Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report 2016

The Female FTSE Board Report 2016

Susan’s particular research interests are gender diversity on corporate boards, women’s leadership

styles and the issues involved in women developing their managerial careers. Susan is Founder

Director of the International Research Centre for Women Leaders at Cranfield University. Susan has

written ten books, over one hundred articles, reports and conference papers while her co-authored

latest book, “Handbook of Research on Promoting Women’s Careers” was published in 2013.

Susan is regularly interviewed by the press and media for her expert views on women directors,

is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences, is the Founder and Chair of the judges for Women in

the City Awards and a judge for the Sunday Times best NEDs of the year awards. Susan receives

recognition worldwide and was honoured recently by The International Alliance of Women (TIAW).

Susan was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in 2005 and a CBE in the

Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2014 for her Services to Diversity. She was a member of the Lord

Davies Steering Committee on Women on Boards between 2011 and 2015.

Susan Vinnicombe, CBE

MA PhDMCIM FRSA

Professor of Women and Leadership, Cranfield School

of Management

Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and

Leadership, Simmons School of Management,

Boston, Mass., USA

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