Mahshid Khademi
Mahshid Khademi
PhD Senior research associate
Rosenbergstrasse 51
9000 St Gallen
Diversity & Inclusion
Leadership
Mental Health
Quantitative Methods
Post-doc in Organizational Behavior
ETH Zürich | 11/2020 - 6/2021
PhD in Management, Organizational Behavior
HEC Lausanne | 09/2015 - 08/2020
Master of Science in Management
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran | 02/2012 - 10/2014
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran | 09/2005 - 02/2010
Mahshid Khademi is a researcher at the Competence Center for Diversity, Disability & Inclusion, at the Institute for International Management and Diversity Management at the University of St. Gallen. Her work focuses on inclusion, leadership, and mental health in the workplace, exploring actionable strategies for leaders and employees to foster an inclusive work environment. In addition, she leads various corporate projects on diversity and inclusion topics.
Previously, she studied management and industrial engineering. She completed her Ph.D. at HEC Lausanne in Management and Economics in 2020 and was appointed as Post-doc research fellow at ETH Zürich in 2021.
· Lead the project of inclusion of people with invisible disabilities, collaborated on the development of Safe Space, an application aimed at guiding employees with invisible disabilities in their disclosure decisions, contributing to talent retention and inclusion strategies in organizations.
· Lead research on leadership and employee’s health, providing insights into leadership's role in reducing absenteeism and turnover in employees with physical and mental health conditions.
· Worked with industry partners and their data (Audi, SVA Zürich, BARMER) on projects that focus on organizational leadership and social health, developing strategies to foster healthier, more resilient workforces.