Adrian Done

Adrian Done is a business academic with both feet in the real world. He is Associate Professor at the IESE Business School in Spain and Research Associate with the Advanced Institute of Management Research in the UK.

Born in Asia, with an early childhood in South Africa and educated in Britain, Adrian started his career with the Ford Motor Company and spent much of the 1980’s and 90s in the automotive industry. Following projects and positions of responsibility throughout Europe and the Americas, Adrian continued his professional trajectory into business education. He gained a bilingual Master of Business Administration at IESE and a PhD at London Business School.

Adrian’s recent research has received awards from prestigious institutions such as the European Foundation for Management Development, the Decision Sciences Institute and London Business School. He is regularly invited to present at international conferences and to collaborate with corporations across various sectors.

Adrian lives in Barcelona with his Catalan wife and three children. They all enjoy life to the full.