Professor Linda Scott

Linda Scott is an internationally renowned expert on women's economic development , and Emeritus DP World Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Oxford . She is founder of the Power Shift Forum for Women in the World Economy , which brings together leaders from across sectors; and founder and senior advisor of the Global Business Coalition for Women's Economic Empowerment , a consortium of major multinationals working to empower women in developing countries. She is...See more

Linda Scott is an internationally renowned expert on women's economic development , and Emeritus DP World Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Oxford . She is founder of the Power Shift Forum for Women in the World Economy , which brings together leaders from across sectors; and founder and senior advisor of the Global Business Coalition for Women's Economic Empowerment , a consortium of major multinationals working to empower women in developing countries. She is Senior Consulting Fellow at Chatham House , and a frequent consultant to the World Bank Group on gender economics. Linda Scott's work has been covered by The Economist , BBC, New York Times , Guardian and Financial Times , and Prospect magazine has twice listed her among their Top 25 global thinkers . @ProfLindaScott See less