Professor Adrienne Milner
Professor of EDI Strategy and Practice (Professional Practice)

Summary

Dr Adrienne Milner is Professor of EDI Strategy and Practice in Brunel Business School. She is an expert in culture and policy change addressing race-ethnic, sexual, and other types of inequity to improve organisational outcomes. 

Professor Milner has been an EDI survey designer and policy analyst for Google, Kellogg's, Universal Music, as well as governing bodies and the NHS. Her work empowers leaders to launch EDI initiatives for maximum impact on both individual and structural levels. She is passionate about driving EDI to improve organisational performance, reputation, and talent pipelines, as well as employment experiences and outcomes for minoritised groups. 

Professor Milner is also Director of EDI and Insights at Unthink where she utilises advanced statistical analysis in conjunction with qualitative methodology to audit global companies' demographics, EDI maturity, and needs of minoritised groups, providing strategic guidance for targeted interventions.

Professor Milner graduated from Emory University with a double major in Sociology and Women's Studies and went on to complete her MA and PhD in Sociology at the University of Miami. Prior to her roles at Brunel in Business, Global Public Health, and Sport and Exercise Sciences, she was a Teaching Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Lecturer in Social Determinants of Health at Queen Mary University of London.