Dr Poornima Luthra, Principal Lecturer in People, Culture and Inclusion at Imperial Business School, is a recognised author, keynote and TEDx speaker, and leading practitioner-academic in the field of talent management and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Poornima bridges cutting-edge scholarship with real-world impact, and draws on eighteen years of research, teaching experience, and expertise in the field of talent management and EDI in Asia and Europe.

Poornima provides effective EDI thought-leadership from a global perspective and is a trusted advisor and workshop facilitator to well-known companies and non-profits worldwide, from Carlsberg to Lego, Novo Nordisk to Deloitte, L’Oreal to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders). Most recently, Dr. Poornima’s latest book, Can I Say That? was named as one of the 10 best new management books of 2025.