Simon Ville, Emeritus Professor of Economic and Business History at the University of Wollongong, was the Whitlam-Fraser Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University (2022-2023), and he was elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (2006).

Pierre van der Eng is Associate Professor of International Business and Business History at the Australian National University. His research interests range across economic history, development economics, business history, and international business.

André Sammartino is Associate Professor of International Business & Strategic Management at the University of Melbourne, Australia. André has written extensively on the expansion strategies of multinational enterprises.

David Merrett is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne. He has published widely in Australian economic and business history. His current interests include the rise of big business and the internationalisation of the Australian economy in the 20th century.

Monica Keneley is Honorary Professor of Finance at Deakin University. Her research interests include various aspects of the conduct and performance of financial institutions, with a specific focus on the operations of life and general insurance firms and mutual associations.