Professor Paschal Anosike

Paschal is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Bristol Business School, where he also serves as Director of UWE's Centre for African Social and Economic Transformation (CASET) and Chair in African Research and Partnerships. His principal goal is addressing inequalities in its broadest sense through research and knowledge exchange. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Founding Director of the Centre for African Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CAEL) at the University of Wolverhampton. He has overseen and contributed to high-impact, multistakeholder projects worth approximately £26million (GBP) that have strengthened capacities, shaped ecosystems, informed policies and fostered start-up creation and growth across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. He co-created the Micro-Venture Accelerator Programme (m-VAP) that now supports student start-ups within African universities, and completed advisory missions for the African Union Commission, European Commission, UNDP, Legatum Institute, GIZ, and the Commonwealth.

Paschal’s research has played a pivotal role in advancing Africa’s entrepreneurship and higher education systems. His work has been published in the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research and the Academy of Management Proceedings. His award-winning  book: Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Africa, informed the UN-catalogued Africa Prosperity Index (API) used to track inequality and prosperity in Africa. A regular public speaker and commentator, he has addressed global platforms including the World Economic Forum (WEF), Horasis, and Westminster Higher Education Forum. He is also the founder of the Forum for Innovation in African Universities (FIAU). Paschal welcomes PhD proposals on Entrepreneurship, SME growth and Innovation Management.