Lynda Gratton

Lynda Gratton is a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, specialising in the future of work, organisational transformation, and building human-centric workplaces where people and businesses thrive through technological and demographic change. She directs the world-leading programme 'Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies' and founded The Future of Work Consortium, convening executives from close to 100 organisations. Author of eleven books translated into more than 15 languages, including the acclaimed The 100-Year Life and Redesigning Work, her latest book Living the 100-Year Life launches in 2026, exploring how longer lifespans reshape careers, learning, and relationships. Ranked by The Times as a top global business thinker and recognised in the Thinkers50, she equips leaders with practical frameworks to redesign work for productivity, integrate AI purposefully, stabilise hybrid models, and build multi-generational workforces that unlock energy, judgement, and sustained growth.

When Lynda Gratton co-authored The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity with Andrew Scott, she fundamentally reshaped how leaders, policymakers, and individuals think about careers, learning, and the structure of a meaningful life. That work sparked a global conversation that continues to evolve, and her forthcoming book Living the 100-Year Life, set for release in 2026 and already selected by Waterstones for their pre-order offer, explores how longer lifespans challenge the assumptions that have guided our working lives until now. As a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, where she directs the world-leading programme 'Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies', Lynda has spent over two decades bridging rigorous academic research with practical business application. She founded The Future of Work Consortium, convening executives from close to 100 organisations on a pioneering collaborative platform that explores the shifts redefining how we work, lead, and thrive.

Lynda's authority rests on both intellectual rigour and real-world impact. She has authored eleven books translated into more than 15 languages, including Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organisation and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone, which provided essential guidance as organisations navigated post-pandemic workplace models, and The New Long Life, which offers a framework for flourishing in a rapidly changing world. Her research has earned global recognition: she has won the Tata prize in India, been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in the US, and received the HR prize in Australia. Ranked by The Times as one of the top business thinkers in the world and recognised in the Thinkers50, she is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum, where she has chaired the Council on Leadership. She serves on the governing body of London Business School and chairs the Drucker prize panel. Her recent work for Forbes and LinkedIn explores the four critical shifts demanding leadership attention in 2026: redesigning work practices for clarity and energy, using AI for augmentation rather than substitution, stabilising hybrid work on purposeful terms, and closing the long-standing data gap in human resources.

Lynda's speaking engagements translate complex research into actionable insight for leaders navigating profound change. She helps organisations understand how to unlock productivity through better processes rather than longer hours, how to integrate AI in ways that strengthen rather than replace human judgement, and how to build multi-generational workforces where energy, cooperation, and innovation flourish. Her frameworks equip audiences with practical strategies to redesign their organisations for resilience and growth, whether they are addressing trust in distributed teams, harnessing new technologies purposefully, or preparing for careers that span decades longer than previous generations experienced. Audiences leave not just inspired, but equipped with decision rules and approaches they can apply immediately to transform their own organisations and prepare for the future of work that is unfolding now.