Christoph Winkler Author & Editor

Tsedale M. Melaku, PhD is a Sociologist, Assistant Professor of Management at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College (CUNY), and author of You Don't Look Like a Lawyer: Black Women and Systemic Gendered Racism, which reflects the emphasis of her scholarly interests on race, gender, class, workplace inequities, intersectionality, and organizations. Her interdisciplinary research on women in the workplace unites three strands of significant sociological and management inquiry: diversity in the workplace, women in leadership positions, and the impact of systemic racism on advancement opportunities. Her research is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Gender, Work & Organizations, American Behavioral Scientist, and Ethnic and Racial Studies. Dr. Melaku’s recent book and her cutting-edge articles have garnered international attention, with features in the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, CBSNews, TODAY Show, Inside Higher Ed, The Boston Globe, Forbes, Fortune, Teen Vogue, and various other outlets.

Angie Beeman, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College. Her research examines changing expressions of racism and how this affects interracial organizing, progressive politics, and workplace equity. Dr. Beeman's research has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes Magazine, The Wire, Counterpunch, Sociological Forum, Gender, Work, and Organization, and Ethnic and Racial Studies and as chapters in several edited volumes. In addition to these publications, she has been quoted in Nature Journal, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Galveston Daily News, and WalletHub. Dr. Beeman has shared her work with multiple audiences and is frequently invited by organizations to speak on the issues of racism, social justice, and cultivating inclusiveness in the workplace. She has appeared on CSPAN's Washington Journal, Connecticut Public Television, Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, and was a featured speaker for the Diversity and Inclusion Research Conference (DIRC) as well as for NASA, the Association of Junior Leagues International and Network of Executive Women. Her book, Liberal White Supremacy: How Progressives Silence Racial and Class Oppression examines divides among progressives and the role of liberal ideology in preventing significant change. In this book, she distinguishes between liberal and radical approaches to racism, working class issues, racial capitalism, and social movement tactics using theoretical insights and empirical evidence to advances practical applications of what she calls "racism-centered intersectionality."

Christoph Winkler, PhD is the endowed professor and founding program director of the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Iona University, which immerses students in an interdisciplinary community of creativity, innovation and personal growth. As a well-respected leader in entrepreneurship education, Dr. Winkler has been pushing boundaries and re-envisioning traditional academic practices in higher education. He presently serves on the co- executive editor of the journal Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy (EE&P), as well as the director of the Doctoral Consortium for Teaching and Learning of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship® (USASBE), playing a pivotal role in advancing the field of entrepreneurship education. Dr. Winkler’s work has been published in leading outlets such as the Harvard Business Review, Journal of Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Entrepreneurship Research Journal, and Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy.