Alessandro Ghio

ESCP Business School

Associate Dean of Research

Biography

Alessandro Ghio is Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Diversity and Social Accounting at ESCP, whose internationally recognised research explores diversity in organisations—with a particular focus on sexuality, gender and age—as well as corporate social media communication. Their work has been published in leading academic journals including the Journal of Management Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research and Journal of Business Ethics, and they are the co-author of three books. A recipient of the Aspen Institute’s Global Award 'Ideas Worth Teaching', Alessandro is passionate about academic activism and co-developed the initiatives “Queering Accounting” and “Working Women and Wellbeing”. They regularly collaborate with professional bodies, Big Four firms and universities around the world, delivering workshops and advising organisations on diversity in business. Before joining ESCP, Alessandro held academic positions in Canada and Australia and worked across industry and public policy, bringing an international and multidisciplinary perspective to their work on how organisations can become more inclusive.