Andrea North-Samardzic is a Lecturer in the Department of Management at Deakin Business School. She received her PhD in Organisation and Management from the University of New South Wales in 2011. Dr North-Samardzic's research and teaching interests traverse several topics and disciplines. She is currently teaching postgraduate courses on leadership, as well as actively researching and developing leading edge learning technologies. Her ongoing research is primarily on gender and leadership with a focus on corporate governance and board diversity.