Prof. Barry O’Mahony is an Interim Provost and Professor of Services Management and Dean of the College of Business at Abu Dhabi University. A recognized scholar in the development of complex service delivery models for government and luxury hotels, he has been widely consulted by Federal, State, and local government bodies, as well as the Police Force in the Australian State of Victoria. He holds an earned PhD in consumer culture from the University of Melbourne and has taught and/or managed programs in Australia, Europe, China (Hong Kong), the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Professor O’Mahony has expertise in academic governance, program development and accreditation, including as a Peer Review Team (PRT) member for the European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS) and as an accreditation mentor, PRT chair and PRT team member for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). His research has been published extensively in international journals and he has received several best paper awards for his work. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and the recipient of the 2022 AACSB Beta Gamma Sigma Dean of the Year award.
