David Hillier is Professor of Finance at the University of Strathclyde. Professor Hillier has published a wide range of peer-reviewed academic articles on corporate governance, corporate finance, insider trading, asset pricing, precious metals, auditing and market microstructure. His research has attracted an ANBAR citation and a best paper prize from one of the top finance and management journals in Southeast Asia. He is on the editorial board and reviews for many of the world’s top finance journals. Professor Hillier is an established teacher of executive programmes and has conducted courses for a variety of professional clients, including the World Bank and the UK National Health Service. Finally, he is a co-author of the European editions of Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy (McGraw-Hill, 2011) and Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (McGraw-Hill, 2011).

Stephen A. Ross is the Franco Modigliani Professor of Finance and Economics at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Randolph W. Westerfield is Dean Emeritus of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and is the Charles B. Thornton Professor of Finance.

Jeffrey F. Jaffe has been a frequent contributor to many finance and economics literatures for a number of years.

Bradford D. Jordan is Professor of Finance and holder of the Richard W. and Janis H. Furst Endowed Chair in Finance at the University of Kentucky.