Professor Payyazhi Jayashree is Dean, Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong in Dubai. Her research funded by the UAE National Research Foundation Industry-Research Collaboration Grant, include strong support and collaboration from Dubai Business Women Council (Dubai Chamber of Commerce) and United Nations (UN).

She has extensive experience in academic governance and leadership in a transnational institutional context in the Education sector. She has led several research teams to achieve the mandate of Leadership, Strategic Change and inclusivity for Innovation. Her collaborators for these projects include key institutions such as UN, Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC); and Corporate Leaders and CEOS, from global organizations. Prof. Jayashree is also a noted speaker on the topic of Gender inclusivity and has led several Best Practices sessions and Leadership Seminars with eminent global and regional leaders.

Prof Jayashree’s sustained commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goal #5 and impactful research in Women and Leadership, has led to Global Recognition and substantial Media Coverage, including uptake by prominent scholarly publications, such as Personnel Review, and practitioner publications, such as Emirates Woman and Forbes Middle East along with key Awards such as the ‘Women of Impact’ by UOW, Australia.

She has extensive experience in leading executive development programs in global institutions, and continues to contribute her learning to top Business schools, including Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) and Sydney Business School, Australia.