Ken Smith has practiced as a strategy consultant for more than 25 years, initially with McKinsey & Company and most recently with SECOR Consulting, where he was also a managing partner and chair. He is an associate professor at the University of Guelph and associate dean of executive programs in the university's College of Management and Economics.
Alexandra Reed Lajoux, chief knowledge officer at the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), has three decades of experience in business information and has served as editor for Directors & Boards, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Export Today. She is the author or coauthor of all books to date in McGraw-Hill's acclaimed Art of M&A series.