Dr. Elisabeth Krull

Biography

Elisabeth Krull is a Lecturer in Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. Her research focuses on strategizing and organizing within pluralistic contexts, particularly how organizations in various sectors respond to systemic risks such as pandemics and climate change. A key area of her work has examined the insurance industry’s response to pandemic-related disruptions. Elisabeth was a named researcher on an ESRC-funded project and contributed to the design and delivery of a multi-year program exploring risk-sharing mechanisms for business interruption. She is actively involved in industry working groups with insurers, policymakers, and industry bodies and co-led an industry-funded follow-on project that investigated practical solutions for pandemic risk financing. Prior to joining academia full-time, she held corporate strategy roles in the New Zealand banking sector, and her extensive experience continues to inform her research and teaching, allowing her to connect academic insights with organizational realities. She holds a PhD in Management from the University of Auckland and has previously held positions at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London, and the University of Auckland Business School.

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