John Cantwell is Distinguished Professor of International Business at Rutgers University, USA, and is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of JIBS from 2011-2016. A Fellow of the Academy of International Business, Professor Cantwell was also an associate editor of the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization from 2002-10 and has published 13 books, over 70 articles in refereed academic journals, and over 80 chapters in edited collections.