Rómulo Pinheiro is Professor of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Agder, Norway.
Elizabeth Balbachevsky is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Pundy Pillay is Professor of Economics and Public Finance at Wits University, South Africa.
Akiyoshi Yonezawa is Professor and Vice-Director at the International Strategy Office, Tohoku University, Japan.