The New Psychology of Leadership

Wendy Andrews moved to academia after a career in business. Her research focuses on competition, hierarchy, and leadership. Her teaching includes courses on team dynamics and leadership in organisations. In 2018, she joined the VU Amsterdam as an Assistant Professor in Organizational Psychology. In her role as Business Director of the Amsterdam Leadership Lab, she aims to build bridges between the research community and professional practice. 

Sanne Feenstra is an Assistant Professor in Organizational Psychology at VU Amsterdam. She completed her PhD in 2020 at the University of Groningen. Her research focuses on leadership, power, and the impostor phenomenon. Sanne has published her research in journals such as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and Applied Psychology: An International Review, and her research is regularly quoted in the press and various media outlets.

Mark van Vugt is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology, Work and Organisational Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Director of the Amsterdam Leadership Lab. He is also affiliated with the University of Oxford. His expertise is in evolutionary perspectives on human social ehavior and in applications of evolutionary psychology to fields such as leadership, business and management, economics, sustainability, health, and politics. He is a prolific author of books and scientific articles and regularly appears in the media to talk about leadership.