The Business School's Management Board is responsible for shaping the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School. It includes the Dean, Vice Deans, Associate Deans, Heads of Department, the Faculty Chief Operating Officer and the Faculty Director of Finance.

Business School Advisory Board

The Business School’s Advisory Board is made up of senior leaders from a range of industries who advise the Dean and Leadership team and help guide the School’s strategic direction.
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Professor Peter ToddProfessor Peter Todd - Dean, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School

joined the Business School as Dean in September 2024. His academic expertise lies in information technology and innovation management, spanning computer science, psychology and management. He has previously been Director General (CEO) and Dean of HEC Paris, and Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University in Canada.

EA: Megan Irving


Vice Deans

Markus Perkmann

Vice Dean, Research & Faculty

Markus Perkmann is a Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Academic Director of the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Enterprise Lab. He teaches and mentors on the MBA Entrepreneurial Journey and the GMBA capstone. In this role as Vice-Dean (Research & Faculty), he helps shape the research environment, and contributes to the overall strategy of the School.

EA: Marzena Telega

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Vice Dean, Education

Darren Meister is Vice-Dean (Education) and Professor of Teaching at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School. His research focuses on the strategic intersection of technology, innovation, and leadership. At ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, he is responsible for advancing the School’s educational strategy, expanding programme impact, and ensuring graduates are equipped to lead in a technology-driven global economy.

EA: Natasha Richmond

 

Associate Deans

Sankalp Chaturvedi

Associate Dean, People & Culture

Sankalp Chaturvedi is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Leadership at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School. He is also the Associate Dean, People & Culture and co-director of the Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation within the School. He is responsible for leading the development, promotion, and delivery of an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy.

EA: Marzena Telega

 

Cloda Jenkins

Associate Dean, Education Pedagogy and Innovation

Cloda Jenkins is Professor of Teaching in Economics and Associate Dean at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School. She leads innovation in teaching and learning through a pedagogy-first, technology-support approach to what we teach, how we teach and how we assess.

EA: Natasha Richmond

Raman Nanda

Associate Dean, Enterprise

Ramana Nanda is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance and Associate Dean for Enterprise at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School. He directs the Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship, leads the Deep Tech theme at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Global USA hub, and is Academic Director for the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance. His research explores financial intermediation, venture capital, and innovation finance.

EA: Katie Shakespear

Heads of Departments

Eduardo Andrade

Head of the Department of Analytics, Marketing and Operations

Eduardo Andrade is a Professor of Marketing. His teaching and research focus on how our understanding of consumer psychology and behavioural sciences can help consumers, companies, and policymakers promote more environmentally sustainable and healthier consumption habits in the marketplace.

Department Operations Officer: Susie Burdett

 

Kevin Corley

Professor Kevin Corley

Head of the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship

Kevin Corley is a Professor of Management and PhD Director for the Management & Entrepreneurship department. His expertise is in how individuals and organisations approach change, and how leaders can turn uncertainty into opportunity. He combines academic and industry experience with a career-long focus on organisational change.

Department Operations Officer: Andrea Fincham

 

Richard Green

Professor Richard Green

Head of the Department of Economics & Public Policy

Richard Green has been Professor of Sustainable Energy Business at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School since 2011. Before ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Richard held academic positions at the Universities of Cambridge, Hull and Birmingham, and has spent time on secondment to the Office of Electricity Regulation and to the World Bank. His research focuses on the implications of decarbonisation for electricity markets.

Department Operations Officer: Donna Sutherland Smith

 

James Sefton

Professor James Sefton

Head of the Department of Finance

James Sefton is a Professor of Economics at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School and Principal Investigator on the ESRC project ‘Changes in the Distribution of Resources across Generations in the UK and US’. He co-directs the MSc Financial Technology, and his research covers intergenerational equity, pension policy, housing markets, and retirement finance.

Department Operations Officer: Anna Welhelme

 

Operations

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Faculty Chief Operating Officer

Richard Johnson joined ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Business School in January 2022 and offers strategic leadership and operational oversight to all professional services and support functions of the School. He is a highly experienced leader in the higher education sector, with a track record of developing and delivering on the global strategy of top-tier business schools, including as Associate Dean, Europe and Asia for the Chicago Booth School of Business where he spent 15 years.

EA: Marzena Telega

Helen Oakley

Helen Oakley

Faculty Director of Finance

Helen Oakley is a qualified Chartered Accountant and joined from London Business School, where she was Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. She has experience as a Management Accountant at Deutsche Bank and Bank of America. She is a graduate of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.