Executive Team
Prof. Clive Smallman
CEO and Executive Dean
Clive has over 40‑years of academic experience as a former Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Dean and Professor of Management in both public and private universities across the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.
He is a former Senior Research Associate at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Clive leads MSE’s academic strategy and institutional development.
Dr. Mary Haropoulou
Academic Quality Manager
Mary has extensive experience in curriculum design, academic governance, and quality assurance.
Mary has previously worked within the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education portfolio at a prominent Australian university supporting curriculum development and academic quality processes across multiple schools.
Mary holds a PhD in Business and has worked internationally across the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.
Valentina Khan
Chief Information Officer
Valentina holds a Bachelor of International Economics (First Class Honours) from MGIMO.
She brings expertise in designing information and business systems across highly regulated, compliance‑focused sectors, including legal and compliance firms (Minter Ellison, Lander & Rogers, Bureau Veritas) and tech companies (NBN Co, Mitratech).
Valentina will lead MSE’s digital infrastructure strategy, information security and compliance, enterprise systems and LMS design.
Board of Directors
Dr. Andrew Mortimore
Non-Executive Director
Andrew has 30 years’ experience leading businesses focused on sustainable development.
With a background in governance, risk and compliance, he has served on the Boards of Bureau Veritas Australia, The APP Group, McKenzie Group Consulting, HDAA Australia, IIOA and FACCI Victoria.
He holds an MBA and a PhD in Sustainable Economics, has published research in ESG and completed programs at Harvard Business School, Cambridge University, Imperial College London and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was previously an industry advisor and guest lecturer at Federation University.