Philip G. Altbach is Research Professor and Founding Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College. He is author of, among others, Global Perspectives on Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016).
Edward Choi is a PhD candidate in higher education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College and Research Assistant at the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College. Edward received a master's degree in international educational development from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Mathew R. Allen is an associate professor in the entrepreneurship division, faculty director for the Institute for Family Entrepreneurship, and academic director for the Global Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) Project. His expertise is in the effective management of human capital within entrepreneurial environments, especially family enterprises.
Hans de Wit is Director of the Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) at Boston College, USA. He is founding editor of the Journal of Studies in International Education (Sage), consulting editor of the journal Policy Reviews in Higher Education, associate editor of International Higher Education, and co-editor of the book series Global Perspectives in Higher Education (Brill - Sense).

The Global Phenomenon of Family-Owned or Managed Universities examines the phenomenon of the large number of family-owned/managed universities worldwide--including issues of governance, finances, role in higher education systems and society, and others.