Clayton M. Christensen was the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is the author of seven critically-acclaimed books, including The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution. Christensen was the co-founder of Innosight, a management consultancy; Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm; and the Innosight Institute, a non-profit think tank. In 2011, he was named the world's most influential business thinker by Thinkers50.

James Allworth is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar, and the Australian National University. He writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review. He has previously worked at Booz & Company, and Apple.

Karen Dillon was Editor of the Harvard Business Review until 2011. She previously served as deputy editor of Inc magazine and was editor and publisher of American Lawyer magazine. In 2011, she was named by Ashoka as one of the world's most influential and inspiring women.