Rick Colbourne is Algonquin Anishinaabe. He is a Fulbright Fellow and Assistant Professor in Indigenous Leadership and Management at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business. His research is focused on understanding the intersection of Indigenous ways of knowing and organizing economic development and entrepreneurship.

Robert B. Anderson is Professor Emeritus at the Hill/Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina. His areas of interest include entrepreneurship/economic development, resource management/sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, corporate/Indigenous alliances, Indigenous land claims/economic development, financial reporting in Indigenous organizations and the creation/commercialization of intellectual property.