Diane Eynon knows there is a big world out there. For over 25 years, Dr. Eynon has worked in international education and business here in the United States as well as countries including Brazil, Singapore, China, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. She is also an expert on the intersections between gender, higher education, and economic development. Dr. Eynon focuses on international partnerships and projects that strengthen research and institutional capacity and facilitate joint research and networking.
Professional Biography
Diane E. Eynon is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management program, a cohort-based Ed.D. program for senior level leaders in higher education, the non-profit sector, and industry. She previously served in Penn GSE’s Higher Education Division as Senior Fellow and Director of International Higher Education Initiatives, Director of Professional Practice at the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (AHEAD), and interim director of the Executive Doctorate Program in 2012 and again in 2016. Prior to Penn GSE, Dr. Eynon worked at Wharton Executive Education for six years serving as Director of Global Initiatives and then as Director of Partnerships for Social Impact.
Dr. Eynon’s research and teaching interests focus on exploring the interplay of higher education, economic development, and gender policies and practices and the critical role these domains play in educational and economic opportunity for women. Her research also explores higher education in developing countries and economies, as well as the internationalization of higher education.
Diane is a member of Women Thrive Worldwide: Gender, Poverty, and Foreign Assistance (GPFA) working group, the United Nations Conference on the Status of Women, and a founding member of the Women’s Sphere Global Network. She founded WEE (Women-Equality-Equity) Matter, an organization committed to creating and implementing the innovative solutions necessary to ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment through education, economic development and growth, and political participation.
Dr. Eynon’s research is multi-disciplinary, exploring how the interplay of higher education, economic development, and gender policies and practices map onto women, and the critical role these domains play in women’s prospects. Her research also explores higher education in developing countries and economies and the internationalization of higher education.
