The Advisory Board will provide advice on key matters including the development of our Triple Crown accredited School’s strategy and will support the School to ensure it has a positive impact on working lives, organisations and societies worldwide. Through providing a valuable external perspective on management education and research impact, the Board Members will help ensure relevance to management practice and the changing business landscape. They will collaborate with the School to foster socially responsible management practices through world-class, innovative research and transformative education.
Our Advisory Board Members bring a broad range of perspectives from diverse industries and sectors that will enrich the Management School and the experience of its students, faculty, and staff. With their extensive networks and wide-ranging expertise, members will be ambassadors for the School, sharing the varied work that it does and the positive impact that it is having. Their valuable insights will shape the direction of the Management School moving forward.
Meet our Advisory Board Members
Gabi Binnie: Gabi is Head of Funded Projects at Gradconsult Ltd and a University of Sheffield alumna.
Tom Bousefield: Tom is Director of Corporate Policy for the South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority.
Ruth Brown: Ruth is Chief Executive of Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and is a Sheffield University Management School alumna.
Teresa Hitchcock: Teresa is a Partner at DLA Piper and an existing member of the Advisory Board.
Charlotte Jones: Charlotte is Group CFO of Aviva Group and a Sheffield University Management School alumna.
Sanjay Parekh: Sanjay is an entrepreneur specialising in start-ups for social impact, and a Sheffield University Management School alumnus.
Ludek Rychly: Ludek is Senior Labour Administration/ Inspection Specialist at the International Labour Organisation and an existing member of the Advisory Board.
Ed Stubbs: Ed serves as Group Managing Director of Gripple Ltd.
Professor Fraser McLeay: Interim Dean & Associate Dean for International and Alumni
Professor Carole Elliott: Associate Dean for EDI and Development
Professor Jason Heyes: Associate Dean for Impact and Engagement
Professor Robert McMurray: Associate Dean for Education
Professor Kirsty Newsome: Associate Dean for Research
Dr Samantha Drobinski: Head of Professional Services
Una Moran: Head of External Engagement
Learn more about our Advisory Board
With this dynamic partnership between the Advisory Board and internal leadership, Sheffield University Management School anticipates an exciting future. Professor Fraser McLeay, Interim Dean of Sheffield University Management School stated “I’m really excited to be working with all advisory board members who are critical friends that provide focus, direction and guidance as we continue our strategic journey across transformative education, excellence in research and impact, enhanced internalisation and equality, diversity and inclusion. I would like to thank all advisory board members for their efforts: now and in the future.”