Martyn W Jones

Professor Martyn Woodley Jones is a British academic, currently serving as Chancellor of BPP University^[1] and Director General of UCFB^[2] in the UK.

Biography

Professor Jones is Head of Quality and Standards at the Association of MBAs, where he has chaired more than 250 international peer review assessment panels. He served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University from 2014 to 2024, having previously held the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor from 2007 to 2014. Before joining Kingston, he was Dean of Kent Business School at the University of Kent, having earlier served as Dean of the Business School at Aberystwyth University and MBA Director at Cranfield School of Management. Professor Jones began his academic career after serving as a British Army officer, during which he commanded a regiment in Germany after initial jungle training in Borneo, advised the UK Prime Minister on the handover of Hong Kong, and contributed to US & UK nuclear weapons policy discussions under Vice President Dan Quayle. He is a fluent Welsh speaker and continues to advise the House of Lords on matters of educational policy.