Management Meets PODCAST

Passionate advocate of the value a strong and engaged community can bring, and the far-reaching results that can be achieved. Loves hearing, sharing, and joining-up individual stories between professionals to enable ongoing learning and success.

I serve as Dean of the School of Management, at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, where I began my career. Before Re-joining Bath, I held senior roles in research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom (the Universities of Warwick, and Birmingham) and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. As Dean of the School of Management, I am responsible for the strategic direction of one of Europe's leading centres of business research and education. As a member of the University's Executive Board, I also contribute to the leadership, positioning, and prosperity of the wider University. In a former life, I am a leading scholar in the fields of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. Specifically, my research explored firm-stakeholder relationships, the strategic management of these, and corresponding impacts on company performance and reputation. I continue to serve as an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Management, as a member of a number of journal editorial boards, and served for a number of years as a member of the scientific committee of the Chartered Association of Business School's Academic Journal Guide.

Becky Toogood is the Alumni Engagement Communications Officer for the University of Bath, School of Management. With a first-class degree in journalism and a marketing background, Becky has experience in digital, print and multimedia communications. Working in higher education, Becky likes to showcase those leading innovation in their respective areas to celebrate success in the community, whilst inspiring others.

I’m interested in using data obtained from mobile devices, smart wearables, apps and social networks in user profiling, behavior change and developing new research methodology. My projects range from investigating psychological markers of ‘digital footprints’ of behaviour, developing novel data visualization techniques, and use of machine learning in behaviour analytics for cyberpsychology, health and security studies.

Stephen has enjoyed a successful career in US & Europe in private and public sector. Stephen is one of Europe’s top technology leaders - recognised as the UK’s No. 1 Most Influential Person in Tech500’s Power List & Evening Standard’s Top 3 Businesspeople. Stephen is the former CEO of global tech firms Sage, Micro Focus, Chordiant and currently Cirata – overall adding circa $10bn of market value. He is also former Chair at Tech Nation. Stephen was the first Chief Operating Officer for UK Government during the coalition government (2010-15) and Prime Minister’s Business Ambassador for Technology. He is Chair of the Science & Technology Honours Committee and senior advisor to Blackrock as well as angel investor and mentor to CEOs. Stephen graduated from University of Bath in 1984.