Examining Race and Wellbeing in the Workplace with Professor Binna Kandola

Professor Binna Kandola OBE is a Business Psychologist, Senior Partner and co-founder of Pearn Kandola. Over the past 35 years, he has worked on a wide variety of projects for public and private sector clients both in the UK and overseas.

As well as leading the practice, Binna is particularly interested in the study of gender bias and unconscious bias in organisations. He is the author of three new and critically acclaimed books on these subjects – The Invention of Difference: The Story of Gender Bias at Work, The Value of Difference: Eliminating Bias in Organisations, and Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference. His most recent book, Free to Soar: Race & Wellbeing in Organisations, which he edited, explores the relationship between race and wellbeing in the workplace.

Louise Pyne-Jones is Head of Research at the International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR); a UK-based NGO that uses multimedia as a platform for human rights advocacy. As well as this role Louise has worked on a number of international rights campaigns, and has also been an Advisor on research and funding at the Institute for Islamic Strategic Affairs (IISA), a think-tank that works on sustainable solutions for peace and stability across the Islamic World. Prior to nonprofit roles, Louise taught in primary, secondary, higher and adult education settings for over a decade. Currently continuing academic work with a PhD at SOAS, University of London, Louise’s thesis examines the transnationalism of Black religious movements, nationalisms and their relationship to identity and power.