Siri Chilazi

Siri Chilazi is a Research Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. Her life’s work is to advance gender equality in the workplace through research and research translation. She operates at the intersection of academia and practice, both conducting research on how organizations can become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and bringing those research insights to practitioners through speaking, training, workshops, and media appearances. As an advisor and scholar, Siri frequently collaborates with organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and leading professional service firms in order to close gender gaps. She has presented at numerous conferences around the world, and her work has appeared in media outlets including Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, BBC, Fast Company, and Forbes. Siri has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard College.

Sub-specialities:
Unconscious (implicit) bias
Gender equality
Women’s advancement
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizations
Culture and behavior change in organizations
Designing inclusive organizations
Behavioral design
De-biasing talent management (sourcing and recruitment, work allocation, performance evaluation, promotion, retention)
Equal pay and the gender pay gap