Professor Chris Brady has had a varied working life ranging from a line-worker at Chrysler in Detroit to managing a bookmaker's shop, from a land surveyor to a semi-professional footballer, from a naval officer to a company director. Prior to joining BPP he was Dean of the Business School at Bournemouth University and, prior to that, Head of External Relations and Business Development at the Cass Business School in the City. Professor Brady also served in the Royal Navy for 16 years including appointments in the joint HQ intelligence cells during the first Gulf War and the Balkans crises.

He is the author of books and articles on subjects as varied as US foreign policy, British Cabinet government and, of course, business. Most recently he has produced books on management issues for the FT/Pearson imprint. These include Rules of the Game, End of the Road, and the best-selling The 90 Minute Manager. His two most recent books are The Extra Mile, which deals with employee engagement, and Intelligent M&A, an analysis of the intelligence function within the M&A process. He is a regular contributor to Sky News, BBC TV and radio on business issues.