Dr Jose Melenez Roman

Jose Melenez is Lecturer in Sustainable Tourism and Programme Director of the MSc Sustainable Business Management (Penryn). He is a social scientist focused on how organizations can engage in collective actions to embed innovation in their sustainability policies and practices. Jose has over 13 years of professional experience working in both public and private sector sustainable tourism projects and organizations in over seven countries. He has served as Academic Coordinator and Lecturer of the Tourism Administration Program at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Peru. He was a Research Assistant of The International Institute of Tourism Studies of The George Washington University, USA on landmark projects such as the SAVE Tourism Alliance (Scientific, Academic, Volunteer and Educational), and the Inter-American Development Bank’s Tourism Sector Framework. He also worked for the UNWTO developing research and talent development initiatives. Jose has provided consultancy services for World Bank, USAID, UNWTO, AECID, European Commission amongst others, developing destination assessments and strategies for sustainable development through tourism. Prior to joining the University of Exeter Business School, Jose concluded his PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey.

A native of Peru, Jose acted as International Cooperation in Tourism Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism in Peru (2015-2016). In his capacity, he served as focal point for the UNWTO, OAS, Pacific Alliance, APEC, and WEF; and led the development of the XXIII Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities in Tourism of the OAS, the 9th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting, the first UNWTO Prototype on Food Tourism, among other multilateral initiatives.