Lynda Gratton

Professor of Management Practice
London Business School

Lynda is a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School where she directs the program ‘Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies’ – considered the world’s leading program on human resources. For over ten years she has led the Future of Work Consortium which has brought executives from more than 60 companies together both virtually and on a bespoke collaborative platform. Lynda has written extensively about the interface between people and organizations. Her books cover the link between business and HR strategy (Living Strategy), the new ways of working (The Democratic Enterprise), the rise of complex collaboration (Hot Spots and Glow) the impact of a changing world on employment and work (The Shift ) and the impact of longevity on society (The 100 Year Life – co-authored with Andrew Scott). Lynda has served as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos and co-chaired the WEF Council on Work, Wages and Job Creation. She was a member of the advisory board of Japan’s Prime Minister Abe and currently serves on the advisory board of a number of global companies