Jon Foster-Pedley. Jon is dean and director of Henley Business School in Africa, part of the Henley
Business School UK, a leading global business school with campuses in Europe, Asia and Africa. With
Henley Africa being the first school to be accredited by The Association of Africa Business schools
(AABS), Henley now holds international quadruple accreditation, AABS, AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.
Henley’s purpose is ‘We build the people who build the businesses that build Africa.’
Jon’s career includes roles as educator, dean, corporate executive, airline pilot, aerobatic
competitor, writer and speaker. He has 45 years of international working experience. He has been a
professor of innovation, MBA director, director of executive education, designer and director of
numerous executive education programmes and lecturer in strategy, innovation and executive
learning. His interests are economic and educational transformation, sustainability and business
evolution.
Henley Africa has been an entrepreneurial success, with a strong reputation for progressive learning
design and care for students and clients.
Jon has driven a number of initiatives such as #CorporateActivism, #NoMoreBribes,
#InformedDemocracy and #FamilyFriendlyMBA. He is the founder of Henley EARTH – Environmental
Activism thru Research & Training @ Henley.
Jon is chairman of the British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa, chairman of the Association of
Africa Business Schools, board member of the Alliance of Management Development Associations in
Rising Economies, and former vice-chair of the South African Business Schools Association. He is
chair and founder of MBAid, an NPO that seeks to turn the energies of business schools to social
good, which has worked with over 350 NGOs. Jon is also a Distinguished Professor at Woxsen
University, India and a life Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.