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

• Learn how to create inclusive and equitable organizational environments that can reduce stress and increase well-being
• Explore the role of leadership in promoting diversity and inclusion, and learn how to lead with empathy, authenticity, and a commitment to equity
• Gain insights into what it means to be an inspirational leader of diverse and inclusive organizations