Lord Karan Bilimoria, President of The CBI (Confederation of British Industry), has been appointed as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford, based at its Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. The Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation is a research centre located within Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. It aims to understand how the reputations of organisations are created, sustained, enhanced, destroyed and rehabilitated.
Rupert Younger, Director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation said, “Lord Bilimoria’s leadership of the CBI, together with his expertise as a successful entrepreneur, will be a hugely valuable resource and we look forward to welcoming him to the School in person when we are able to do so.”
Lord Bilimoria has strong prior connections with the University of Oxford, having been appointed as a Bynum Tudor Fellow of Kellogg College in 2017. The Bynum Tudor Fellowship is the highest honour the College can bestow, according to Kellogg College. He delivered his Bynum Tudor Lecture on ‘Building a global beer brand from scratch: Boldness in business’ in 2018. The latest appointment to the Bynum Tudor Fellowship is His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales.
Lord Bilimoria said, “I am honoured and privileged to be appointed a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. The work that the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation does around purpose and the value of social approval assets in business has global impact. I look forward to contributing to and championing this work as best as I can.”
