Michael Sherraden is the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, founding director of Washington University’s Center for Social Development, and founding director of Next Age Institute, a collaboration between Washington University and National University of Singapore, where he was the inaugural S.R. Nathan Professor of Social Work.

Jin Huang is professor of social work at Saint Louis University, part-time research professor in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and faculty director in Washington University’s Center for Social Development.

Li Zou serves as Co-Director of the Next Age Institute (NAI), a collaboration between Washington University and the National University of Singapore, and International Director of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University.

Irene Y.H. Ng is an Associate Professor of Social Work and the Advisory Board and Steering Committee Chair of the Social Service Research Centre (SSR) in the National University of Singapore.