Iris Bohnet (born 1966) is a Swiss behavioral economist,and the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the Academic Dean at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her work focuses primarily on issues of gender,trust,and social preferences.[1]
Bohnet is the director of the Women and Public Policy Program,[4][5] co-chair of the Behavioral Insights Group,[6] and the faculty chair of the executive program,"Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century" for the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders at Harvard Kennedy School.[7]
Bohnet has served as the Academic Dean of Harvard Kennedy School[8] as well as on the boards or advisory boards of the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies,Switzerland;the Vienna University for Business and Economics,Austria;and the University of Lucerne,Switzerland.
Bohnet is the author of What Works:Gender Equality by Design.[9] The book,acclaimed by The Financial Times,The Wall Street Journal,and The Washington Post,among others,offers evidence-based solutions to overcome gender bias in classrooms and boardrooms,in hiring and promotion,benefiting businesses,governments,and society. It was included in lists of 2016's top books by Forbes,The Financial Times,LinkedIn,and The Washington Post.[citation needed]
In 2016,Bohnet has been a featured speaker at Google Book Talks,the LSE,the OECD,SXSW,UNESCO,UNWomen,the World Bank,and the World Economic Forum,among others.[citation needed]
She was a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse from 2012 until the bank's collapse in 2023 and its takeover by UBS. She was also a member of the Compensation Committee of Credit Suisse.[10]
Recent publications
Bohnet, Iris (2016). What Works: Gender Equality by Design. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN978-0-674-08903-7.
Bohnet and her husband, Michael Zürcher (an attorney), have two children, the sons Dominik and Luca.[2][11] She used to compete in synchronized swimming, loves scuba diving, and generally enjoys aquatic activities.[citation needed]
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