Professor George Stonehouse

Cairney Advisor

Throughout his twenty-five year career in academia and industry, George has demonstrated a unique ability to bring creative management theory and practice alive in any culture and country.

Most recently as the Assistant Principal for Internationalisation at Edinburgh Napier University, George led on international strategy with over 80 international partners, in 20 countries including Hong Kong, India, Vietnam and China. Prior to this he served as the Dean of the Business School, the largest in the Scotland.

George’s many global links offer further evidence of his ability to build international partnerships. He is Honorary Professor of the State University of Management (Moscow), and Visiting Professor at the University of International Business & Economics (Beijing), Zhengzhou University PRC and ISB Kolkata.

A world-renowned speaker and published author, George is a previous winner of the Literati Prize for outstanding article of the year.

Who inspires George to think big?

"Nelson Mandela, for his unique ability to bring people with him even when opinions were highly polarised. He wasn’t afraid to make tough decisions and was able to persuade people to follow even when they initially disagreed with his views."