Fabrizio Ghisellini is a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies of LUISS University, Rome, Italy, and was previously Director for Financial Operations at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, Italy. He runs courses in behavioral economics in various Italian universities and is the author of many books, exploring areas such as behavioral factors affecting household investment choices.

Beryl Y. Chang is Professor of Economics at New York University, USA, and served as an economist for risk performance of large credit and investment portfolios with major banks in the United States and as a consultant for international institutions. She has given a seminar course in behavioral economics and finance at Columbia University, USA, and is a published author and referee for numerous journals in areas of applied micro and macroeconomics, interdisciplinary/behavioral economics, international and financial economics, industrial organization, and risk management. Chang is also a concert violinist.