Dr Stuart Robinson

About me:

Stuart joined the Business School in 2012 as a Practitioner Research Fellow following an industrial career in telecom and finance. He completed his PhD in 2017 and managed the Exeter MBA until 2019. He is now Associate Dean and a member of the School Leadership Team with responsibility for Business Engagement and Professional Education, including all the Executive Education activities of the School.

He originally studied engineering and had a 20 year career with BT in marketing and product management roles. During this time he completed an Executive MBA at London Business School. Subsequently he spent 10 years in the Netherlands working for Telfort, a mobile telecom business, here he was initially financial controller and then managed large operational teams. During this period he formed an interest in the mechanics and consequences of outsourcing, a topic which eventually formed the basis of his PhD. In 2007 Stuart returned to the UK where he took up a role as senior European research analyst in Telecom and Media for Alliance Bernstein, an international asset management firm. 

Nationality: British

Interests:

• Telecom and media
• Outsourcing
• Organisational effectiveness

How are the innovative and change management abilities of organisations affected by their decisions to outsource functions with significant knowledge content.

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons)
• MBA
• PhD