Deirdre Hughes is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research (IER) in Coventry, England. She is an international careers practitioner, researcher, trainer, and senior policy adviser. For seven years, she led and co-edited an international series of Special Issue Journals on behalf of the British Journal for Guidance & Counselling. In 2012, she was awarded a Queen's Honorary Medal (2012) for her services to lifelong guidance.

Maria Eduarda-Duarte is Emeritus Professor at the University of Lisbon's Faculty of Psychology, Portugal,where earlier she directed the Master Course in Psychology of Human Resources, Work, and Organizations. Her professional interests include career psychology theory and research, with special emphasis on issues relevant to adults and the world of work. She is a former President of the UNESCO Chair for Lifelong Guidance and Counselling at the University of Wroclaw, Poland.