Bernard Garrette is Professor of Strategy and Business Policy at HEC Paris. He serves as management consultant and business educator for various organizations, from start-ups to multinational corporations. Numerous business schools across the world use his award-winning books and case studies. Bernard has been MBA Dean at HEC Paris, consultant with McKinsey, and visiting professor at IESE, London Business School, and the University of Cambridge. While he publishes his research in top academic journals, he has a secret life as a fiction writer and amateur artist.

Corey Phelps is the Dean and Fred E. Brown Chair of Business at the University of Oklahoma Price College of Business. Formerly a professor at McGill University, HEC Paris and the University of Washington, Corey holds a PhD from the Stern School of Business at New York University. His research and teaching, which are focused on innovation and strategy, have received several prestigious awards. Corey travels the world as a keynote speaker, corporate trainer and consultant to help organizations become more innovative and strategically agile.

Olivier Sibony is Affiliate Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris, where he teaches problem solving and strategic decision making. Previously, he was a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company, where he spent 25 years advising the leaders of global corporations, and held a number of firm leadership roles. Olivier is the author of a book, Réapprendre à Décider, and of articles in various publications including Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly and California Management Review. Olivier is a graduate of HEC Paris and holds a PhD from Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - Dauphine.