Julia was the project manager for Phases 1 and 2 of the Future of Work Research Consortium and will continue leading the Consortium in Phase 3. With over 20 years of experience in the BBC, United Nations and academia, Julia has first-hand knowledge of the complexities of working in the west as well as in developing countries and the sensitivities arising when these different cultures work together.

Taking a sabbatical from the BBC in 2008, Julia joined the Wharton Fellows Programme at the University of Pennsylvania and later the Central Saint Martin’s college of Art and Design where she studied Innovation Management with particular focus on Open Innovation and Networks. Julia has a PhD in applied linguistics, is a Fellow at Wharton, Alumna of the Willis Consortium (leadership programme for Rolls-Royce, BBC, Zurich, Willis, JCB), and Alumna of BBC Ashridge Leadership programme. Julia was born in Albania and lives in London.