İsa Yılmaz holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from Istanbul Bilgi University and participated in the University of London double degree program, receiving academic guidance from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He pursued his master's degree in Islamic Finance at the University of Durham (UK) and completed his Ph.D. in Islamic Finance from the same institution. Currently, he serves as an associate professor in the Economics Department at Istanbul Medeniyet University. He has published several academic papers on economic development, financialization and aspects of political economy in Islamic economics. In a broader context, he explores alternative economic and financial systems that strive to envision authentic models with positive developmental and welfare outcomes for emerging economies. To explore these areas, he engages with the literature on the moral economy, political economy, philosophy of economics, and alternative banking and financial models.

Erhan Akkas is currently an assistant professor at Sakarya University in Turkey. He graduated from Durham University with a Ph.D. in Islamic economics and finance in 2019, after obtaining his master’s in political economy from the University of Sussex. Akkas was a visiting research fellow at Durham University Business School as well as a lecturer at Agri Ibrahim Cecen University in Turkey between 2020 and 2022. An associate professorship was granted to him in February 2023 by the Turkish Interuniversity Board (ÜAK). Akkas has written many academic papers, policy briefs, and edited books. Akkas' most recent research focuses on political economy, Islamic economics, Islamic finance, economic develpment, and GCC countries.

Murat Yaş Marmara Üniversitesi İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Enstitüsü'nde Dr. Öğretim Üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Ayrıca Japonya'da Sophia Üniversitesi Asya, Afrika ve Ortadoğu Çalışmaları Enstitüsü'nde Ziyaretçi Araştırmacı olarak bulunmuştur. Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora eğitimini Malezya'da INCEIF Üniversitesi'nde İslami Finans alanında tamamlamış ve lisans derecesini Ekonomi alanında Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nden almıştır. Ayrıca, İngiltere'de Reading Üniversitesi'nde ICMA Centre’da ziyaretçi yüksek lisans öğrencisi olarak bulunmuştur.

Araştırma alanları finansal piyasalar, İslami finans ve Asya çalışmalarıdır.