Deputy Vice Chancellor, The University of Staffordshire

Representing the Lord Stafford Awards

Professor Paul Richards

Paul Richards, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Staffordshire University, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University and its academic provision. He leads the University’s commercial strategy and its approach to innovation, enterprise and regional impact.

He has a strong track record in linking the University’s capability to the skills and knowledge needs of competitive business. The University now has an established reputation as a driver of change in the local economy.

Paul is leading the University’s major investment programme in Stoke-on-Trent. Known as the University Quarter, the project will transform the City Centre and the educational aspirations of the area.
Before joining the University, Paul was Chief Executive of West Midlands Development Agency and until 1992, he was Marketing Director at Yorkshire and Humberside Development Agency.

He has a background in business development and International trade and has worked with companies from Europe, the Asia Pacific Region and North America.