Rory Simpson

Rory Simpson, a Scot, had parents who were polar explorers and this led to a unique childhood spending summers living with the Inuit in Greenland and Canada and later kayaking and climbing in Alaska, Finland, Norway, Nepal and throughout South America. This experience gave him keen insights for leadership that were honed from an early age. Rory is currently the Chief Learning Officer at Telefónica, and formerly Associate Dean of London Business School. In the last year he delivered leadership seminars in over 25 countries from China to Iran and Chile.

Education

• MBA IESE Business School - University of Navarra (1994 — 1996)
• Master of Science (MSc) University of Aberdeen (1991 — 1992)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) University of Aberdeen (1987 — 1991)

Companies

• Chief Executive Learning Officer Telefonica (2011)
• Professor (Adjunct), Consultant, Executive Speaker Leadership Essentials (2010)
• Associate Dean London Business School (2007 — 2009)
• Vice President Thunderbird Global School of Management (2003 — 2007)
• Director, International Executive Education IESE (1997 — 2003)