Professor Ruth Sealy

Ruth researches behavioural corporate governance, including boardroom dynamics and strategic inclusivity, women on boards and leadership. She also explores public policy, such as regulation in government departments, listed companies and the UK's NHS, and individual level career processes, studying work identity, role models and the impact of demography on minority career decisions.

Her journal publications include Corporate Governance: International Review, Business Ethics Quarterly, the British Journal of Management, the Human Resource Management Journal, Gender Work and Organization, the International Journal of Management Reviews and Accounting in Europe. She has written more than 20 public reports for government, regulatory and professional bodies.

Having held several research and leadership roles, including with City University London, Ruth is currently a Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management and an Honorary Professor of Responsible Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School. Prior to academia, Ruth was an entrepreneur for 10 years before selling her company, retraining as an organisational psychologist and becoming a behavioural corporate governance consultant.

Ruth is an Associate Editor for Corporate Governance: International Review and a board member of the International Corporate Governance Society. She is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management and an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.