Henriette Müller is Visiting Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies at New York University Abu Dhabi. Her research encompasses the comparative study of leadership and executive politics both at the national and international level and across regime types and diverse cultural regions. At NYUAD, Müller teaches and conducts comparative research on women and leadership, emphasizing the European Union and the Arab Gulf region. Her publications include Political Leadership and the European Commission Presidency (OUP, 2020) and her research has appeared in Hawwa: Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic World, the Journal of European Integration, and West European Politics.
Ingeborg Tömmel is Professor Emeritus in International and European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Osnabrück. She is holder of the Diefenbaker-Award 2005/06 of the Canadian Council. Her research focuses on the political system of the EU, European governance and policymaking, implementation of EU policies in the member states, the European neighborhood policy towards the Mediterranean, and political leadership in the EU. Her publications include Political Leadership in the European Union (with Amy Verdun, Taylor and Francis, 2019) and she has published in numerous scholarly journals such as the Journal of Common Market Studies, the Journal of European Integration, and West European Politics.