Lauren Rivera is the Peter G. Peterson Chair of Corporate Ethics at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Her research investigates how the way people define and evaluate merit in organizations shapes social inequalities.Her best-selling book Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs investigates on-campus recruitment and hiring for elite professional service firms. CV | Google Scholar | Kellogg Page Research Education Workplaces Organizational Interventions Status Highlights Highlights The Supreme Court Ended Race-Conscious Admissions. A Sociologist Who Studies Bias in Elite Spaces Is Worried about the Ramifications. Kellogg Insight For Students with Disabilities, Discrimination Starts Before They Even Enter School Kellogg Insight ‘Cultural Capital’: Its Influence in Education & the Workplace Kellogg News Stop Hiring for “Cultural Fit” Kellogg Insight Research: Gender Diversity on Start-Up Boards Is Worse Than You Think Harvard Business Review One Way to Reduce Gender Bias in Performance Reviews Harvard Business Review Work Has Appeared In