor of marketing at Babson College. He is a fellow of AMA and AMS, and he earned his PhD at Virginia Tech. He was a co-editor of Journal of Retailing and he has coauthored the textbooks Marketing Research, Marketing, and M Series: Marketing and Retailing Management. His research and teaching interests focus on AI, technology, retailing, pricing, and services.

Ivan Miroshnychenko holds a PhD in management from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. He is currently a research fellow and term research professor of family business and sustainability at IMD and affiliate researcher at Sant’Αnna. He is also an associate editor of European Management Journal and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Family Business Strategy. He was a co-recipient of the 2022 Honorable Mention for FFI Best Unpublished Research Paper.
 
Rui Torres de Oliveira spent nearly two decades in industry where he worked for multinational companies in various international settings. He holds a degree in civil engineering, an MBA from Catholic University of Portugal, and a DBA from Manchester Business School in the UK. His research focuses on strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and international business and their connections to multinationals, SMEs, and family businesses. He has been published in the Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Industrial Marketing Management, and Small Business Economics.
 
Alfredo De Massis is a professor of entrepreneurship and family business who serves as advisor to family enterprises and policy makers. He is an editor of Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice and an associate editor of Family Business Review, and he serves on the boards of public and private organizations internationally. He teaches at the D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara and provides intellectual contributions to the International Institute for Management Development by working on collaboration and scientific advisory activities at the Wild Group Chair in Family Business. His FFI awards include the 2023 Barbara Hollander Award, co-recipient of the 2022 Best Unpublished Research Paper Award, and co-recipient of the 2024 Honorable Mention for Best FBR Article Award.
 
Ruth Überbacher is a senior consultant specializing in digital transformation, strategy, and project management in Munich. She has extensive experience leading post-merger integrations, developing sustainability initiatives, and implementing innovative tools in corporate business models. Ruth holds a PhD from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in economics and management with a focus on digital transformation in family businesses, and she has presented research globally. She was a co-recipient of the 2023 Honorable Mention for Best FBR Article Award.