Bettina Gehrke is Fellow of the Leadership knowledge group at SDA Bocconi School of Management and Academic Fellow at the Department of Management and Technology of Bocconi University.

Her current research focuses on Global, Responsible and Sustainable Leadership as well as on innovative teaching tools for Diversity and Inclusion. She is an expert in global team collaboration and cross-cultural management.

She held several national and international faculty appointments:  EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, Oestrich-Winkel; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München; Università degli studi di Bergamo, Bergamo; GSOM St. Petersburg State University; St. Petersburg; Fudan University, Shanghai; International Academy of Tourism and Hospitality, Cernobbio; Milano Fashion Institute, Milano.

She has a degree in Economics and History from Heildelberg University and a Ph.D. (Dr.rer.oec.) in Business Administration from Technische University Berlin.