Our Advisory Panel

’Steven McGuire is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor International. Prior to joining UEA in June 2024, he was Dean of the University of Sussex Business School and a member of the University of Sussex’s Executive Team. He has held previous academic appointments at Aberystwyth University, Audencia Nantes School of Management, the College of Europe and the University of Bath. His research interests are in the areas of international political economy, international business and corporate political activity. His recent papers have been published in Journal of International Business Policy and Management International Review. He has served on the Council of the Chartered Association of Business Schools as well as a Fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory. He holds degrees in politics and international relations from the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto and a doctorate in international political economy from the University of Oxford.

Joe Paley is Head of International and Partnership Development at the University of South Wales (USW). He has been at the university for 8 years. Before USW, Joe worked in the private sector for IDP Education in their marketing and partnership divisions. Joe currently sits on the BUILA Executive representing Welsh universities in international higher education.