Dr Aurelie Cnop-Nielsen is a lecturer and researcher in Organisational Behaviour, working at Imperial College London and the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) where she teaches Negotiation skills, Managing People and Teams and Organisational Behaviour since for over 10 years. She also works at the ESCP Europe Business school where she is the academic director of the specialised Master’s in Digital Transformation and Leadership.

She graduated from both the University of Louvain, from which she holds a MSc in Business Engineering, and the London School of Economics, from which she holds a MSc in Organisational Behaviour and a PhD in Management. Her current research focuses on how contribution, impact and meaning at work help leadership, team engagement and wellbeing and how to inspire, retain and increase motivation and performance in high pressure environments.

With 15+ years of experience in strategy consulting for consultancy companies, and later change & finance management at a FTSE100 multinational company, Aurelie has been instrumental in helping companies and governmental organisations achieve strategic change and world-class performance. Currently, Aurelie acts as an adviser for governmental institutions and UK-based technology sector companies.