Abdul Ghofar, SE., M.SI., DBA., AK a lecturer at Brawijaya University and now he is a dean of Faculty of Economic and Business in Universitas Brawijaya. He has an excellent academic background, he got his bachelor in accounting from Universitas Brawijaya and then continue his master degree in Universitas Gajah Mada and The University of Melbourne, Australia, He hold his doctoral degree from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.  He has has CPMA (Certified Professional Management Accountant) dari the Indonesian Institute of Management Accountant (IAMI), Chartered Accountant (CA) dari Ikatan Akuntan Indonesia  and Accredited Supply Chain Analyst (ASCA) dari American Academy of Project Management (AAPM). Currently he is member of board of Certification Chartered Accountant in Ikatan Akuntan Indonesia (IAI), and Dean of Faculty of Economic and Business in Universitas Brawijaya.

Dr. Sergey Ivanov is Professor of Management at the School of Business and Public Administration, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA. His professional practice and scholarly interests are in the field of scientific organizational research in government, multinationals, and military organizations. He received Ph.D. from The George Washington University’s School of Business, working under the leadership of Dr. Elliott Jaques on dynamic theories in organizational science. Professor Ivanov has taught management and organizational courses at the University of the District of Columbia, as well as The George Washington University, for over a decade, and provided consultancy services to a wide variety of organizations, including the U.S. Department of Defense, Fortune 1000 Corporations, and others clients.