Dr. Nadia Millington

Biography

Nadia Millington is an Associate Professor in Education Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), focusing on social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, sustainable business model development, and open innovation. She teaches Masters and customized executive education courses at LSE and was instrumental in establishing the Masters in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, serving as its inaugural Deputy Director. Her academic background includes a Master’s in Management of Organisations and Governance from LSE and an MBA from the University of Bath, where she received distinctions and several notable awards, including the Academic Excellence prize. She completed her PhD at LSE, based on longitudinal qualitative research in Bangalore, India, investigating the innovative mechanisms behind firm failures in creating new business models for the poorest markets. Dr. Millington's experience includes working in India on poverty issues and co-founding a social enterprise in Brazil. She has served as the Deputy Director of the LSE Innovation Co-creation Lab and has collaborated with organizations in Mexico and Africa to empower change-makers in designing and scaling social enterprises. With over ten years of experience as a strategy consultant across the UK and the Caribbean, she has advised numerous Boards and Executive Leadership teams on strategy development and implementation, leading to significant transformations in large-scale business programs.

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