Professor Ken McPhail is the Head of Alliance Manchester Business School and a Professor of Accounting at The University of Manchester. He previously served as Deputy Head and Research Director at Alliance MBS, as well as Vice Dean for Social Responsibility for the Faculty of Humanities, where he led major university city initiatives and ethical leadership programmes. Before joining Manchester, Ken held senior academic roles including Head of School at La Trobe University in Melbourne and Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Scottish Centre for Professional Ethics at the University of Glasgow.
Ken holds a PhD from the University of Dundee and an MA (Hons) in Accountancy & Computer Science from Heriot-Watt University. His research focuses on accounting ethics, corporate accountability, the evolving role of corporations in society, and the growing nexus between business and human rights.