Johanna Mair is a Professor of Organization, Strategy, and Leadership at the Hertie School. Currently, she is on leave at the Hertie School and acts as Director of the Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG) at the European University Institute. Her research is primarily focused on how organisations and innovative forms of organising can contribute to economic, social, and political progress. She is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and serves as an Academic Editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Additionally, Mair is the Co-Director of the Global Innovation for Impact Lab and has previously co-directed the Social Innovation + Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. She has served as a faculty member at IESE Business School, held a visiting position at the Harvard Business School and INSEAD, and has authored award-winning research published in books and leading scholarly journals. Mair also advises companies, governments, and social impact investors on social innovation, and serves on the board of foundations and organisations. Prior to earning her PhD in management from INSEAD, she worked in executive decision-making in international banking. In 2008, the Aspen Institute recognized her as a "Faculty Pioneer" in Social Entrepreneurship Education.
