Skoll Centre Postdoctoral Fellow, Leading for ImpactSkoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Susanna Kislenko is the Skoll Centre Postdoctoral Fellow, Leading for Impact at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School within the University of Oxford. As a social psychologist, Susanna studies leadership in the entrepreneurial context. More specifically, Susanna’s research focus is founder leadership past the founding (start-up) stage. Using qualitative research methods, Susanna’s work pulls back the curtain on the challenges and potentially darker organizational consequences of long-term founder leadership, including Founder’s Syndrome. Susanna holds an IBBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University, an MA in Political Science from McGill University and a PhD in Organisational Behaviour from IESE Business School. Prior to entering academia, Susanna worked in the non-profit sector in Canada for 12 years, holding a number leadership roles in social service organizations.