Professor Keith Horton

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Law & Social Sciences
- Email:
- keith.horton@bcu.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 121 202 8578
Dr Keith Horton is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Professor of Information Management, and member of the University Executive Group. He is responsible for leadership of the Faculty, and works with colleagues and students to ensure we provide a challenging, interesting and enjoyable place to study and to work. External engagement is an important part of the role, across Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond, where Keith works with a wide range of organisations and bodies.
Previously Keith worked as Dean of the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law at University of Derby (2010-2015). Prior to that he held senior management appointments at Edinburgh Napier University, in Faculty (as Associate Dean Academic) as well as Corporate (as Director of Strategic Development). Keith has undertaken numerous academic roles and responsibilities, with his teaching and research based in the field of social and organisational informatics, and information management.