Dr Chris Saunders
Senior Teaching FellowProfessional Role
Senior Teaching Fellow
Profile
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.
Current Research
Exploring the everyday processes of becoming a leader
Current Teaching
MBA Core Course: FMBA 520 Leading Responsibly
MBA Core Course: FMBA514 Responsible Management & Ethics
Responsible leadership on Executive Education programmes
External Roles
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
Qualifications
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
B-School to ESG School
17/07/2023 → 16/09/2024
Research
Leadership development for curates
Business Course/Training
External Examiner
Examination
St Peters Church, Halliwell, Bolton
Charity Organisations
Judge for the QS Reimagine Education Awards
Expert Opinion
15th Developing Leadership Capacity Conference (DLCC)
Participation in conference - Academic
Accreditation Consultant to Vilnius University Business School
Consultancy
External Examiner
Examination
Member of the Office for Students Investigations Committee
Non-governmental organization
Leadership development for curates
Business Course/Training
St Peters Church, Halliwell, Bolton
Charity Organisations
Journal of Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education (Journal)
Editorial activity
Judge for the QS Reimagine Education Awards
Expert Opinion
Developing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Chair of the Federal reaccreditation panel
Consultancy
The Future of MBAs Roundtable
Symposium
External Examiner
Examination
Member of the Office for Students Investigations Committee
Non-governmental organization
Leadership development for curates
Business Course/Training
St Peters Church, Halliwell, Bolton
Charity Organisations
External Examiner
Examination
Learning to lead for the Lancaster University Bonington Leadership Programme
Invited talk
Member of the Office for Students Investigations Committee
Non-governmental organization
Leadership development for curates
Business Course/Training
St Peters Church, Halliwell, Bolton
Charity Organisations
Reaccreditation panel member
Consultancy
Learning to lead for the Lancaster University Bonington Leadership Programme
Invited talk
Member of the Office for Students Investigations Committee
Non-governmental organization
Leadership development for curates
Business Course/Training
St Peters Church, Halliwell, Bolton
Charity Organisations
Re-accreditation panel member
Consultancy
Learning to lead for the Lancaster University Bonington Leadership Programme
Invited talk
Leadership development for curates
Business Course/Training
Chief External Examiner
Examination
External referee for education and scholarship promotions
Consultancy
External reviewer for the re-evaluation of MBA programmes
Consultancy
Chief External Examiner
Examination
Leadership development for school leaders
Business Course/Training
Public talk on how people learn to lead
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Chief External Examiner
Examination
Leadership development for school leaders
Business Course/Training
Public talk on how people learn to lead
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Chief External Examiner
Examination
Public talk on how people learn to lead
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Chief External Examiner
Examination
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
Bolton at Home
Business Engagement
AMBA Partnership Award
National/international honour
Centre for Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education
- Centre for Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education