Team MBA

Our Core Team

The individuals below are all involved in Project Team MBA. They are from a variety of businesses and charities. They all have different skillsets enabling them to offer a wide range of invaluable viewpoints and perspectives. We are very grateful for their contribution.

 

Rupert Vernalls, Project Team MBA – Project Leader and Course Presenter

Rupert Vernalls is the founder and CEO of The MBA Academy and is charge of running Project Team MBA. Rupert has lectured at the US Department of Commerce, worked as a Designated Assistant for Course Planning with Harvard Business Online and as a Module Advisor on the Bath MBA. Prior to completing his own MBA, Rupert headed up Osborne Clarke’s intellectual property law practice in Silicon Valley, California. Rupert has worked with leading academics to develop this award-winning, Mini-MBA course.

Andrew Webley, Technology Lead and Developer for Project Team MBA

An accomplished Internet, Marketing & IT Professional with extensive experience in delivery, consulting and project management, Andrew is responsible for the technology behind Team MBA and is in charge of developing the Team MBA website and all of our tech solutions. Andrew is the managing director of The Smarter Web Company and the former Head of Online Services at Hargreaves Lansdown PLC.

Mala Su, Creative Lead for Project Team MBA

Mala Su is a director at The MBA Academy. Mala makes high-level creative decisions and oversees the development of the creative assets in our educational resources. Mala plays a key role in setting our vision and is involved in our product development process.

Andy Street, Team MBA Vision Ambassador

Andy was one of the founding directors of global consultancy firm SLR, focusing on environmental strategy. He set up and Chairs FareShare South West, is Chair of Crisis Centre Ministries (the leading homelessness charity in Bristol), and Chairs a number of other partnership or community-based initiatives focusing on a collaborative approach to city transformation. He is also currently leading partnership projects focused on alleviating food poverty and creating jobs, training and mentoring opportunities for ex-offenders. Andy has been instrumental in setting our vision and keeping us on track.

Samuel Williams, Team MBA Vision Ambassador

Samuel is the founder of Hodos Consultancy Co. – a professional training and communications consultancy with an ethical focus on reforming traditional philanthropy and supporting social impact start-ups. Samuel has worked alongside a range of community and education-focused organisations and is committed to economic development work across the continent of Africa and social Infrastructure financing in the United Kingdom. Samuel was the founder of BAMCON, the Black, Asian and Minority Ethic Conservative forum before merging efforts with the SW BAME Conservative Forum, for which he is Chairman.

Alex Wrench, Chief Web Designer for Project Team MBA

Alex is a talented web designer who is responsible for designing all of the visual elements for our online resources which reflect Team MBA branding and our design aesthetic. Alex is involved in creating layouts for product pages and other areas of the website. Alex is a web designer for The Smarter Web Company.

Professor Chris Mabey, Team MBA Vision Ambassador

Chris is emeritus professor at Middlesex University Business School, London. He’s held a career-long interest in developing leaders and published numerous highly acclaimed academic books on leadership. Chris has worked as an occupational psychologist with British Telecom and Rank Xerox plc. Chris has worked in a variety of sectors and countries as a management consultant with a focus on executive coaching and leadership development in organisations.

David Henry, Team MBA International Vision Ambassador

David Henry Is a Global Youth Leader, stemming from many organisations such as UNICEF, USAID, WEF and AstraZeneca. David is Founder of ReThink Youth, a Youth organisation which brings change makers together to take action on the issues affecting communities in Saint Lucia. He is also a former international football player and is a Senior Youth Coordinator at the Sacred Sports Foundation, which aims to assist troubled youth by providing them with support and opportunities through sports. David shares our passion for helping people to get their most out of their energies, skills and talents.

 

Our Vision Ambassadors (National and International) are leaders in their respective fields and we ask them to hold us accountable to our vision for helping all individuals get the most out of their energies, skills and talents, regardless of their backgrounds, qualifications or financial resources.

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