James B. Avey, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA). His areas of expertise are leadership and human resource management.

Bruce J. Avolio, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management at the University of Washington Foster School of Business where he also serves as the Executive Director of the Foster Center for Leadership. His specialties include Leadership Assessment and Designing Micro Development Interventions.

Fred Luthans, Ph.D., has conducted the seminal work on Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) , Psychological Capital (PsyCap and the HERO within), and Organizational Behavior Modification (OB Mod). He is the University and George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management , Emeritus at the University of Nebraska. He was President of the Academy of Management and the Editor of Organizational Dynamics, Journal of World Business and Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.