Head of Department of Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship
Professor Tom Wainwright is an experienced leader in Higher Education. Currently, he is the Head of the Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship Department in the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. Previously, Tom has served in multiple leadership roles, including Associate Dean of Education, Director of Education Strategy, Director of Teaching and Learning and Director of the Centre for Innovation and Enterprise. Through these roles he has been particularly instrumental in implementing change both at School and Institutional level and within and across disciplines. His strategic focus has largely been centred on education enhancement and innovation and also in quality assurance ensuring integrity of degree courses.
Tom is a recognised expert in multiple academic disciplines. His areas of research expertise include entrepreneurship, particularly digital innovation, and real estate, specifically financialization, digitisation and ESG challenges. He retains an active research interest in future opportunities posed by aging populations. His work has been funded by a number of prestigious awarding bodies including the ESRC, British Academy, in addition to industry collaborators. Recent publications are listed below.
Tom’s research is impact focussed and seeks to address pressing contemporary issues. Previous external partners include Barclays Bank and more broadly the EU. More recently, he has worked with the Open Data Institute and Real Estate Data Foundation, concerning data sharing, digital business models and data ethics, while forging relationships with numerous start-ups to examine new markets. Tom is keen to expand his portfolio of work and is specifically seeking to collaborate with potential new partners on product development, organisational change and executive training.
