Elena Doldor

Elena is Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior at Queen Mary University of London, where she holds leadership roles as Research Impact Director and Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) in the School of Business and Management.

She is an expert on gender and ethnic diversity in leadership and on boards. Her research explores formal and informal aspects of career progression, leadership development, and board appointment processes, from a D&I perspective. Her work has been published in world-leading academic journals, including Harvard Business Review, Human Relations, The Leadership Quarterly, and Human Resources Management Journal.

Elena is passionate about using her research to support change and regularly collaborates with organizations and policymakers that seek to advance diversity in leadership, through advisory work and bespoke masterclasses. Her research informed the Davies and Hampton-Alexander reviews on women on UK boards.