Professor Adrienne Milner
Honorary Professor - BBS

Summary

Dr Adrienne Milner is Honorary Professor of Talent Strategy and Practice in Brunel Business School. She is an expert in culture and policy change to improve organisational outcomes.

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

Professor Milner is also Director of DEI and Insights at Unthink where she utilises advanced statistical analysis in conjunction with qualitative methodology to audit global companies' demographics and key drivers of high performance, 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.