Allison Elias

Assistant Professor Allison Elias teaches courses about communication and negotiation in Darden's MBA and EMBA programs as well as to executive education learners. She was a nominee for the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award at Darden, and one of her courses has been rated among the top 10% of all Darden electives (for course content and instructor quality). She received a Wells Fargo Award for Excellence in Course Materials in 2024. 

Elias has provided expert commentary to media outlets such as NPR, PBS, CNN, and Newsweek, and her research has been featured in Quartz.com and Poets & Quants.

Her research investigates historical and contemporary issues of gender and diversity in occupations and organizations. Her first book was named a Best Summer Book of 2023: Business by the Financial Times, and it was a finalist for the Hagley Prize, awarded by the Business History Conference, for the best book in business history. 

Before coming to Darden, Elias taught at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University; the SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University; and the ILR School, Cornell University.  At Cornell she won an exemplary teaching award and was recognized for advancing gender equality across the campus. During graduate school, she gained practical conflict resolution skills as a court-certified mediator.