Carlina Conrad

Carlina Conrad is an Adjunct Professor of Leadership at IE School of Science and Technology and a PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior at IE Business School. Her research explores interpersonal dynamics in the workplace, with a focus on conflict resolution and neurodiversity.

Her scholarly contributions have been published in academic publications and presented at multiple international conferences. She has been recognized for her research with the Early Career Scholars Award at the International Association of Conflict Management. Additionally, her work on neurodiversity has been published in the Oxford Individual Differences in Organizational Contexts.

In New York, Carlina gained extensive experience in management, strategy, and research within for-profit and non-profit sectors. She has held positions at Chanel and SuperPhone in consumer behavior and strategy, and at SPARK Neuro as the Director of Neuroanalytics. Simultaneously Carlina co-founded OneWonder a non-profit focused on middle school education and career development. She also joined NEXUS Global, a community of next gen philanthropists, impact investors and social entrepreneurs, as their Chief of Staff.

Before joining IE in 2020, she received her BSc in Neuroscience from Jacobs University in Bremen and her MA specializing in Social Psychology and Neuroscience from New York University. There she studied the neural correlates underlying racial and gender bias.

Outside of the classroom, Carlina also regularly runs trainings and courses on leadership development, family dynamics, and conflict resolution for executives, entrepreneurs, and investors.