Professor Wendy Loretto has more than 15 years of experience as a senior leader in academia. She is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and a former Dean of University of Edinburgh Business School.

Loretto held several leadership roles at the University of Edinburgh Business School, including Deputy Dean, Director of Research, REF Director and Director of Undergraduate Programmes. Her main research field is age and employment, with a particular focus on mid-later life working.

She is especially interested in the ways in which gender, age and health interact to affect work and retirement experiences amongst mid-later life workers across Europe. Her research has received funding from research councils, industry partners, government and EU and is published widely in leading academic journals. She is passionate about the practical application of research and is currently developing AI-led solutions to support healthy ageing within the workplace. She is on the Executive group for the Scottish Centre for Work and Health.

Professor Loretto is Chair of AMBA (Association of MBAs) and BGA (Business Graduates Association). She currently sits on the Board of the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies and is a member of the REF2029 sub-panel for Business and Management. In addition, she is Associate Editor of Employee Relations and External Advisor to Corvinus University, and an Honorary Professor at University of St Andrews. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh.

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