Bob is one of the Directors of FixOurFood, Professor of Marketing and Dean of the School for Business and Society at the University of York. Bob specialises in research on hybrid organisations and the management aspects of fair trade organisations and social enterprises.
He is currently a trustee on the board of the Fairtrade Foundation and a member of the Grow Yorkshire Board. Bob sits on the UKRI Sustainable Agriculture and Food Strategy Advisory Panel in the BBSRC Research Council. Prior to moving into academia Bob spent 5-years as the Head of Sales and Marketing at the Fairtrade social enterprise pioneer Divine Chocolate Ltd and 8 years in the Global Animal Health Industry.
Email: bob.doherty@york.ac.uk