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Lecturer in Strategy; Researcher in Aviation, Trinity College Dublin

Padraic held the position of Ussher Assistant Professor in International Strategic Management for 6 years. His career to date has spanned both academic and industry worlds. Academically, he obtained his PhD in Strategy from University College Dublin's Smurfit Graduate School in 2009 (he also attained a BA, BComm and MBA from UCD). His experience in management education exceeds twenty years and he has worked for a number of third-level institutions, including the Open University Business School and the Irish American University in Dublin.

Commercially, Padraic worked for over twenty years in the aviation sector, specifically Airport Management, and he has held a number of Senior Management positions in Aer Rianta (now Dublin Airport Authority) and Aer Rianta International Middle East, including Head of Business Strategy, Head of Marketing, Head of Business Development, and Head of Services (Operations). Germany, Oman, Turkey and Yemen are just some of the countries where Padraic has undertaken Aviation Consultancy projects.

Padraic's responsibilities included MSc in Management Programme Director, BESS Committee Member, College Tutor, UG and PG Committee Member and Senior Sophister Year Coordinator. Research interests focus on strategic decision-making processes, entrepreneurship, cross-cultural management, and academic integrity. Industry research focuses on Aviation Management.

He left Trinity in 2018.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer in Strategy; Researcher in Aviation, Trinity College Dublin

Education

  • 2016 
    Trinity College Dublin, MA (jure officii)
  • 2009 
    University College Dublin, Ireland, PhD
  • 1990 
    University College Dublin, MBA
  • 1985 
    University College Dublin, BComm
  • 1980 
    University College Dublin, BA