Milena Tekeste

Visiting Assistant Professor of Business, Organizations and Society Affiliation: Visiting
Education: Royal Holloway University of London, King's College University of London

Research Areas: Future of Work and Organizations, Careers, Flexibility at Work, Gender, Inequality, Qualitative Methods


Milena Tekeste received her PhD in Management from Royal Holloway University of London, specializing in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management. She also completed her MSc in Human Resource Management and Organizational Analysis from King's College University of London and was honored as the recipient of the 'Best Overall Student Performance' award.

In her research, Milena takes a multi-method approach to probe the lived experience of employees with multiple intersectional identities, investigating i) the idiosyncratic employment relationship, ii) the future of work, and iii) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Throughout the years, Milena has gained extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level from Royal Holloway University of London, University College London, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, where her teaching expertise was recognized with the LSE Class Teacher Award. In addition to her academic credentials, Milena holds a PGCert in Higher Education from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  Outside her academic experience, Milena worked in the fields of Human Resource Management and Learning & Development for local government, international law firms, and central banks in both Germany and the United Kingdom.

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