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 Leadership Quarterly, 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.

She has held several research and leadership roles, including with City University London. An entrepreneur for 10 years before selling her company and retraining as an organisational psychologist, Ruth worked as a consultant for corporates in industries such as aerospace and finance, then started a PhD.

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 and currently has openings for PhD supervision in the areas of behavioural corporate governance and strategic leadership.