Draft:Charlotte Karam

Charlotte Karam is a Canadian-born Lebanese scholar-activist known for her work in inclusive human resource systems, business ethics, leadership development, and feminist praxis. She currently holds the position of Director of the Executive MBA program and the Ian Telfer Professorship in Inclusive Human Resource Systems at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.

Karam has founded or co-founded several initiatives supporting the advancement of gender equality in the workplace and greater society, including the Center of Inclusive Business and Leadership at the American University of Beirut in 2018, the Knowledge is Power (KIP) Project in 2017, and the transnational SAWI Project in 2021.

In 2021, she was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical.

Early Life and Education
Charlotte Karam completed her Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Psychology at the American University of Beirut in 1988 before obtaining her Ph.D. from the University of Windsor in Applied Social Psychology with a focus on Organizational Psychology in 2008.

Career
She held various academic positions at the Olayan School of Business (OSB), American University of Beirut, including Department Chair, Associate Dean of Programs, and founding director of the Center of Inclusive Business and Leadership (CIBL) for Women. She continues to maintain an affiliation with OSB as an Adjunct Professor and primary investigator of The SAWI Project.

Throughout her academic career, she has been actively involved in research projects funded by various organizations, including UN Women, UNDP, the European Commission, and the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative. Karam has led several projects aimed at advancing women's contributions to the economy in the Middle East and North Africa. Notably, she spearheaded the development of sector-based measures for women’s recruitment, retention, and promotion in workplaces.

Awards and Honors

 * 2021 - 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy
 * 2020 - #Thinklist 30 Women's List
 * 2020 - Business School Innovations That Inspire