Abi Sriharan
MSc, DPhil (Oxford)

Biography

Dr. Abi Sriharan is an organizational strategy scholar whose work explores how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are reshaping organizations, professional work, and lifelong and executive learning. Her scholarship brings together technological innovation, organizational learning, and workforce development, with a particular focus on knowledge-intensive organizations. Through the SHIFT Research Lab, she develops research and organizational simulations that help leaders and organizations build strategic foresight to manage the future of work.

Dr. Sriharan holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and is cross-appointed as a Professor (Status) at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. She is also a Faculty member of the Harvard Macy Institute at Harvard University. She has led and contributed to more than $7 million in research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the University of Toronto’s Connaught Global Challenges program.

A Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation, Dr. Sriharan has extensive global experience in executive development, working with leaders and organizations across sectors and international contexts. She is the Theme Lead for AI and Advanced Technologies for the Canadian Health Workforce Network.

Prior to joining Ontario Tech University, she served as Scientific Director of the Krembil Centre for Health Management and Leadership and as Program Director of the Master’s in Health Systems Innovation and Leadership at the University of Toronto.