Julie Davies

Professor Julie Davies is Director of the MBA Health programme in the UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH). Her qualitative research interests include strategic hybrid leadership development, health and management education, gender, and ethnic minority microenterprises.

Julie co-chairs the research development committee for the University Forum for Human Resource Development and is a member of EFMD’s annual MBA conference steering committee. Julie is a Trustee of Kirkwood Hospice where she serves on the investment and finance and resources committees.

Previously, Julie was a Reader in Leadership Development in the Faculty of Business and Law at Manchester Metropolitan University and Subject Group Leader for Research & Enterprise in Huddersfield Business School. She was Deputy Chief Executive of the Chartered Association of Business Schools where she launched and directed the International Deans’ Programme with EFMD which included study visits with deans to business schools globally. Julie co-facilitates deans’ programmes for the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools. She was also Director of Administration in City University's School of Social Sciences. Julie managed Queen’s Anniversary Prize winning postgraduate programmes in finance and economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies. She was Resources Manager in UCL’s Chemistry Department. In the National Health Service, Julie was seconded to the change management team for the opening of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and she worked in human resources in family and community services, oncology, paediatrics, maternity services, and facilities in central London.

Julie completed her undergraduate degree in Russian and English at Birmingham University and an LLB from the Open University where she also gained an MA in Education. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Sheffield University and Postgraduate Certificate in Personnel from the University of Westminster. Julie received an MBA in Kingston Business School and a PhD in strategic management from Warwick University. Her PhD thesis examined Hybrid upper middle manager strategizing practices. Julie is a Practitioner Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Association of University Administrators. Julie is a qualified executive coach and psychometrics assessor. She has been a visiting scholar in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education in the University of Melbourne.