David Knights is Professor in the Department of Organization, Work and Technology at the Lancaster University Management School, UK. His recent empirical research has been on academics and veterinary surgeons and his theoretical interests are lie in the field of the body and ethics, gender and diversity, identity and power, and management and leadership. He recently co-edited a book: Mabey C and D. Knights, Leadership Matters?: Finding Voice, Connection and Meaning in the 21st Century, (New York: Routledge, 2017). He was a co-founder and co-editor of Gender, Work and Organization from 1994-2016.