Dr Sumeetra Ramakrishnan is an Associate Professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey. Her research interests lie within equality, diversity and inclusion in Tourism and Hospitality organisations and education, with a particular focus on gender and ethnicity influences. She has led projects on inclusive education with educational institutions and partnered with social enterprises towards creating equitable work opportunities for women entrepreneurs and business leaders. Sumeetra sits on the Board of the Institute of Travel and Tourism’s Education and Training Committee and is a core working group member of LearnHigher, Association for Learning Development in Higher Education. She sits on the University’s Race Equality (RE) Steering Committee and is a consultant for Religious Literacy Partnership. She contributes to BBC Surrey/Sussex on diversity in hospitality education and acts as an expert advisor for Skill Boosters on inclusive work practices. Her work has been published in various academic journals and trade magazines.

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