Bio

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I'm an academic, researcher, and adviser who focuses on topics at the intersection of artificial intelligence, leadership, and organisational change. Over the past decade, my research has focused on firm-state relations and how organisations and their leaders navigate complex institutional transitions and uncertainty.

The same approach shapes my work on AI. The challenge facing most senior leaders is not technical; it is human and organisational. How do you lead a workforce through a transformation that most people (including the leaders themselves) do not yet fully understand? How do you govern AI adoption responsibly while maintaining competitive momentum? How do you make sure technology creates value and brings a return on investment?

I am interested in how the current technological changes affect human and organisational dynamics and how leaders can drive this process.

My advisory work is grounded in peer-reviewed research, tested through executive education with senior leaders across industries, and shaped by practical experience. I help leaders build the judgement, governance structures, and organisational capabilities needed to make transformation work.

Current Roles

I am an Associate Professor (Education) of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where I serve as the AI and Education Innovation Lead and Chair of the AI Policy Working Group. I am a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a board member of LSE Press, and an affiliate faculty member at LSE's Data Science Institute.

Before my academic career, I founded and ran an EU consulting firm, advising on EU policy and institutional affairs. This experience continues to inform my advisory work with public- and private-sector organisations, including the European Commission.

Expert and Board Roles

Evaluator, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), assessing ESRC responsive mode proposals related to GenAI
Advisory Board Member, Media and Learning Association
Advisory Board Member, Interdisciplinary Competence Centre for AI in Architecture, Planning and Environment, Vienna University of Technology
Board Member, LSE Press

Awards

Inaugural LSE AI and Education Fellowship Award, 2025, LSE
Academic Staff Reward for outstanding contributions to education and institutional citizenship, 2025, LSE
Highly commended Outstanding Teaching Award, 2024, LSE
Outstanding Teaching Award Winner, 2023, LSE
1st Place Top Ten Teachers’ Award, 2023, LSE
Academic Contribution Reward, 2020, 2022, 2023, LSE
Excellence in Education Award, 2021, LSE
Top Ten Teachers’ Award, 2020, LSE
Nominated for Personal and Professional Development Award and the Welfare and Pastoral Support Award, LSE Student Union, 2024
Best PhD Student Paper Award at the European Community Studies Association – Canada

European Commission Advisory

Vice-Chair, European Research Executive Agency (REA), supporting MSCA COFUND 2026 evaluation for the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
Senior Expert for evaluations of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND project proposals, applying technical expertise to assess research excellence and innovation potential (2024-2025)
Senior Expert, DG RTD Study 'Towards a European Excellence Initiative' (2023), providing strategic input on research and innovation policy frameworks
Senior Expert, 'Impact of Organised Crime on the EU's Financial Interests', European Parliament Directorate-General for Internal Policies (2021), delivering evidence-based analysis of policy implications

Select Keynotes and Presentations

Expert Speaker at the Policy Roundtable ‘Capacity-Building for Innovative UK AI Education Policy’ 18 November 2025. King’s College, University of Cambridge.
Panellist, Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Annual Conference: 'Preserving the human factor: Teaching students to develop critical thinking and human skills in an AI-driven world', 10-11 November 2025, London
Thought Leadership Panel Member, Change Management Institute: Leading Through AI Disruption (October 2025), advising senior leaders on the future of strategic change management and risk mitigation in AI transformation
Public Lecture, 'Intelligent Futures: AI and the Transformation of Society', LSE Masterclasses in Social Sciences, Fundación Ramón Areces, Madrid (June 2025), translating technical AI concepts for policy and business audiences
LSE Public Event: AI in Public Policy: Opportunities and Challenges, 5. November 2024.
How university students use AI: Anthropic Education Report and Claude demonstration, LSE, London, 6 May 2025
Global Approaches to Generative AI in Higher Education. LSE, London, 3-4 April 2025
The future role of AI in higher education. Westminster Higher Education Forum policy conference: Next steps for AI in higher education. Online, 9 December 2024

Volunteering and Peer Review

Founding Chair of the Women's Forum at Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) 2018 - 2023
Member of the Scientific Committee ‘The Role of State in Varieties of Capitalism’ Conference, since 2019

Reviewer of:

European Political Science Review
Journal of International Management
Business and Society
Management International Review
Journal of Common Market Studies

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