Dr. Andri Georgiadou

Dr. Andri Georgiadou is the Director of the Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Center and a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Penn State. She worked as an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Program Director for the MSc in Global Business at the University of Hertfordshire and London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK before returning to Cyprus. She has authored and/or co-authored a plethora of scientific papers published in prestigious international journals such as European Management Review, Tourism Management, and is also a reviewer in many international scientific journals and conferences.

Andri has been invited as a Keynote Speaker at international conferences and workshops organized at renowned universities including the University of Southern California, the Rutgers University of New Jersey, and international business networks such as the European Women’s Management Development International Network. She served as the chairwoman/member of many organizational/ scientific committees at various international conferences. In addition to her academic career, she has a professional background in business and organizations, having worked as a staff member in multinational corporations such as HSBC and as a consultant and mentor at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Andri specializes in human resources management, leadership and team development. Her research focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion at work from relational and interdisciplinary perspectives. She is a recipient of the 2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award; the 2016 European Management Review Best Reviewer Award, and the 2014 Graduate Scholar Award for Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations. In 2019, she was elected regional representative for Southern Europe for Academy of International Business (AIB) Western Europe chapter, and she was appointed Deputy Chair and Vice Chair Events for the same chapter.