Contact Professor David Denyer

Background

David worked for the management consulting group of Mouchel before joining Cranfield in 2002.

Current activities

David is Professor of Leadership and Organisational Change and Strategic Business Director at Cranfield School of Management and leads the Cranfield University multi-disciplinary Resilience Grand Challenge. David's academic papers have been cited more than 25,000 times (see Google Scholar). He recently published 'Resilience Reimagined' for the National Preparedness Commission (NPC) and is a member of the technical committees for organizational resilience standards (BS65000 and ISO22316). Both the Academy of Social Sciences and the Economic and Social Research Council have showcased David's work as an exemplar of excellence in research impact. He is a past recipient of UK 'Most Influential Thinker' awarded by HR magazine.

David is a highly accomplished and influential thought leader and consultant specialising in organisational resilience, strategic agility, and leadership in disruptive times. With a wealth of experience and expertise, he excels in guiding organisations and unlocking their full potential to emerge stronger in the face of disruption. Recognised for success in guiding Boards and executive leadership teams to be better prepared to respond to crisis events. He is passionate about promoting and establishing an organisational resilience culture and embedding resilience thinking within an organisation's business proposition.

Clients

Recent clients have included

Mobilize Financial Services, TJX, Urenco, Morgan Sindall, KIER, ITV, Shell, Sellafield, Air Asia, Centrica, Siemens, Police Service Northern Ireland, Broadmoor Hospital, Northern Ireland Prisons Service, EDF, Sport England, GKN, HSBC, Virgin Mobile, UNICEF, Travis Perkins, Virgin Money, NHS South West, Royal Sun Alliance,

Publications

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