Is the Director of Postgraduate Studies and Associate Professor in Strategy and International Business at the Surrey Business School, University of Surrey. Prior to joining the University of Surrey, Razak was Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for the MSc Management Suite Programme at the Birmingham City University and Programme Director for the MSc International Business, Coventry University. He is an international business, development and management academic consultant with over 10 years’ experience managing projects at senior levels both in academia and business working in several countries. 

Razak is an active researcher and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He holds a PhD in Development Policy and Management without corrections from the University of Manchester, UK; an MA in International Development Management (Distinction) from the University of Westminster, UK; and a BSc in Agricultural Technology majoring in Economics and Extension Education (UDS, Ghana). He has peer reviewed publications including several research articles, book chapters and 2 books on “Supply Chain Management in African Agriculture. Innovative Approaches to Commodity Value Chains” and Agribusiness for Inclusive Development and Economic Growth in Africa both published by Palgrave Macmillan. His current research and teaching interests include:

• International Business, Development and Management (Change);
• Business Management and Strategy with emphasis on emerging markets;
• Agribusiness and Supply Chain Management; Entrepreneurship;
• Globalisation; Global Trade and International Markets; Project Management; Performance Management; Internationalisation of SMEs;
• Development Finance (Microfinance);  
• Global Political Economy of Development; 

Razak enjoys networking, reading, playing football and table Tennis, listening to music, socialising and making the most of opportunities to travel.