I am an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management and Technology at Bocconi University. I earned my PhD with honors from IE Business School and was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School. I also hold a Master of Research in Management Science from IE Business School, an Executive MBA from Ozyegin University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Sabanci University.
My research focuses on entrepreneurship, particularly the mechanisms that drive gender inequality and the impact of gender bias on entrepreneurial outcomes. Theoretically, I adopt an interdisciplinary approach that builds on entrepreneurship research and integrates insights from social psychology, economics, and strategic human capital. Empirically, I employ quantitative methods, including panel data analysis, field experiments, and laboratory experiments.
I also have extensive international expertise in women’s economic empowerment, gender and development, and entrepreneurship. Before pursuing my PhD, I worked at Goldman Sachs and Ernst & Young, where I managed entrepreneurship programs across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. I have designed and led international development and education programs focused on women’s economic empowerment, women’s entrepreneurship, and gender equality. I have advised and partnered with policymakers, international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as private-sector organizations, NGOs, and universities.
I collaborate with an international and interdisciplinary team of social scientists exploring democratic and sustainable ways of working and organizing. As part of this collaboration, I wrote the chapter “Democratizing Work to Reverse Increasing Inequalities” in Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy, published by the University of Chicago Press.
