Bruce D. McDonald III is Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance at NC State University. He is the editor-in-chief of Public Administration, the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education and is general editor for the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series.

William Hatcher is Professor of Public Administration and Chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University. He also serves as the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education and is general editor for the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series.