EEDA - East of England Development Agency

Tim Wilson

Board member

Professor Tim Wilson PhD CCMI FRSA is vice chancellor and chief executive of the University of Hertfordshire.

Professor Wilson started his career in heavy industry. After this he pursued a career in academia, including posts at Leeds Metropolitan University, Cranfield University and De Montfort University as well as positions at French and German business schools. He has published widely in his own discipline of Operational Research, in addition to several works in the field of Higher Education Management.
 
He is a board member of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, he is Chairman of UHHoldings Ltd and Deputy Chair of the CBI Innovation, Science and Technology Committee. He has contributed to many regional and national bodies formulating policy in teacher education, health research and university/business interaction. He is a well known internationally as a champion of "business-facing universities" and has many connections with public and private higher education agencies in the Far East.

Professor Wilson is a member of EEDA's Audit Committee and the East of England Science and Industry Council.

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