Dr. Richard Bakare is a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University, a position held since February 2022. Prior to this role, Dr. Bakare served as the Director of Academic & Student Services at Hertfordshire International College from July 2016 to June 2018, and as Head of Undergraduate Business Management Programmes at BPP University Business School from September 2015 to July 2016. Earlier experience includes a tenure as Senior International Manager at Anglia Ruskin University from March 2012 to September 2015 and as Academic Manager at BPP from March 2011 to March 2012. Dr. Bakare holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University and an MBA from London Metropolitan University, complemented by a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies from the University of Westminster.