Professor Julie Hodges is a leading international expert in organizational change and employee engagement at Durham University’s Business School. She holds a Professorship and is affiliated with the editorial board of the ‘Management Consulting’ journal. Prior to academia, she spent over 20 years as a business consultant at firms like PwC, advising companies like Barclays, Shell, and Dell Technologies on organizational change and leadership development. Her research focuses on sustaining organizational change, employee engagement during transformations, and the role of HR in change processes. Key works include People-Centric Organizational Change (2024), Managing and Leading People through Change (2021), and Reshaping HR (2021). She also explores gender dynamics in leadership, such as women’s leadership roles in Saudi Arabia and challenges in the third sector. Professor Hodges has received multiple accolades, including Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Senior Fellow of the Foundation for Management Education. She delivers executive education programs and consults globally, including a recent project with pharmaceutical giant Astellas on change leadership. Her consulting background and academic rigor combine to address real-world challenges in leadership, change management, and stakeholder engagement. Current research emphasizes resilience-building in organizations and the human-centric aspects of business transformation.
