Manfred Grieger, born in 1960, is an honorary professor at the Institute for Economic and Social History at the Georg-August-University Göttingen. His recent publications include "Gifhorner Juden im Nationalsozialismus. Diskriminierung, Ausgrenzung, Deportation und Überleben" (Gifhorn 2018) and "Sartorius im Nationalsozialismus. Generationswechsel im Familienunternehmen zwischen Weltwirtschaftskrise und Entnazifizierung" (Göttingen 2019).

Ingo Köhler, Dr. phil., born in 1971, is a private lecturer at the Georg-August-University Göttingen and a coordination assistant for the DFG priority program 1859 "Experiences and Expectations. Historical Foundations of Economic Action" at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His publication focuses are in business history, the economic history of National Socialism, and the history of marketing and market research after 1945.

Dr. Rainer Karlsch, born in 1957, studied economic history at the Humboldt University of Berlin and works at the Institute for Contemporary History Munich-Berlin. In 1996, he received the First Prize from the Stinnes Foundation for the book "Allein bezahlt? Die Reparationsleistungen der SBZ/DDR 1945-53." His most important publications include "Faktor Öl. Die Mineralölwirtschaft in Deutschland 1859-1974" (co-authored with Raymond Stokes), "Wirtschaftsgeschichte Sachsens im Industriezeitalten" (co-authored with Michael Schäfer), and "Uran für Moskau. Die Wismut eine populäre Geschichte.".