
Dr Catherine Tilley
Impact Director, Centre for Sustainable Business
- Senior Lecturer in Business Ethics & Sustainability
- Responsible Business Lead
Research interests
- Strategy, International Management and Entrepreneurship
Biography
Dr Catherine Tilley is a Senior Lecturer in Business Ethics & Sustainability and Impact Director, Institute 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.
Catherine teaches Business Ethics & Sustainability on all Undergraduate programmes, as well as teaching Leadership on the International Management MSc and decision-making on Executive Education programmes.
Her areas of expertise include:
- decision-making in businesses;
- social and environmental sustainability in businesses;
- change in complex systems
Catherine's work has been published in the International Journal of Operations and Production Management. She is a Fellow of the HEA, and a Fellow in Construction Engineering Management at the University of Cambridge and has been a Visiting Scholar at Stirling University and an Ivey Sustainability Academy Fellow.
Prior to working at King's, Catherine spent over 20 years in management consultancy, mostly at McKinsey & Company. She has an MA and PhD from the University of Cambridge, and an MBA from Manchester University.
Catherine is the Responsible Business Lead for King's Business School, and represents the Business School on the King's Service Committee.
Research

Centre for Sustainable Business
Business, society and environment in the pursuit of a sustainable future

Climate researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability

King's Water Centre
Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.
News
Deep dive into the 2023 King's Artists Programme
As this year's King’s Artists programme concludes, discover more about this year's 6-month research and development collaborations, supported by King's Culture

Join us for King's USA Tour 2023
Join us for exclusive alumni events in Boston, New York and Washington D.C. this April.

Six new collaborations launched as part of King's Artists programme
Artists-in-residence will collaborate with academics to explore imaginative approaches to research.

King's Business School partners with ACC to offer Mini MBA for lawyers
Research by the Association of Corporate Counsel highlights the need for broad business knowledge

Events

Executive MBA Taster Session: Managing Under Uncertainty
In this taster session, we’ll be exploring the strengths and limitations of models, and thinking about how we can use them most effectively under conditions...
Please note: this event has passed.

Executive MBA Taster Session: Managing Under Uncertainty
In this taster session, we’ll be exploring the strengths and limitations of models, and thinking about how we can use them most effectively under conditions...
Please note: this event has passed.
Research

Centre for Sustainable Business
Business, society and environment in the pursuit of a sustainable future

Climate researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability

King's Water Centre
Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.
News
Deep dive into the 2023 King's Artists Programme
As this year's King’s Artists programme concludes, discover more about this year's 6-month research and development collaborations, supported by King's Culture

Join us for King's USA Tour 2023
Join us for exclusive alumni events in Boston, New York and Washington D.C. this April.

Six new collaborations launched as part of King's Artists programme
Artists-in-residence will collaborate with academics to explore imaginative approaches to research.

King's Business School partners with ACC to offer Mini MBA for lawyers
Research by the Association of Corporate Counsel highlights the need for broad business knowledge

Events

Executive MBA Taster Session: Managing Under Uncertainty
In this taster session, we’ll be exploring the strengths and limitations of models, and thinking about how we can use them most effectively under conditions...
Please note: this event has passed.

Executive MBA Taster Session: Managing Under Uncertainty
In this taster session, we’ll be exploring the strengths and limitations of models, and thinking about how we can use them most effectively under conditions...
Please note: this event has passed.