Margarita Mayo

Who Is Margarita Mayo?

Margarita Mayo is a globally recognized expert in leadership and organizational behavior, celebrated as an award-winning author and thought leader. A professor at IE Business School in Madrid, Margarita is the author of *Yours Truly: Staying Authentic in Leadership and Life* (Bloomsbury), which won the Exceptional Book by a Woman Award at the 2019 Business Book Awards in London. In 2017, she was included in the prestigious Thinkers 50 ranking, often referred to as the “Oscars of Management Thinking.”

With an innovative and practical approach, Margarita focuses on authentic leadership, introducing models like her 3H framework (Heart, Habit, and Harmony) that provide a holistic perspective on 21st-century leadership.

What is her Background?

Margarita Mayo has been teaching at IE Business School for over two decades, delivering courses on leadership, team development, and change management in undergraduate, master’s, and executive education programs. She has also been a visiting professor at top institutions such as Ivey School of Business (Canada), ESMT (Berlin), and Lancaster University (UK).

Margarita holds a PhD in Psychology and Management Science from the State University of New York and is a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University. She has authored more than 50 academic articles in prestigious journals like *Harvard Business Review*, *Academy of Management Journal*, and *Leadership Quarterly*, and regularly contributes to media outlets including *Forbes*, *Financial Times*, and *Expansión*.

In the corporate world, Margarita has worked with leading organizations such as the United Nations, Novartis, McKinsey, and TotalEnergies, helping them develop authentic leaders and manage change in a global context.