Dr Carla Liuzzo

Biography

Bringing diverse real-world experience in government relations across Australia and the Gulf Arab countries, Carla is dedicated to reshaping business education through innovative teaching and research. Her focus is on integrating degrowth principles into business education to address the pressing sustainability challenges of our time. Carla's current research blends political economy with the scholarship of teaching and learning to develop forward-thinking educational strategies for executive education. As a lecturer, Carla inspires and engages students with authenticity, emphasising the importance of stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, and effective management within governmental contexts. Carla's goal is to empower future business, nonprofit, and governmental leaders to navigate complex challenges while leading sustainably and ethically. Carla is passionate about fostering a collaborative global community where we work collectively to create value and enhance well-being for all.

Combined with academic teaching and research experience in the areas of stakeholder relationships, crisis, risk and political economy, Carla brings high-level corporate experience in public affairs in Australia and internationally including with Emirates Airline in Dubai and with consultancy agencies Bell Pottinger Middle East, Ogilvy Sydney and Evolve & Amplify in Canberra.  Carla's PhD from Macquarie University Sydney was in the area of contested political identity exemplified in Arab-Australian identity.  Carla has a Masters of International Relations achieved at the University of Leicester with research into the power dynamics and geopolitics of aviation.  Carla also holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from UTS.