Contact Professor Lynette Ryals

Background

Lynette's academic background is in sales and customer management. She is a Fellow of the Society of Investment Professionals, Fellow of the Chartered institute of Logistics and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has an MA (Oxon), an MBA, and a PhD from Cranfield. Previously she was Professor of Strategic Sales and Account Management in Cranfield University's School of Management and then inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education). She was also Chair of The Case Centre (2011-2017) and Dean of Cranfield School of Management (2017-2019).

Lynette was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours 2019 for services to higher education. She is a non-Executive Director of East West Rail and of the Oxford-Cambridge Pan Regional Partnership, and a Trustee of the Stables, Milton Keynes.

Research opportunities

I am currently researching innovations in education, especially applied and problem-based learning as well as the role that different technologies and education approaches have, on learning. (Funded by an Office for Students Catalyst award).

Current activities

Lynette is Deputy-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business & Management. Before that, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Cranfield University and Chief Executive of MK:U, Lynette set up and led a distinctive undergraduate education offering based in Milton Keynes from 2018-2025.

Clients

  • MK:U Business Supporters Group

Publications

Articles In Journals