The University of Queensland

Dr Nicola M. Pless is a Chaired Professor of Management at the University of South Australia, Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland and serves as a Guardian of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (partnership of EFMD, AACSB and UNGC). She is listed by Stanford University among the top 2% scientists in the world and has substantial executive experience as a former Vice President International Leadership Development, manager and consultant for global Fortune 500 companies in Switzerland, Germany and the US, and the World Bank Group in Washington DC. She also served on the faculties of ESADE, INSEAD, University of St. Gallen and as Honorary Jef-Van-Gerwen SJ Chair at the University of Antwerp. She sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Business Ethics and Academy of Management Collections (2023 AOM Best Reviewer Award). Her research on responsible leadership, sustainability, global governance, ethics, diversity & inclusion, and neuroscience appeared in leading academic journals (e.g., Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management Studies, Oranizational Rearch Methods), received numerous awards (among them four Academy of Management Awards), and has been featured in the media (e.g., BBC, Boston Globe, Business Week, CEO Magazine, Fortune). Her teaching was honoured with the Aspen Institute’s Faculty Pioneer Award. She is a certified executive coach by INSEAD and IECL, and a Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at McClean Hospital / Harvard Medical School Affiliate.