Simon Stockley

Management Practice Associate Professor

BSc, MBA (Aston University)

Research interests

Entrepreneurship education; technology ventures; entrepreneurial behaviour.

Professional experience

Prior to coming to Cambridge, Simon spent 10 years at Imperial College Business School as director of the full-time MBA programme and a principal teaching fellow. His MBA course in entrepreneurship was ranked 3rd in the world by the Financial Times. Outside work, Simon is a social entrepreneur and an advocate for trafficked women, in which capacity he has advised Parliament. He holds several non-executive directorships and has advised well over 100 technology startups.

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Office politics (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series) 28 November 2019

Though seemingly trivial, office politics can affect the performance of employees and organisations. The latest podcast in the Cambridge Judge Business Debate…

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200 years later 14 August 2019

A research symposium on human trafficking, co-ordinated with the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, looks at refugees, recruitment, routes and other troublesome…

Innovation (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series) 14 November 2018

Just what is "innovation" – and is there a dark side to this wave of change that has transformed our lives through…

If you want lasting success, don’t just fail. Fail forward. 30 August 2016

What distinguishes the 10 per cent of startups that don't fold? They still fail, but they fail forward. Failure is no longer…

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Free online learning platform provides digital skills to business 19 November 2014

Cambridge Judge faculty develop three courses for Digital Business Academy. Cambridge Judge Business School faculty have developed three courses – in marketing,…

Conference will examine leadership through peace a century on from the Great War 7 May 2014

Leadership through peace is the theme of a conference being held in Cambridge to mark the centenary of the First World War…

On Anti-Slavery Day, campaigner Simon Stockley welcomes new bill to fight human trafficking 18 October 2013

As the UK marks National Anti-Slavery Day (Friday 18 October), Cambridge Judge Business School's very own expert on human trafficking, Simon Stockley,…

East Anglia Business Magazine: What is innovation 29 April 2019

Just what is “innovation” – and is there a dark side to this wave of change that has transformed our lives through…

Financial Times: A winning commute: Start-up stories podcast 20 August 2017

Simon Stockley, Senior Faculty in Management Practice at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on gender and entrepreneurship: “There are quite a lot…

Business Because: Business schools bridge students’ fast-growth start-ups to venture capital industry 16 December 2015

As business school start-ups begin to make their mark, business schools are coming up with new ways to support their MBAs with…

The Hindu: ‘An opportunity to realign management-trade union ties’ 6 October 2015

Simon Stockley, Senior Faculty in Management Practice at Cambridge Judge Business School, was leading an entrepreneurship workshop in Kochi. The workshop was…

Business Because: MBA entrepreneurs from top business-schools raise $62bn in venture capital 28 September 2015

Start-up companies founded by graduates of 25 top business schools have raised $62.8 billion in venture capital funding, writes Seb Murray. Simon…

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: Drivetime 27 August 2015

Barclays has just released UK wealth prosperity map. Cambridge is ranked number 3 in this report. What is the secret for its…

BusinessBecause: Educating Entrepreneurs: B-schools help turn cities into start-up clusters 22 June 2015

The world’s cities are lining up to court entrepreneurs and are laying claim to the title of start-up hub, as entrepreneurs seek…

Business Weekly: Educating entrepreneurs: B-schools spur innovation as MBAs launch ventures

Long shunned by entrepreneurs, education is emerging as a sector of start-up innovation. More students are launching ventures and schools are pivoting…

Cambridge Business Magazine: The ideas are still coming 1 January 2015

Cambridge University Entrepreneurs organised the "£100 for 100 words" event, the first of three competitions, where teams can pitch their ideas in…

Cambridge Network: On anti-slavery day, campaigner Simon Stockley welcomes new bill to fight human trafficking 18 October 2013

As the UK marks National Anti-Slavery Day (Friday 18 October), Cambridge Judge Business School’s very own expert on human trafficking, Simon Stockley,…

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