Modupe Akinola is a leading authority on organizational performance and diversity, and an Associate Professor of Management at Columbia Business School. Her research on stress and discrimination has been published in numerous academic journals and media outlets, including The New York Times, Forbes, and The Economist. Akinola has received several awards, including the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science and the Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management Journal. She advises leaders on managing stress, diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives and women’s leadership. Before becoming an academic, Akinola was the Head of Diversity at Bain & Co., where she contributed to the organization’s recruitment and retention framework for people of color. She earned her Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Harvard.

Learning Objectives

• How to motivate, enable, and integrate individuals towards shared purpose
• Addressing diversity dynamics to identify and harness overlooked talent and potential
• What it takes to cultivate cognizance, curiosity, and cultural intelligence in your organization
• Building businesses that increase employees’ productivity, enhance their creativity, and improve health outcomes