Skoll Centre Postdoctoral Fellow, Leading for ImpactSkoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Dr. Susanna Kislenko is a social psychologist who studies leadership in the entrepreneurial context, focusing on founder leadership past the start-up stage. Using qualitative research methods, Susanna’s work pulls back the curtain on the challenges and potentially darker organisational consequences of long-term founder leadership, including Founder’s Syndrome. Prior to entering academia, Susanna worked in the non-profit sector in Canada for 12 years, holding a number of leadership roles in social service organisations, including social enterprises. Susanna is also a certified yoga teacher and leads women’s leadership embodiment retreats in the Balearic islands.