Executive MBA
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Gillian is the Dean for Executive Education and Director of the Executive MBA. She has earned a PhD in Sociology at the University of Cambridge, a Master of Arts in Communication and Technology from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from McMaster University. Gillian’s research has been published in the Journal of Advertising, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, Forbes, The Guardian, the Journal of Marketing, Newsweek, The Telegraph, The Times, and The Washington Post. Gillian is the Director of the Executive MBA programme. Gillian is part of an interdisciplinary research team examining youth mental health research via social media influencer marketing; the team was awarded a £1.1 million grant from U.K. Research and Innovation to pursue this research. Gillian is also a Programme Director for professional and executive education within the Business School, designing and delivering programmes relating to personal branding, social media strategy, persuasion and influence, and communication Gillian won the American Marketing Association Marketing Research SIG Don Lehmann Award, the Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Oxford, and is the recipient of a Marketing Science Institute research grant.

Marc is a Professor of Practice in Sustainability. He has served as Chief Marketing Officer at Havas Worldwide, Executive VP for McCann Erickson WorldGroup and Deputy Chairman of Dentsu EMEA. Marc has published in leading publications including the Financial Times, German Public Broadcasting and Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Michael is Professor of International Business and Strategy and a Fellow of the Academy of International Business. Prior to joining King’s, he was a professor at INSEAD for 20 years. He has published five major books and a wide range of articles in leading journals. Before coming to the UK, he lived in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States.

Oguz is a Professor in Marketing and Innovation and Head of Generative AI and was recently named a World’s Top 40 Business Professors Under 40. His research is on behavioural innovation, drawing on behavioural science to understand creation, evaluation and adoption of innovative outputs – be it a novel idea, product, strategy or technology. His research is published in leading academic journals across different disciplines including marketing, psychology, management and innovation, as well as in executive-oriented outlets such as Harvard Business Review.

Elisa is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship. Her research studies how individuals can become entrepreneurial change agents, enabling value creation that meets social and environmental needs from both new ventures and established organisations. She is particularly interested in understanding how employees acting as social intrapreneurs contribute to solving social and environmental problems from the confines of corporations. Before joining academia, Elisa worked as a creative in the advertising industry in Brazil.

Crawford is a Professor of Accounting. His research has explored corporate accountability, corporate tax, professional elites and expertise in financial markets. He has previously held visiting or permanent appointments in Canada, Japan, Norway, France and Spain. Crawford has extensive experience in executive education and has a formal advisory role with the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He acts as an advisor/consultant to commercial and central banks as well as to asset management firms on a wide range of finance, investment, and banking issues. Recently, Jens has led a major review of the economic footprint of the European asset management industry for EY and PwC. Jens has delivered training and executive education programmes around finance, banking, and investment management for major global banks and asset management firms. He is also a regular speaker at international conferences, corporate events, and industry forums

Dana is a Professor of Strategic Human Capital. She has published over 50 articles in international peer reviewed journals, and has received several national and international awards, including the prestigious JIBS Decade Award 2013. Previously, she has taught in Denmark, Kazakhstan, Russia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Finland and Germany as well as having held visiting research positions in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada. Dana is also a founder and research partner of Nordic Human Capital Advisory ApS.

Catherine is a Reader in Business Ethics and Sustainability and the Impact Director for the Centre for Sustainable Business. Her research examines two phenomena: first, the ways in which people in companies incorporate social and environmental sustainability into their decision-making; and second, the ways in which complex socio-technical systems (such as transport networks) adapt to climate pressures. Prior to working at King’s, Catherine spent over 20 years in management consultancy, mostly at McKinsey & Company.

Robyn is a Reader in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability and Associate Dean for Global Engagement at King’s Business School. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital and has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including International Affairs, New Political Economy and Regulation & Governance. She has delivered executive education for the LSE, PwC, Tel Aviv University and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and led international studies for the UN Development Programme.

Paolo is a Professor of Strategy. His research focuses on innovation and the evolution of industries and ecosystems, concentrating on technology-intensive settings to explore radical innovations, digital transformation and business models. His research often features in international media, including the Financial Times, New York Times, BBC, Sky, Forbes, Reuters, Sunday Times, The Times, The Telegraph, and in most sport-related outlets. He is globally considered as one of the leading academic experts in the motorsport and Formula 1 industry.