Esther Leibel is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy group at Ivey Business School, with research that employs ethnographic and linguistic methods to study the socio-cognitive dynamics of social innovation, particularly focusing on the development of sustainable local food systems and entrepreneur resource acquisition. At the organizational field level, her work investigates how purpose-driven organizations can develop strategies and business models to accomplish their missions. At the individual level, she examines how social entrepreneurs interact to gain support from investors and resource holders, acquiring financial, social, and human capital. Esther's research has been published or is forthcoming in the Academy of Management Annals and the Strategic Management Journal, and has been supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Strategy Research Foundation. Her dissertation received a Paper Award at the 19th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference and was a finalist for the Academy of Management's Doctoral Dissertation Award. At Ivey, Esther teaches Power and Politics and is a member of the undergraduate Cross-Enterprise Leadership team. Prior to joining Ivey, she was an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Boston University and worked in sustainability consulting with Deloitte.