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Ute Stephan

BIO

Ute Stephan is Professor of Entrepreneurship at King’s Business School at King’s College London (UK). Ute is recognized as a leading expert on the psychology of entrepreneurship, as a Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and a 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow. She researches how individuals and societies can thrive through entrepreneurship, and how social entrepreneurship can help to build more inclusive societies. Current research considers the health and well-being of entrepreneurs and their employees, social entrepreneurship and comparative entrepreneurship. Ute regularly publishes in leading international journals in management, entrepreneurship and applied psychology. She is listed in top 2% of scientists worldwide in Business & Management (Stanford study) based on citations to her work. Ute has won multiple international awards for her research and attracted over EUR 3.7 million in funding from the European Commission, UK government institutions, research councils, and charities. Her work has been featured in the Financial Times, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, The Times, Forbes, WIRED, BBC, and others. She currently serves as Associate editor at the Journal of Management and at Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, and on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Journal of Business Venturing. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ute-stephan

Preliminary title

Entrepreneurship and the Future of Work

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