Staff Profile

Ryan Stephenson MAIBM FHEA MCMI

Biography

A member of the Chartered Management Institute (UK), Ryan has extensive corporate experience in e-commerce and risk management. He is passionate about learning and a lifelong student of corporate strategy, with a particular enthusiasm for analysis and data visualization. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Business Management and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Always looking for industry best practices, his research interests cover the intersection of emerging business strategies and the business environments and contexts in which these changes are taking place.  

Ryan is also a champion of student engagement, sitting on the Business School Student Engagement committee, mentoring students through both the university’s public speaking society, Club Fearless, and supporting students for business pitch competitions. His students will attest he loves a good debate! 

Qualifications
  • MA in International Business Management, Middlesex University Dubai, UAE
  • PGCert in Higher Education, Middlesex University Dubai, UAE 

Research Interests

His current research interests include contemporary business strategy with an emphasis on sustainability and green solutions, as well as:

  • Online Learning,  
  • Corporate Strategy,  
  • Risk Management,  
  • Entrepreneurship in the Digital Sector,  
  • Systems Thinking,  
  • Emergent Design,  
  • Competitive Dynamics 
Academic Conference Presentations

Stephenson, R.  (2022) “Trash into Treasure: ​An exploratory study into approaches towards food waste management in Dubai, UAE”, The Sixth Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences (ERPBSS) conference, Dubai, UAE 

Faculty Members