Senior academic leader and Professor of Higher Education with extensive experience of leading universities through periods of change, growth, and portfolio renewal. Appointed Deputy President and Chief Academic Officer at South East Technological University (SETU) from September 2026. Previously Provost and Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic at the University of Buckingham and Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. My work focuses on academic strategy, institutional change, lifelong learning, and partnership-based approaches to higher education.