ProfessorLeanne Cutcher

BA(Hons); UNSW PhD

Leanne is a Professor of Management and Organisation Studies. Leanne's research explores organisational strategies, discourses, and practices and how they impact equity and inclusion for organizations, the people who work in them and the wider communities in which they are embedded. Leanne's research has explored gendered and aged identities in a range of organizations. Leanne has a particular interest in alternative forms of organisation, including co-operatives, social enterprises, and Indigenous community-owned organisations.

Leanne is the sole Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project grant, Hybrid Practices in Indigenous Community-Owned Organizations, DP230102356, (2023-2026), this research will identify the strategies and practices that produce hybrid organizational practices in Indigenous community-owned organizations.

Leanne was the recipient of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) award for 'Excellence in Indigenous Management Scholarship (2023).

Leanne's work with and for Indigenous peoples and organizations offers her a way to honour her Awabakal ancestry.