Linda Argote Appointed to World Economic Forum’s Council on Human Capital Development

Linda Argote, Thomas Lord Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at the Tepper School, has been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Network for the Global Future Councils, serving on the Council on Human Capital Development. 

This appointment, running until December 2026, recognizes Argote's exceptional expertise in organizational learning, knowledge transfer, and team dynamics – areas crucial to advancing human capital development on a global scale. The official launch of the new Global Future Councils cohort is scheduled for March 2025.

The Network for the Global Future Councils provides a unique platform for leaders to address critical global issues. Argote's participation will contribute to identifying innovative solutions and fostering collaboration to enhance human capital development worldwide.

"I am honored to join the Council on Human Capital Development and contribute to this vital network," Argote said. "I appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with experts from diverse fields and I look forward to working together to develop actionable strategies that will empower individuals and organizations to thrive."

Argote is an internationally recognized expert in organizational learning. With decades of research and practical insights, she has significantly advanced research and practice on group and organizational learning and memory and knowledge transfer, which is the spread of lessons learned in one organizational unit to another.

In addition to this new appointment, Argote served as editor-in-chief of Organization Science, departmental editor at Management Science, and Vice President for Publications of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). She also served as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at the Tepper School. Argote is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Academy of Management, the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and INFORMS. She was recognized with the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement for the study of groups by the International Network for Group Research (INGRoup).