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Professor Kiran Trehan serves as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, Partnerships and Engagement and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of York, with internationally recognized expertise in inclusive enterprise, diversity-driven entrepreneurship, and social innovation. Her work bridges academic research and practical policy implementation across national and European contexts including the OECD.
Her research centers on structural disadvantage in minority business communities, informed by her lived experience as daughter of a first-generation working-class migrant. This user-engaged scholarship generates evidence-based tools for sustainable change, emphasizing community co-production and transformative knowledge exchange to address entrenched inequalities.
Key recognitions include:
- Election as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (2025)
- Presidency of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) (2019)
- Commendation by Prime Minister Theresa May for West Midlands Leadership Commission leadership
Funding and advisory impact:
- Major grants from ESRC, AHRC, government departments, Local Enterprise Partnerships, and Chambers of Commerce
- Guest editorships for Human Relations, Management Learning, and International Small Business Journal
- Policy-shaping advisory roles influencing national diversity and enterprise frameworks
As Director of the Centre for Women’s Enterprise, Leadership, Economy and Diversity, she pioneers collaborative initiatives converting academic insights into tangible policy actions through practitioner-policymaker-academic partnerships focused on inclusive economic development.
