Dr Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi
Senior Lecturer in Strategy & Business Economy

Summary

Dr Asieh Tabaghdehi is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Business Economy, and Programme Lead for the BSc International Business Programme and Trade2Grow Executive Education  Programme at Brunel University of London, as well as, an economist and social impact advisor for the independent NGO, Social Innovation Movement. 

Asieh is a well-recognised academic in digital transformation, focusing on the strategic integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to advance sustainable business practices and address critical social and economic challenges. From 2021 to 2022, Asieh co-investigated the Digital Footprint Project, funded by the UK Research Institute (UKRI), that explored the ethical implications of digital footprint data on value creation for SMEs. One of the project outputs was the Digital Business Auditing Framework, which has been adopted internationally for smart city initiatives. 

Asieh has attained an international reputation in the field of ethical integration and deployment of AI, particularly in the contexts of smart data governance. Her research integrates industry collaboration, public engagement, and policy dialogue with an emphasis on the social and economic dimensions of responsible smart city development and innovative healthcare systems. Asieh’s contributions have been widely cited in academic, practitioner, and policy outputs, and her research has informed national and international governments and businesses. Her research on connected technology has been presented as both written and oral evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee at the request of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and has been featured in national and international press. She is widely published in academic peer-reviewed journals, the press, is a frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences, and has responded to a number of policy inquiries at national and international level. She is also the author of the book Business Strategies and Ethical Challenges in the Digital Ecosystem, which addresses multiple facets of the AI ecosystem, including data ethics, governance, and innovation. In collaboration with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Asieh co-designed the "Digital Adoption" module for the UK Government’s Help to Grow Management program, aimed at enhancing the digital capabilities of SMEs.

Asieh is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, a member of the ESRC Review College, the British Academy of Management Review College, and the Energy Institute UK. She also serves as an associate practitioner at Social Value International, an associate member of the Big Innovation Centre, and  All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)- Artificial Intelligence. She is also a member of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence: Social and Digital Innovation at Brunel University of London. Currently, Asieh serves as the Impact Lead at the Brunel Centre for AI, where she leads the capability area in the Future of Work. 

Asieh earned her PhD in Economics and Finance (2008) and MSc in International Money, Finance, and Investment (2015), both from Brunel University London. She joined Brunel in 2020 after holding academic positions at Regent’s University London, where she also served as Director for the BSc Global Management (Finance Pathway). Prior to her academic career, she gained industry experience as a business analyst, further enriching her interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching.

Qualifications

Asieh holds a PhD in Economics& Finance and MSc International Money, Finance & Investment from Brunel University of London, and BA Theoretical Economics  from University of Mazandaran. She also has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, and accepted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Responsibility

Director of undergraduate BSc International Business Programme; Director of Trade2Grow Executive Education Programme at Brunel Business School, College of Business, Arts, and Social Sciences; Impact Lead at Brunel AI: Social and Digital Innovation;  Lead Capability Area of 'Future of Work' at Brunel AI: Social and Digital Innovation 

Asieh also leads and teaches the 'Issues and Controversies in International Business/ Final Year Project' (MG3604) to undergraduate learners and  'nternational Management' (MG5565)  to Master learners and supervises PhD researchers.

Editorial Review board: International Journal of Applied Management Theory and Research;  Journal of Organisational Studies and Innovation.

Fellow Member of the Higher Education Academy; Associat Practitioner of the Social Value International;  Co-Chair of the Practice and Impact Special Interest Group (SIG) at the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE); Member of the Energy Institute UK; UK Research Institute (UKRI)- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Review College;  British Academy of Management Review College; Committee Member of the Social Innovation Movement (SIM, NGO)