UCL School of Management

30 July 2026

Celebrating academic promotions at the UCL School of Management

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Congratulations to UCL School of Management academic staff who have achieved promotions to Professor and Associate Professor this year.

A total of five academics have been promoted to Professor, and a further seven have been promoted to Associate Professor, effective from the 1st October 2026.

Those promoted to Professor are:

Dr Maja Cara

Professor (Teaching) of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Dr Colin Fisher

Professor of Organisations and Innovation

Dr Ersin Korpeoglu

Professor of Operations and Technology

Dr Gerben Rietwald

Professor of Business Strategy and Digital Markets

Dr Bart Vanneste

Professor of Strategy and Artificial Intelligence

Those promoted to Associate Professor are:

Mr James Berry

Dr Daniel Ershov

Dr Verena Krause

Dr Deyu Ming (Teaching)

Dr Adam Smith

Dr Lorenzo Todorow di San Giorgio (Teaching)

Dr Dorothy Toh (Teaching)

Professor Davide Ravasi (Director, UCL School of Management) said: “The large number of promotions this year is testament to the hard work our colleagues have put in over the past year. I heartily congratulate all who have achieved Professor or Associate Professor and look forward to seeing what they achieve over the next academic year.”

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Last updated Thursday, 30 July 2026