Management Board Our Management Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the Business School. In 2017 it consisted of:
Professor Francisco Veloso (Chair) Dean
Beate Baldwin Co-Director of Executive Education
Hannah Edwards Strategy and Planning Manager
Professor Richard Green Head of Department, Management
Francisco joined Imperial College Business School as Dean in August, having previously been Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. He is a leading authority on innovation and entrepreneurship; his work has included studies into the development of Silicon Valley, and the innovation and scientific impact of developing nations.
As well as being Co-Director of Executive Education, Beate is Head of Open Programmes and Marketing. She is a marketing and communications professional who has worked in global environments for over 16 years. She holds master’s degrees in Linguistics, and Marketing and Communications from Paris-Sorbonne University and ESCP Europe respectively.
Hannah is responsible for the strategic planning process and implementation of strategy through the School Advisory Board, Management Board and Rankings Committee. This involves supporting strategic projects, performance information reporting, and communication. She joined the School in 2016, prior to which she was on the College’s Graduate Management Training Scheme.
Richard is the Alan and Sabine Howard Professor of Sustainable Energy Business. He has been studying the economics and regulation of the electricity industry for 25 years. He was previously Professor of Energy Economics and Director of the Institute for Energy Research and Policy at the University of Birmingham, and Professor of Economics at the University of Hull.
Dr Renáta Kosová Diversity Committee Chair
Bernadette Kuforiji Faculty Finance Officer
Professor Alex Michaelides Head of Department, Finance
Renáta is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Management, and also Programme Director for the MSc in Economics & Strategy for Business. She has been Chair of the Business School’s Diversity Committee since 2016. Her research focuses on areas of specialised industrial organisation, international economics and business.
Bernadette joined the School as Faculty Finance Officer in 2011, and is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive suite of professional financial and management accounting services at both strategic and operational levels. Prior to joining the School, she was the Estates Finance Manager for Imperial College London.
Dr Edgar Meyer Education Committee Chair and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programmes and Education Quality
Professor Carol Propper Associate Dean of Faculty and Research
Fiona Sandford Interim Associate Dean of Programmes
Jon Tucker Faculty Operating Officer
Professor George Yip Associate Dean of Executive Programmes
In 2010 Carol was awarded a CBE for her services to social science, and in 2014 was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. In May 2017 she, along with two US academics, was awarded the International Health Economics Association’s 25th Arrow Award, which recognises excellence in the field of health economics.
Fiona has been the Business School’s Associate Dean of Programmes since August, and is also Chair of the University Court at the University of Stirling. She will hand over as Associate Dean to Leila Guerra in 2018 but continue with the School as its Director of Strategic Projects.
Jon joined Imperial College Business School in 2009. Prior to that he was Director of Corporate Services for the Science Museum Group. His background includes a period directing executive development for Lloyds TSB and extensive experience in commercial and retail banking. He studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
George arrived at Imperial in 2016 as Associate Dean of Executive Programmes and Programme Director for the Executive MBA programme. Prior to that he was Professor of Strategy and Co-Director of the Centre on China Innovation at China Europe International Business School, Vice President and Director of Research & Innovation at Capgemini Consulting, and Dean of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
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Edgar looks after a number of programmes that support the development of business and management knowledge in undergraduate students across Imperial and beyond. He is an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, where he also acts as a membership assessor.
Alex joined Imperial College Business School in 2013. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (International Macroeconomics and Financial Economics Programmes), the Center for Financial Studies in Frankfurt, and the Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement in the Netherlands.