Brychan Celfyn Thomas is a Visiting Professor in Innovation Policy at the University of South Wales, a Doctoral Supervisor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Gloucestershire, and an Examiner for the International Baccalaureate Business and Management Diploma. He has a Science degree and an MSc in the Social Aspects of Science and Technology from Aston University and a PhD in Science and Technology Policy, CNAA, London. Before retiring in October 2012, he was Reader in Innovation Policy at the University of Glamorgan Business School. He has over 400 publications in the areas of science communication, entrepreneurship, innovation and small business - including 140 refereed journal articles and 141 refereed conference papers. His books include 'Triple Entrepreneurial Connection: College, Government and Industry' (2000), 'E-Commerce Adoption and Small Business in the Global Marketplace: Tools for Optimization' (2010, co-editor), 'Innovation and Small Business', Volumes 1 and 2 (2011, co-editor), author of 'Technology-Based Entrepreneurship' (2013), co-editor of 'Academic Working Lives: Experience, Practice and Change' (hardback 2014, paperback 2015), co-editor of Financial Entrepreneurship for Economic Growth in Emerging Nations (2018), and co-editor of ‘Exploring Consensual Leadership in Higher Education through Co-operation, Collaboration and Partnership’ (2018). He is currently co-leader of the Leadership, Innovation, Management and Entrepreneurship (LIME) Research Group based in South Wales and is a Fellow of the College of Teaching and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has successfully supervised 9 PhDs and 2 DBAs in the areas of innovation and small and medium-sized enterprises.