Carley Foster

Carley Foster is a Professor of Services Marketing at the University of Derby, where Carley also serves as the Head of the Centre for Business Improvement and KTP Lead Academic for a project in collaboration with Chatsworth House, supported by Innovate UK and the ESRC. Additionally, Carley holds positions as an External Examiner at Cardiff Metropolitan University and has been a Board Member for both Marketing Peak District and Derbyshire and Derby Cathedral Quarter since 2021 and 2017, respectively. Carley has been actively involved with the British Academy of Management as Secretary for the Marketing & Retail SIG since 2013 and has held various academic roles at the University of Lincoln and the University of Surrey. Previous experience includes a significant tenure at Nottingham Business School, where Carley was a Senior Lecturer, Reader in Retail Management, and DBA Course Leader, in addition to previous experience as an Assistant Buyer at Alliance Boots. Carley Foster earned a PhD in Retail Management from Nottingham Trent University.