As a research institute, KLI supports and disseminates research through a variety of means. Advancing research in leadership is of great importance to the Institute, and students work directly with KLI faculty and staff on a wide range of leadership research projects. Ongoing research projects include topics in Women and Leadership, The Language of Leadership, Data Science of Leadership, Effective Mentorship, Followership, and Responsible Leadership in Tech.
Women and Leadership
The Women and Leadership team seeks to better understand the gender disparity issue in leadership, while uplifting women in leadership along the way.

Talin Tyvand ’27

Wensheng (Vivian) Gao ’28

Maya Karafotas ’28

Martina Bernheim ’29
Networked Leadership

Nethra Mahendran ’28

Daniel Cao ’29

Zoey Marzo '29
The Language of Leadership

Samuel Dominguez ’27

Diego Núñez ’28

Olivia Wegmann-Krider ’29
Effective Mentorship
The Effective Mentorship Team is responsible for KLI LEAD, an initiative that develops the next generation of industry leaders through transformational leadership, career-aligned guidance, and leadership development.

Tanzila Jamal '26

Harry Patel ’27

William Hou '29
Responsible Leadership in Tech

Ariel Santiago ’26
Research Team Lead

Jai Rui (Jasmine) He ’28

Jonas Rickert ’28
Followership

Daniel Drucker POM’27

Marco Cisneros-Farber ’29

Joseph Santhosh ’29
Data Science of Leadership

Sylvana Poon ’26

Daniel Wu '27

Marcel Astrakhan ’29