Prof Edward Brooks is Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project and Director of the Programme for Global Leadership at Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations, where he is Associate Professor of Leadership Studies.
His work joins research in leadership studies, virtue ethics, and character development to the design and delivery of leadership programmes at the University of Oxford and institutions around the world. He has worked extensively with the private sector, investigating the relationship between culture, character and leadership through research with more than 50 organisations. He is an Expert Advisor of the Leadership Excellence in Politics Initiative, an Advisory Board Member and Senior Fellow of character research centres in Europe, the US and Latin America. His work has featured in outlets such as the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New Scientist, Brunswick Review, The Banker, and Starling Insights, and he has been named by global management network Thinkers 50 on their radar list of business and management thought leaders.





