Faculty staff profile

Paul Kerin's experiences and interests span the gamut of academia, business, media and public policy.

At MBS, Paul specialises in business strategy, corporate strategy and M&A. A Fulbright Scholar, Paul earned his PhD in Business Economics at Harvard University, where he served as the George Dively Research Fellow in the Centre for Business & Government.

Prior to joining MBS, Paul was Managing Director of AT Kearney (Australia and New Zealand). His long consulting career has ranged across strategy development and implementation, M&A, corporate finance, corporate governance and microeconomics. He has consulted in many industries (including private equity, retailing, consumer goods and telecommunications) and nations.

Paul has performed many roles in the business world, including: non-executive chairman, non-executive director, executive chairman, managing director and executive director. He is currently a director of Wheat Exports Australia and a member of funds manager JF Capital Partners' Investment Process and Trinity Best Practice Committees.

He also writes a weekly column with The Australian, focusing on the curly issues that key decision-makers - directors, CEOs and politicians - face and is regularly sought for comment by other leading business publications and electronic media.