Dr. Dayo Akinlade received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research covers topics including diversity, human resource practices, leadership and creativity. She has presented her work in both regional and international conferences, such as the Academy of Management, Midwest Academy of Management and the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference. She is a member of the board of reviewers for the South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management and she received the “Excellence in Peer Review” award in 2017 and 2018. Dr. Akinlade is a “Wisconsin Teaching Fellow” at the University of Wisconsin System. She received the “Outstanding Faculty Award” from Saint Xavier University African American Society. She is a Senior Certified Professional of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and an active member of the Racine and Kenosha Area SHRM chapter. Before joining academia, Dr. Akinlade worked for several years in various managerial roles, including as a management consultant with Accenture, in different countries such as Nigeria, Britain, Switzerland, and the United States. She has written for the Chicago Tribune’s Daily Southtown and has published her academic research in different management journals including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Personnel Review, and Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, all listed on the Australian Business Deans Council Quality Journal List.