SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL - Key Persons
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Research Fellow
- Sustainability / 8 - 7 - 2020
Abrar is an experienced multidisciplinary researcher drawing expertise from accounting, management and environmental disciplines. He uses innovative mixed-methods approach of social network analysis, participatory action, community-based research, interviews and various forms of content analysis to study how policy translates into action on the ground.
Role of intermediaries in shaping climate finance in developing countries - lessons from the Green Climate Fund(opens in new window)
Applying the robust adaptation planning (RAP) framework to Ghana's agricultural climate change adaptation regime(opens in new window)
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
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- Associate Professor of Operations Management
- Fellow in Management Studies at Exeter College
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- Executive
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship Expert
- PM at Altice Capital
Ahmed is a seasoned finance executive, with 17 years of buy and sell side experience across two continents and multiple blue-chip institutions, most notably with Goldman Sachs and Altice Capital.
Ahmed enjoys building fast-growing businesses in evolving environments. His expertise lies in working across Markets, Technology and Family Offices.
Prior to this, he was a Goldman Sachs MD (age 34), where he built many businesses across continents and divisions, and he then moved to the buy side to gain client perspectives and build Patrick Drahi's family office (as employee #2).
As PM at Altice Capital, Ahmed developed the firm's public investment philosophy, and he was in charge of the firm's public market portfolio (fixed income, equities, rates and fx) and alternative investment portfolio (total of $500mm).
As Managing Director at Goldman Sachs International, he built the Market Solutions group, covering Europe's largest and most sophisticated Family Offices on the capital markets and investing needs. He then headed up the Institutional Wealth management business out of London to scale offerings across new clients.
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- Co Founder and CEO of Piktochart.Com
- Entrepreneurship Expert
Ching is the co founder and CEO of Piktochart.com, a web tool that allows people to communicate visually - infographics, presentations, posters, reports and more.
This app is used by more than 10 million users worldwide. Together with a semi-remote team of 53, the team is bootstrapped out of Penang, Malaysia. Ching's background was in Experimental Psychology (University of Bristol, UK) and she has also worked in P&G as an Associate Media Manager. Ching is also the recipient of MIT TR 35 Singapore.
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- Executive
- Executive in Residence
- President of Cyber
Ajay is Executive in Residence at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where he is involved in the future of technology and advanced cyber practices, and a contributor to the Oxford Cyber Security for Business Leaders Programme.
He is also a CEME Senior Fellow at The Fletcher School, Tufts University and a MIT Connection Science Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Ajay is president of Cyber and Intelligence Solutions for Mastercard. He leads the team that develops product solutions to ensure the safety, security and experience of their products and solutions for consumers, merchants, partners, and governments around the world. Ajay serves on the company's management committee.
Prior to this role, Ajay was president of the Digital Payment Services business for Mastercard. He led the development and growth of the business in e-commerce and innovative payments processing, establishing Mastercard as a pioneer and leader in many markets in this space. Previously, Ajay was president of Mastercard for South Asia and Southeast Asia, where he led the business in 18 markets. During his tenure, Mastercard became a market leader in many markets/segments and grew the business multifold, launching several innovative payments solutions.
Before joining Mastercard, Ajay held key leadership positions at HSBC and Xerox.
Ajay has a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Delhi and a master's degree in management studies from the University of Mumbai.
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- Chairman and CEO of Genesis Energy Group
- Entrepreneurship Expert
Akinwole Omoboriowo II (AOII) is the Chairman and CEO of Genesis Energy Group, and the Chairman Board of Directors of GEL Utility (largest licensed Commercial OffGrid company in Nigeria). He is a strategic and innovative thinker with broad expertise in conceptualising and managing the complexities of building new businesses, as evidenced by a few enterprises he has successfully built in the Oil & Gas and Power Sectors in Africa over these past 20 years.
AOII works effectively both as a team member, and a leader driving initiative, as well as implementing the goals and objectives of the organisation. He has good interpersonal, communication, organisational, and customer-oriented skills. He is efficient under pressure, and works to ensure targets are met at set deadlines. The Vision of Genesis which is 'Lighting up Africa ...One community at a time' has been put in motion by AOII through the various market defining projects he has led Genesis develop across Africa in the Power & Gas Sector and Oil Sectors.
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Associate Professor in International Business
- Co - Director of the REACH Oxford Pilot Programme
- Research Fellow at Green Templeton College
Akshay is Co-Director of the REACH Oxford Pilot Programme, along with Professor. Maya Tudor at the Blavatnik School of Government. An experiential learning initiative, REACH invites selected teams of Oxford MBA and MPP students to problem-solve global challenges and produce impactful case studies on last-mile service delivery in developing countries. To learn more, read about the Reach Alliance at the University of Toronto and the Oxford Pilot Programme.
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- Finance
- Professor of Law and Financ
- Professor of Law and Finance
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- Associate
- Consultant
- Fellow
- Emeritus Professor of Operations and Technology Management, London Business School
Alastair is a consultant who specialises in managing business operations, including mergers, new product development, core process identification, strategic initiatives, and work in Poland and Russia on business development in emerging markets.
He has a BSc and a PhD from the London School of Economics.
Alastair's research interests include:
management processes needed to complement business systems
the use of performance measures
interactive learning methodologies
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- Board Member and Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee at the Accountability Lab
- Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Legal Tech Start - Up Legl
- Entrepreneurship Expert
Alessandro (Ale) Palma is the Chief Operating and Financial Officer at legal tech start-up Legl, where he manages finance, business operations, people, and legal affairs.
Prior to Legl, he was the CFO of fintech startup Toqio where he managed financial operations, planning and insights, strategic funding, and investor relations.
Before transitioning to the early-stage world, Ale worked at AB InBev where he led finance and partnerships globally for the non-alcoholic beverages division and held various roles at the intersection of strategy, business development, and M&A. At AB InBev he delivered a $1B cost reduction programme, developed partnerships with global players in the food and beverage industry and managed the $11B sale of the company's Australian business.
Prior to AB InBev, Ale worked as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He began his career at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
Ale holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Rome Sapienza and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Outside of work, Ale is a Board member and Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee at the Accountability Lab, a non-profit organisation that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions.
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- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Alessandro is a senior leader with vast experience in digital product development, marketing and growth.
He has worked with early stage start-ups and large media groups launching innovative services, driving international growth and implementing transformation. During his career, Alessandro has connected American and European companies, including The Huffington Post, Walt Disney and Vodafone, with promising start-ups and new ideas to explore and monetise important opportunities offered by the digital platforms.
He currently operates in London and California.
Alex graduated from Oxford University, and gained many years of broad legal experience at leading law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells, including client secondments at Goldman Sachs, Tesco and ExxonMobil.
He Co-Founded Ignition Law in 2015, a full-service law firm, which focuses on start-ups, scale-ups and entrepreneurial clients, to provide pragmatic and cost effective legal services to many thousands of clients to date, as well as with many leading business schools, universities, and leading investors.
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Professor of Social Entrepreneurship
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- Fellow in Management Practice in the Field of Information Systems
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- Senior Fellow in Management Practic
- Senior Fellow in Management Practice
Artificial intelligence and extremist content: a recipe for insurgency(opens in new window)
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Emeritus Professor
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Senior Research Fellow
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- Deputy Dean for Faculty and Research
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Senior Fellow in Management Practice
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Associate Professor of Accounting
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Departmental Research Lecturer in Innovation and Enterprise
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- Associate
- Fellow
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Visiting Fellow
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Research Fellow
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- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
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- Professor in Organisations and Impact
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Associate Dean for Executive Education and Senior Fellow in Management Practice
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- Associate
- Fellow
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
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- Professor of Complex Systems
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- Senior Fellow in Management Practice
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- Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Associate Scholar
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- Deputy Dean for External Relations
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Professor of Management Practice
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- Associate Dean for MBA and Executive Degrees
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Professor of Financial Economics
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- Research Fellow ( Equality and Diversity in Higher Education )
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Associate Professor of Strategic Management
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- Senior Fellow in Management Practice
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- Professor of Organisations and Impact
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- Associate Professor in International Business
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Professor of Management
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- Associate
- Fellow
- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
Oxford Saïd's vast community brings together thought leaders from diverse academic disciplines.
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- Business Leader
- Chairman of the School Board
Paul is a business leader, campaigner, co-author of 'Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take', a Financial Times Business Book of the Year.
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- Associate Professor of Engineering ( Engineering Entrepreneurship )
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- Chairman
- International Business Leader
Sam is an international business leader in the energy sector, having had responsibility for businesses in four continents. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Neptune Energy Group Holdings Limited. He is also Non-Executive Chairman at the National Centre for Universities and Business, Senior Independent Director at Rio Tinto plc and a Member of the Advisory Board at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
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- Chairman of the Board of the Global Business School
Soumitra is Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.
Before joining the School in 2022, he was Professor of Management and the former founding Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, New York.
Soumitra is the Chair of the Board of the Global Business School and is on the advisory boards of several business schools including HEC Montréal (Canada), Centrum Catholica (Peru), University of Los Andes (Colombia), and ESADE (Spain).
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Associate Professor in Operations Management
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Deputy Dean for People and EDI, Professor of Organisational Behaviour
- Deputy Dean for People and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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- Professor of Finance, Chair of the Faculty Forum
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- Member of the Women Transforming Leadership Team
- Emeritus Professor