Keith White-Hunt

Professor Keith White-Hunt has held senior management positions in academia, business and government in the Arab Gulf, UK/EU, USA, and Asia-Pacific Region. This experience includes: President and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at universities in the Arab Gulf, as well as holding the personal Chair in Management endowed by the Ruler of one of the GCC States; Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of some of the World’s largest AACSB and AMBA accredited university Business Schools; Director of Technology Transfer & Commercial Development at one of the World’s ‘Top 100’ research universities; COO of a ‘Top 100 Index’ Hang Seng listed multinational company; Director for Business Development at a Silicon Valley based leading international consultancy; and Deputy CEO & President, North American Operations of one of the largest regional Economic Development Corporations in the UK. He has Board experience with multiple companies and has been an advisor to international government bodies and NGOs.

He holds a Doctor of Science in Economics; Master of Science in Industrial Technology & Management; Master of Arts in Security, Terrorism and Insurgency; and Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economic History; as well as Postgraduate Certificates/Diplomas in Education; Finance and Accounting; and Advanced Management all from major universities in the UK/EU and USA.

He has around 100 publications converging around the theme of Strategic and Change Management whether driven by technology, environmental, regulatory, market competition or security factors (particularly European and Middle East political issues). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK); Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (UK); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management; and several others.