Anna Duran
Anna Duran, Ph.D. is CEO of the Duran Group, a consulting firm committed to assisting organizations in the creation of work environments that foster innovation and high performance through the leveraging of diverse global intellectual capital. She has experience with international teams primarily within the financial, science and high tech industries. Clients have included Citibank, GE Capital, Shell, Texaco, DuPont, Xerox, IBM, and Merrill Lynch amongst other major corporations. Government sector work has involved policy analysis, workforce assessments, research on leadership climates, knowledge structures, and absorptive capacity within a defense-related context. Most of her publications have been in the area of career advancement of women and underrepresented demographic groups in idea building and policy making communities. She is a specialist in working with high ability talent within STEM and R&D environments. Dr. Duran is also the President of Avatar Research Institute, a think tank for scholars from around the world interested in cultivating the art of thinking together about the role of cultural or world views in: (a) situation analyses across all sectors; (b) creating eco-systems that support new ideas and out of the box thinkers; (c) anticipatory failure while adapting to new environments; and (d) globalization and innovation policy and practices on societal attitudes toward science and technological advances, especially in emerging economies or underdeveloped countries. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST) which is housed under the umbrella of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, D.C. Previously she was a faculty member for 20 years at Columbia University, New York City. |
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