Dr Chris Saunders is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the area of leadership and responsibility, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was the Associate Dean for Postgraduate Education (2019-2023) and has directed LUMS MBA and Executive MBA programmes.
Chris's research area is the processes involved in becoming a leader. He is a published author, with a textbook on Leadership with Oxford University Press (3rd edition).
Chris teaches leading responsibly and CSR. The majority of his teaching is for MBA students or executive education clients.
From 2015-2019 Chris was Executive MBA Director responsible for EMBA cohorts in the UK, Ghana and Malaysia. Prior to that Chris directed the full-time MBA programme 2010-2015. Outside of Lancaster Chris was a non-executive Board member and audit committee chair of Bolton at Home, a social housing business (2010-2017). He has previously worked in variety of public and private sector businesses, including EDS, Hounslow Council and as General Manager of a successful small business, the Golden Hinde Educational Museum Ship, a fully working replica of Sir Francis Drake’s 16th century sailing ship.
Exploring the everyday processes of becoming a leader
MBA Core Course: FMBA 520 Leading Responsibly
MBA Core Course: FMBA514 Responsible Management & Ethics
Responsible leadership on Executive Education programmes
External Examiner, MBA Programmes, Durham University Business School
AMBA Accreditation Panel Member
Former Chief External Examiner, University of Westminster
Former Board Member and Chair of Audit Committee: Bolton at Home
PhD in Management and Leadership (Lancaster)
MPhil in Critical Management (Lancaster)
MBA (Lancaster)
BA (Hons) in Ancient History (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Principal Fellow of the HEA
