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, Corporate Leadership, Race and Leadership, Mixed Martial Arts, and Early Career Success.
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
Competency Mapping
The Competency Mapping Team’s purpose is to recognize capabilities that determine leadership according to our core values of creativity, collaboration, and courage.
Tanzila Jamal ’26
Antonis (Tony) Pappas ’27
August Rinehart ’27
Nethra Mahendran ’28
Race and Leadership
The Race and Leadership team looks at race relations and racial discrimination in organizational leadership. The team will first research theories by leading scholars to conduct individual and collective studies using different literature.
Samuel Dominguez ’27
Daniel Wu ’27
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.
Ariel Santiago ’26
Research Team Lead
Sik Wan (Sylvana) Poon ’26
Harry Patel ’27
Responsible Leadership in Tech
Emre Kocer ’27
Jai Rui (Jasmine) He ’28
Jonas Rickert ’28
Followership
Daniel Drucker POM’27
Eleanor "Ellie" Leiter ’27