Modupe Akinola

Modupe Akinola is an award-winning professor at Columbia Business School, where she serves as the Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor and Faculty Director of the Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics. Her research examines how organizational environments create stress and impact employee performance. Akinola previously worked at Bain & Company and Merrill Lynch, and she currently hosts the popular TED Business podcast, offering science-backed insights to help leaders build more inclusive and productive workplaces.