About Connson

Connson Chou Locke is Professorial Lecturer in Management at the London School of Economics (LSE) where she teaches Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, and Negotiation and Decision Making.

Connson has over 30 years’ experience as an educator, coach, and consultant working in Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Australia. Prior to entering academia, she served as Regional Training and Development Manager for the Boston Consulting Group where she was responsible for the learning and development of consulting staff in 10 offices across Asia Pacific.

Connson was awarded the LSE Department of Management’s Outstanding Teaching Contribution Award in 2013, was highly commended for Inspirational Teaching in the LSE Student-Led Teaching Excellence Awards 2015 and 2017, and received the LSE Excellence in Education Award in 2018.

Connson holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Business Administration (Organisational Behaviour) from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. in Sociology from Harvard University where she graduated with honours.

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CONNSON'S CV

Employment

2008 - Present

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE)

Professorial Lecturer, as of March 2020

Senior Lecturer in Practice, 2015 – 2020

Assistant Professor in Management, 2008 – 2015

1998 - 2003

THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

Regional Training and Development Manager, East and South Asia Region.

1998

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

Programme Manager, Richard Ivey School of Business, Hong Kong.

1994-1998

MONITOR COMPANY

Management Consultant, Hong Kong office.

Education

2008

Ph.D., Business Administration (Organisational Behaviour)

University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business

2005

M.Sc., Business Administration (Organisational Behaviour)

University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business

1987

B.A., Sociology, Graduated with Honours

Harvard University, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges