Cross-cultural Trainer Brandon
(Brandon Charleston)

Brandon completed his PhD in International / culture management at the Universtity of Leeds in 2008. He is currently the KTP Associate at Birkbeck, and the Education and Development Adviser at Raleigh International. Alongside this role, Brandon is an independent trainer, coach and researcher, working with organisations from small NGOs to large corporations, in the areas of leadership and cross-cultural capability. Over his career Brandon has volunteered on four Raleigh expeditions, led five shorter CSR/ Leadership Development expeditions in Namibia and was lead facilitator for the British Council, Young Global Citizens Programmes in Indonesia and the Philippines. In 2008, Brandon completed his doctoral studies with the title: Mind the Gap: Exploring the cross-cultural encounters of managers working on overseas development projects for NGOs – the case of Raleigh International in Sabah.  This work was runner-up for the Gunnar Hedlund Award for the best PhD thesis in the world in the field of International Business. For more information on Brandon Charleston please see:  http://www.brandoncharleston.co.uk