DIANA BILIMORIA

Diana Bilimoria is Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Department of Organizational Behavior at Weatherhead School of Management , Case Western Reserve University . She has served as the Editor of the Journal of Management Education and as a Co-Pricincipal Investigator on a 5-year award from the National Science Foundation to Advance Women faculty in the Engineering and Sciences (ACES) at CWRU.  

Dr. Bilimoria's research focuses on gender diversity in governance and leadership, and organizational transformation. Her teaching pertains to leadership development, emotional intelligence, and the effective recruitment, advancement and retention of women and minority employees.

As a scholar, coach, educator, and consultant, Dr. Bilimoria helps individuals and organizations enhance their leadership contributions and impact to create positive benefits for the betterment of society. Her work on gender diversity, emotional intelligence, and leadership development has applications for individual, group, and organizational change.  Her research has been used to facilitate the institutional transformation of research universities to become more inclusive of the success and contributions of women faculty. Other applications include the improvement of corporate and nonprofit organizational practices of selection, performance evaluation, advancement, and leadership development to attract and retain a diverse workforce.

Dr. Bilimoria received the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women’s Spotlight Series Prize for Women’s Scholarship at Case Western Reserve University in 2007, and the Weatherhead School of Management’s Doctoral Teaching Excellence Award in 2002. She has been internationally recognized for her leadership and service.