**Simon P. Philbin**

Simon P. Philbin is Professor and Director of Engineering and Enterprise in the School of Engineering at London South Bank University (LSBU) in the United Kingdom, where he currently leads the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise. His primary research interests are in the area of engineering management with a particular focus on sustainability and technology-driven innovation. He holds a PhD (Brunel University London) and BSc (University of Birmingham), both in chemistry, as well as an MBA (Open University Business School). He has authored/co-authored over 75 peer-reviewed papers and has presented research studies at various international conferences across North America and Asia. He served as the 2019/20 President of the American Society for Engineering Management. Previous research positions include Visiting Fellow at Imperial College Business School and Visiting Fellow in the School of Business, Economics and Informatics at Birkbeck, University of London.
