Professor Adrian Woods is Professor of Management at Brunel University. For several years he was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Brunel and previously has been Head of the Department of Management Studies there. He has degrees in economics, sociology, and education, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His consultancy roles have included work for both the public and private sectors, as well as for the European Union in the Czech Republic and Lithuania. His research interests include business development, training and innovation.