Co-authors Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik are world leaders in crisis prevention and bring an unusual combination of specialist skills, prestige and academic credentials to their work. Clearfield is a licensed commercial pilot who once dealt in financial forecasting as a derivatives trader, while Tilcsik has been recognized as one of the world’s top 40 business professors under 40 in his role at the University of Toronto. Between them, they’ve had articles published in respected publications like the Guardian, Forbes and Harvard Kennedy School Review and have even been approved by the United Nations for leading the best course on disaster risk management at any business school.