Who's Who
ABE comprises teams of full-time staff in Surrey and around the world. We also have an Education Committee and ABE Council to advise and guide on policy matters.
We are proud to have Dr Edward de Bono as our President, and outstanding Vice-Presidents who are renowned in their fields of business.
ABE President
Dr Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono is acknowledged by many as a leading authority in the field of creative thinking and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He has written over 70 books with translations into 40 languages. He is the originator of lateral thinking which treats creativity as the behaviour of information in a self-organising information system - such as the neural networks in the brain.
Vice-Presidents
Prof Dr Paul Brown
Prof Dr Brown is a former Chair of Psychology at State University of New York; he now runs a successful management and training business, and has provided corporate training for companies such as Procter & Gamble.
Prof Cary L Cooper CBE
Prof Cooper is Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health in the Lancaster University Management School and Pro-Vice Chancellor (External Relations) at Lancaster University.
Dr Keith Hampson
Dr Hampson is a former Conservative Member of Parliament and former member of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry.
Lord Tomlinson
Lord Tomlinson is a former Labour Member of Parliament, Member of the European Parliament and has been closely involved in business education for many years. Lord Tomlinson is currently Chairman of the Association of Independent Higher Education Providers.