My CV includes senior roles within both academic and business environments, including* Head of Partnerships at College Online* Head of Edinburgh Business School, the Graduate School of Business at Heriot-Watt University,* 5 year membership of the Vice Chancellor's Executive team at Heriot-Watt University, * President of the Distance Learning Division of Pearson Education, * CEO of FT Knowledge, New York (a Pearson company), * Trustee of Regents College, New York, a leading US distance learning college, * Director, Henley Distance Learning, UK, * Chairman, Video Management Co., Belgium. This experience, along with significant international work across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Middle East and Asia, enables me to provide practical advice on making educational programmes deliver on both their academic and commercial objectives. Key areas of my work include the commercial management of programmes, developing online and distance learning programmes, branch campus set up, international partnerships and collaborations, and global marketing and recruitment.I have managed teams in a broad range of disciplines: learning design, information technology, finance, sales and marketing, teaching, research – and always with strong connections to academic excellence and commercial viability.