01 - Academic journey
I began in a small development organisation in Bangladesh, learned business at scale in Saudi Arabia, built enterprise in Bahrain, and returned to scholarship in the United Kingdom. Each chapter has fed the next. Teaching is stronger when it understands practice; organisations benefit when evidence travels beyond the university; and mentoring or public engagement helps knowledge reach wider communities.
Read the narrative ->- Three registers of practice
01 - Academic Leadership
02 - Executive Education & Enterprise
03 - Research & Knowledge Exchange
Four connected areas of expertise
Financial management, Islamic banking, CRM, customer trust, behaviour and financial-services strategy.
Entrepreneurship education, opportunity recognition, capability development, ecosystems and experiential learning.
AI adoption, digital banking, FinTech, blockchain, digital customer relationships and responsible technology.
Curriculum, assessment, cross-campus academic leadership, quality assurance, moderation and student engagement.
03 - Current impact
I mentor UK small business founders across sectors including care, technology and consumer brands. I am listed on the Enterprise Nation mentor directory as part of the UK Government's Help to Grow: Management programme.
Explore mentoring with Dr Alam ->
- Selected professional contexts
Selected academic and professional contexts