Matt Copeland

Matts draws on his extensive experience as a Barrister for 12 years and then as a member of Faculty for 4 years, to now lead, and be accountable for, the whole global sales function at Ashridge. Responsible for all sales and business development staff across the organisation and charged with enabling significant revenue growth and expansion over the coming period - globally. This includes the selling of Customized executive education, Open programmes, Virtual solutions and executive coaching.

Previously on the Faculty he taught Negotiation Masterclasses (including Communication, Presentation, Strategic Influence, leadership and change). He also led on the MBA innovation programme and specialised in the areas of open innovation and collaborative projects. He worked with both individuals and organisations to identify and implement areas of new revenue growth and ways of working. Clients worked with have included various departments of the UK Government; Kantar Worldpanel; Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Haniel Group; Azedea (Beirut); Fenner PLC; James Fisher & Sons PLC; Egyptian Banking Institute and Marriott International.

Matt has a practical and relational approach and has the goal of making complex matters simple. He is passionate about both education and creating value for clients. Qualified in the use of a range of psychometric tools, and a member of the British Psychological Society. As a Barrister, Matt was rated within the top 20 Barristers in the UK, under the age of 35 within his specialty.